How to boil your Easter eggs — don’t.
The absolute best method for hard-boiled eggs that are easy to peel and have no green ring around the yolk (a sulfur-iron reaction from overcooking) is…
Year: 2026
Want to plant a tree yourself?
One Tree Planted, a Vermont-based nonprofit, operates on the simplest possible model: $1 plants one tree. Their Earth Month 2026 projects span six…
Earth Day 2026: The forest is fighting back
If you’ve ever doubted whether big environmental goals can actually be achieved, Pakistan has a story for you. In 2014, the Pakistani province of Khyber…
Coffee reduces dementia risk, unless it’s decaf
Moderate coffee consumption might brain health and reduce Alzheimer’s risk, according to the New York Times. The study followed more than 130,000 people…
Colon cancer most deadly cancer for young adults
New research published in the medical journal JAMA concludes that colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death for Americans under age 50….
Health briefs: FDA cracking down on compounded GLP-1s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will take formal action against Hims & Hers, a telehealth provider that prescribes and ships…
Stress Awareness Month: Are your symptoms stress-related?
Stress isn’t just about your emotions — it affects your physical wellbeing, too, with physical symptoms and potential health consequences that can…
The Fat Facts: Busting common food myths
Fat has had a rough few decades. Blamed for everything from belly bulge to blocked arteries, it became the dietary villain of the 1980s and ’90s, and the…
Potato-crust quiche makes a lovely Easter brunch
Quiche, the savory custard pie, is usually attributed to French cuisine. It actually originated in the old kingdom of Lothringen, which was ruled by…
Concussion should be called a brain injury
When a doctor diagnoses an injured person as having a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it sounds pretty serious. The patient often receives more careful…