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Lightning sparked all of life on Earth, say Harvard scientists: 'One of the great unanswered questions'

The scientific community has been electrified by this new theory.

August 2024 horoscopes: Look alive, folks — the astro weather is taxing and testing

Welcome to August, folks, and the lion's heart of Leo season. This month is wild, with retrogrades afoot and lessons aplenty.

Animal life on Earth may be 1.5B years older than we thought: new research

Newly discovered fossil records hint that mold-like unicellular organisms — the common ancestor to all complex life on our planet — arrived over a billion years earlier than previous estimates.

Chaos reigns right now but hang in there, hope is on the way — what's next in the stars, according to an astrologer

On Monday, July 15, the courageous warlord, planet Mars, and Uranus, the planet of mayhem, are forming an exact conjunction in Taurus, the sign of the decadent dictator. This powerful...

I'm a psychologist — do these 5 things to disconnect from work before vacation

A recent survey revealed that a staggering 54% of US adults work while on vacay, and whether they work or not, roughly half of workers feel guilty while taking time...

Blind shark that lives for up to 500 years reveals new secrets that could lead to humans living longer

The elusive Greenland shark — long marveled for its baffling extreme longevity — does not suffer a significant drop in its muscle's metabolic rate as it ages, according to fresh...

There's a new moon in Cancer —  come together or fall apart

We are ultimately, and always, better together.

Neptune in retrograde will rip off your rose-colored glasses — and deliver a reality check

Neptune, planet of dreams, drugs, vision, and oblivion, is going retrograde this summer.

Dear Abby: My sister's addiction is killing our parents

Dear Abby advises someone on how to deal with their sister's addiction.

Dear Abby: My friend's affair is interfering with our business

Dear Abby advises a woman who says her friend's affair is getting out of hand.

I'm a sex and relationships expert, here's why I went celibate: Jana Hocking

With celebrities raving about celibacy, here's what happened when someone gave it a three month try.

Astrology can help you pick a college major — here's how to get schooled by the stars

Choosing a major, like choosing a mate, a tattoo, a political affiliation, and whether or not to get bangs is among the most important decisions we can make as adults....

Pregnant mom diagnosed with breast cancer who chose not to abort baby dies and leaves behind pro-life legacy

When Michigan mom Jessica Hanna was 14 weeks pregnant with her fourth child, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Doctors suggested she abort the baby. Hanna, a devout Roman Catholic, refused.

Nurse explains why she's not afraid of dying, and why you shouldn't be either

A hospice nurse has revealed why you shouldn’t be scared of dying by detailing everything that happens to you in the lead up to your death.

Josh Kushner and supermodel wife Karlie Kloss buy Life magazine, plan to revive print edition

Kloss' media startup, Bedford Media, is acquiring the publication rights to Life, according to The New York Times.

I practice 'death meditation' — here's why it's like the world's greatest party

While death places in sharp focus how we live, it remains an uncomfortable topic throughout western culture, and something we’re arguably taught to be afraid of from a young age.