Health

The Longevity Scam

The quest to live forever has fascinated humans for millennia. The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that can restore youth, only to lose the plant to a thieving snake. The (likely apocryphal) story of Juan Ponce de León, who is said to have embarked on a search for the Fountain of Youth in the early 16th century, refuses to die—unlike its protagonist, who was killed along his journey.

Should You Get a Cat? Five Expert Tips for Making Life-Changing Decisions

Making choices can be difficult when options are not clearly better or worse than each other – how does one even begin to decide?

Wastewater testing reveals high levels of cocaine in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Up to three times national average of metabolite produced by human use of drug was found in town’s wastewater

Weighing Down Childhood: Are Vaccines and Glyphosate Contributing to Childhood Obesity?

The epidemic of obesity in US children has a statistically significant positive correlation with the number of vaccine doses recommended, with similar trends evident for hypertension and metabolic syndrome.

Doctor explains why he thinks U.S. food system is "single biggest threat to our future"

Dr. Mark Hyman, a bestselling author and CBS News contributor, speaks with "CBS Mornings" about his claim that America's current food system is the "single biggest threat to our future as a society." He discusses its impact on our diets and how to make changes.

Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’

RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency

The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making

Dubbed ‘the holiest of holies’, produce from this former Soviet republic today boasts a variety and deftness that’s sending sales surging

The feast before the fast … my pre-Lent indulgent recipes

As pancake day and Orthodox Maslenitsa – or cheesefare week – overlap, I’m leaning into halloumi scones, oozy taleggio galettes, and sweet and savoury crepes

'We're not hippies': why these Iowa farmers swapped pigs for mushrooms

Faaborgs rail against oppressive industrial agricultural system with unexpected evolution into indie artisan food firm

‘There has to be glitter’: can the Rio carnival give up its love of beach-polluting microplastics?

A bill banning the sale and use of plastic and metallic glitter has yet to go through in Brazil as the capital’s sandy shores bear cost of carnival’s shine

Hims & Hers Health to acquire Australia's Eucalyptus for up to $1.15 billion

The deal would give Hims & Hers a foothold in Australia and Japan while deepening its presence in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada.

Kyiv zoo braves blackouts and bombardment to keep animals warm

Staff are using stoves and generators to keep lions, camels and Ukraine’s lone gorilla safe from winter and war