Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Jenny Gold
Public health officials in California’s state capital region announced this week they have stopped tracing the contacts of patients diagnosed with the novel
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- Written by: Maureen Ferran
The U.S. government is fighting to contain and slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Testing is central to these efforts.
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- Written by: Richard Hobday, MSc, PhD
Throughout history sunlight has been used to prevent and cure a wide range of diseases, and a few doctors still use its therapeutic properties to good effect.
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- Written by: Helen Zoe Veit
Perhaps you’ll unearth a can of Crisco for the holiday baking season. If so, you’ll be one of millions of Americans who have, for generations, used it to make cookies, cakes, pie crusts and more.
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- Written by: Rena Greenberg
Each day that you choose to eat healthfully and simply— selecting whole, unprocessed foods from the earth and balancing your foods—know that you are building a new foundation for yourself. At first, this foundation may feel wobbly, as it is new to you, but every time you make the choice to follow through...
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- Written by: Anna Nagurney
The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has created enormous anxiety, uncertainty, and disruption to our lives.
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- Written by: Joseph Eisenberg
If you saw the 2011 movie “Contagion,” about a worldwide pandemic of a new virus, then you’ve heard the term “R0.”
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- Written by: Alex Horenstein and Konrad Grabiszewski
Safety measures make risky activities less risky: seat belts for car occupants, bailouts for financial institutions. Masks and disinfectants might feel like they do the same for anyone afraid of coronavirus.
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- Written by: Bobbie Hinman
More and more health professionals are encouraging consumers to cut back on fat, and vegetarian meals are finding a welcome place in the lives of more Americans. This does not mean that all Americans are becoming vegetarians, but many are now eating meatless meals at least several times a week.
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- Written by: Chérie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.
When you respect your body, you are in partnership with it. Treat your body as a structure worthy of respect and it will respond in kind. Abuse or ignore it and it will break down...
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- Written by: Kristen Devlin
American communities with more fast food restaurants, a larger share of extraction industry-based jobs, or higher population density have shorter life expectancies, according to new research.
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- Written by: Gregory Filiano
A low carb diet may prevent or even reverse the effects of aging in the brain, researchers report.
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- Written by: Manal Mohammed
Fermented foods have become very popular, thanks to claims about their nutritional properties and reported health benefits, such as improving digestion, boosting immunity and even helping people lose weight.
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- Written by: U. Washington
Experiencing wildness is particularly important for physical and mental health, according to a new study on urban parks.
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- Written by: Renã A.S. Robinson
Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke, which are often chronic diseases.
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- Written by: Meranda Nakhla and Marie-Eve Robinson
The risks of psychiatric disorders and suicide attempts are substantially higher for young people from 15 to 25 years old with type 1 diabetes, a new study shows.
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- Written by: Helen Colby and Meng Li
The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine. But even so, about 60% of Americans will skip getting a flu shot this year.
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- Written by: Paul O'Toole
As our global population is projected to live longer than ever before, it’s important that we find ways of helping people live healthier for longer.
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- Written by: C. Michael White
More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective.
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- Written by: Deborah Kesten
We are being cheated nutritionally. Food constitutes a six-part gift, but all we're hearing about is one thing. But this skewed perspective, focusing solely on the physiological aspects of food, has become the norm. I call our one-sided, limited view the Dark Ages of nutrition.
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- Written by: Sebastian Eastham and Steven Barrett
Scientists estimate that each year in the U.S., outdoor air pollution shortens the lives of about 100,000 people by one to two decades.
