Going to space is a real pain in the back
A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain up to 2 inches in height temporarily, that effect is accompanied by a weakening of the muscles supporting the spine, according to a new study. Read more...
Kylie album review If you're itching to dance around the kitchen, Disco will do the business
During the first lockdown, many people suddenly found a new interest, while others lost themselves in something they already loved. Kylie Minogue, it seems, did both at once. Read more...
Nick Saban Was Famous for Defense. Alabamas Offense Is the Star Now.
The top-ranked team in college football will play for a championship on Monday with a dazzling offense. It wasnt always that way for the team from Tuscaloosa. Read more...
How the Pandemic Stalled Peak TV
Wheres Succession? Atlanta? After the number of scripted shows fell for the first time in a decade, Hollywood hopes to satisfy a restless audience with less costly fare. Read more...
California is set to ban boys and girls sections in big toy and clothes stores
A proposed bill would make it illegal for retailers in California to put up signs saying 'boys' and 'girls' over displays of toys, clothes or childcare items under the threat of a ,000 fine. Read more...
Inside Russia's deep frozen ghost towns
Photographer Maria Passer tells CNN Travel about her recent travels to the ghost towns that surround the Arctic coal mining center of Vorkuta, Russia. Read more...
Turkish father stabs former business partner and his family to death
Mehmet Serif Boga (second right) allegedly murdered Ilkay Tokkal, (second left) his 41-year-old wife Emel Tokkal, and his four-year-old son Ali Doruk at their Eskisehir apartment on February 15. Read more...
Crustacean elation! Discovering a corner of Canada where the world really is your lobster
The Mail on Sunday's Stuart Forster travelled to Barrington, known as the Lobster Capital of Canada. He tracked down the region's best lobster roll and sampled lobster-infused ale. Read more...
Making Sense of Elevated Stock Market Prices
Shares are very expensive, but so are bonds. Even at current prices, the economist Robert J. Shiller says, it is reasonable to keep some wealth in stocks. Read more...
Move Over, RuPaul! Meet the Drag Kings
The blurring of gender boundaries has allowed for more freedom in online pageants and soon, its hoped, back in the clubs. Read more...
China has built the world's largest navy. Now what's Beijing going to do with it?
In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Read more...
How Do Blind Worms See the Color Blue?
Eyeless roundworms may have hacked other cellular warning systems to give themselves a form of color vision. Read more...
And you thought today's Scottish politics was bloody! Never mind Sturgeon's battles
Paul O'Keeffe has penned a new book about the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. It is a fascinating, meticulously research, often brutally detailed account on catastrophic defeat. Read more...
Arnold Palmers Legacy Hints at What Tiger Woods Might Leave Behind
The link between the two golf legends feels stronger than ever, and players at the Arnold Palmer Invitational cant help but make the connection. Read more...
Mile 13 in the Deployment Marathon
Halfway through a deployment, looking for the "I can do this" moment. Read more...
Obese girls start their periods sooner, develop breasts slowly, get acne and have excess bodily hair
Research from the US found girls carrying too much puppy fat have different hormone levels during their teens than someone who was of ideal weight. Read more...
Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne album review Their playing is spectacular
You may think an album of piano duets isn't very exciting fare. But you'd be wrong; this is one of the most exhilarating CDs to have come my way in months. Read more...
New York to Allow Limited Live Performances to Resume in April
The state will allow plays, concerts and other performances to start again April 2 for audiences of up to 100 people indoors, or 200 outdoors. Read more...
Warren Revives Wealth Tax, Citing Pandemic Inequalities
A tax on the net worth of Americas wealthiest individuals remains popular with voters, but has yet to be embraced by President Biden. Read more...
First Dates waitress Cici Coleman gushes over her new boyfriend
The blonde beauty, 34, has lifted the lid on her blossoming relationship, gushing that she is 'amazed' by her new man in an interview with Pete Wicks on FUBAR radio. Read more...