This is how sitting all day is messing up your brain
Studies show that too much sitting, like smoking, increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death. Researchers found sedentary behavior is lin...
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World’s first electric road in Sweden will charge your car while driving
The inauguration of eRoadArlanda, a Swedish innovation and the first electric road of its kind to allow both commercial and passenger vehicles to be recharged w...
Secrets of a healthy heart: Here’s how to reduce the risk of heart disease
Want a healthy heart? A new study has found a solution we can all implement with ease: switch to a vegetarian or Mediterranean diet. Low-calorie lacto-ovo-veget...
Which protein is better for you – plant or meat?
A study conducted by researchers in California and France has found that meat protein is associated with a sharp increased risk of heart disease while protein f...
Revealed: Cities with the best (and worst) quality of life around the world
So how does the city you live in rate in terms of quality of life compared to other urban centres around the world? Despite economic volatility in Europe (thank...
Love fast food and eating out? Here’s what happens to your body
Dining out more at restaurants, cafess and fast-food outlets may boost total levels of potentially health-harming chemicals called phthalates in the body, accor...
You gotta see this smoking elephant to believe it
A 'smoking' elephant captured on video by Vinay Kumar, Assistant Director with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS)-India Program has WCS scientists and ot...
Revealed: Who has the world’s sexiest accent? Best place to find love?
Maybe it was his accent that helped Harry win over Meghan Markle, as a new survey by Time Out reveals that the English have the world’s sexiest accent. The best...
Are you guzzling Microplastics in your Bottled Water?
If you thought your spring sourced bottled water was pure and pristine, think again. New research and reporting shows that there may be thousands of microplasti...
This is the World’s Happiest Country: And why the USA is less happy
This year Finland takes the top spot as the world's happiest country as measured by surveys undertaken by Gallup from 2015-2017. Rounding out the rest of the to...
360° Jaw-dropping scenic views: All aboard the New Machu Picchu train
Planning to travel to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu? Here's a stunning new scenic route you can take - a new service by Inca Rail, the 360° Machu Pic...
We could lose half of plant and animal species to climate change
Up to half of plant and animal species in the world’s most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face local extinction by the turn o...
This Rare Video of a Newborn Baby Gorilla in the Wild will make your Heart Melt
Conservationists from the WCS Congo Program have captured incredible video of a western lowland baby gorilla newborn living in the rainforests of Nouabalé-Ndoki...
30 Best small cities in the US, according to Nat Geo
National Geographic Traveler unveiled its 30 “Cities on the Rise” based on both a unique set of metrics as well as expert picks from its editors. Do you live in...
Your gadget’s next power supply? Your body
Searching for a power outlet may soon become a thing of the past. Instead, devices will receive electricity from a small metallic tab that, when attached to the...
Thawing Permafrost brings Danger of Massive Mercury release into Waterways
Researchers have discovered permafrost in the northern hemisphere stores massive amounts of natural mercury, a finding with significant implications for human h...
Another good reason to drink red wine – for your heart
Here's another reason to celebrate - red wine is good for the heart. Antioxidant compounds found in red wine are advancing the treatment of heart disease -- the...
Is this ski resort irreversibly damaging a World Heritage Site?
A new WWF report reveals that the Bansko ski resort, favoured by UK skiers, has caused lasting damage to the Pirin World Heritage site. It also found there is n...
