This Spider Uses a Light Show to Trick Eager Male Fireflies Into Its Web
Imagine being a male firefly when suddenly the telltale flashing of a female catches your eye. Enthralled, you speed toward…
5 Books to Make Caregiving a Little More Manageable
Health care professionals and other experts shared recommendations for anyone providing and receiving care.Tina Sadarangani, a geriatric nurse practitioner in…
7 Last-Minute Escapes for Labor Day Weekend
If you’re still hoping to stretch out the last days of summer, there are places in North America that are…
More Parents Try ‘Baby-Led Weaning’ and Skip Spoon-Feeding
A growing number of parents are skipping spoon-feeding their babies and trying “baby-led weaning” instead.Jenny Best was determined that her…
Want to Feel Happier? Here’s How to Cultivate Positive Emotions.
We’ve all experienced it: the urge to withdraw and duck experiences we know we’ll enjoy — even when a mood…
Boy with incurable tumour is not allowed NHS drug
ContributedA boy is not eligible for specialist drug treatment on the NHS because his rare and incurable tumour is a…
A.I. Is Helping to Launch New Businesses
Entrepreneurs say use of artificial intelligence for a variety of tasks is accelerating the path to hiring and, ideally, profitability.Sean…
GPs at ‘breaking point’ say they must cap appointments – but could it harm patients?
OtherGPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over what they say is a…
Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever, Dies at 98
A biomedical researcher, he found that normal cells can divide only a certain number of times before they age —…
Palantir’s Alex Karp Talks About War, AI and America’s Future
Alex Karp never learned to drive.“I was too poor,” he said. “And then I was too rich.”In fact, Mr. Karp,…