Books | Books

What does running do to your brain?

Neuroscientists have studied treadmill runners, ultramarathon athletes – and a number of lab animals – to investigate the effects of running on grey matter

Books | Books

Trapped air inflates sausage dog - BBC News

A sausage dog had to be "deflated" by vets after a rare condition saw it swell to three times its size.

Poor little guy.

Books | Books

Exclusive excerpt: Stephen King's The Outsider gets a chilling first look | EW.com

With the mystery surrounding the gruesome murder of an 11-year-old boy, Stephen King's new novel 'The Outsider' is poised to be the summer's spookiest read

Books | Books

10 books to read if you love 'Westworld'

Robots, westerns, and meditations on the concept of humanity abound

Books | Books

Five brilliant bedtime books that fathers will love reading to their children

Jay Jay Burridge is a former BBC children’s TV presenter and the author of The World of Supersaurs, a six-book series.

Visual Arts | Art

10 Times People Accidentally Found Their Doppelgängers In Museums And Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes | Bored Panda

Do you find classic art a bit hard to relate to? So do we, but that could easily change with a find like the one these guys stumbled upon when they uncovered

Visual Arts | Art

How graffiti became a global art movement | Dazed

The underground networks of young people that sparked a worldwide phenomenon by writing their names and street numbers all over New York and Philadelphia

Visual Arts | Art

Why Big Auction Houses Want In On The Growing Outsider Art Craze

"I want this to be a part of the art world that people just can’t ignore."

Visual Arts | Art

Scientists have uncovered exactly what makes a photo memorable - The Washington Post

How can any photographer take an image that will never be forgotten? For starters, quit taking nature photos, whether it’s a sunset, mountain range, lake or ocean. Those images are among the least distinctive, according to an MIT algorithm trained to recognize memorable photographs nearly as well as humans.

Visual Arts | Art

16 Photos You'd Never Believe Were Taken In New York City

Don't be mistaken — this concrete jungle has some real jungle too. Check out what two BuzzFeeders were able to find with just two days, five boroughs, and one Canon Powershot camera.

Travel | Travel

The 20 Best-selling Travel Products on Amazon | Time

Traveler-approved gear to add to your cart.

Travel | Travel

26 Things Airline Workers Wish They Could Tell Passengers | Time.com

Whether it's to keep their jobs or to maintain the peace, there are some things that airline workers just can't tell travelers.

Travel | Travel

$69 Will Buy You a Flight to Europe Right Now, Even from the West Coast

Iceland-based WOW Air is ratcheting up the European flight price war, with airfare to Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Dublin from only $69.

Travel | Travel

20 Quick Getaways for Labor Day

These destinations are fun, quirky, beautiful and curiousity-inducing retreats outside 10 major cities across the country, perfect for last-minute Labor Day weekend adventures. Load up and head to these spots to make new memories with family and frie

Travel | Travel

Looking to Score a Cheap Vacation? Try Being a Pet Sitter | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Family & Parenting | School Activities

Revealing Photo Series Documents School Lunches Around the World - My Modern Met

Around 32 million children in the US eat cafeteria food every weekday, and most of these students consume over half their daily calories at school. With this…

Family & Parenting | School Activities

Mommy's Kitchen: Back To School Lunch Box Ideas from Walmart

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

‘You can never have too many mimosas’: How brunch became the day-wrecking meal that America loves to hate

Sunday morning now looks a lot like Saturday night, especially in the nation’s capital of brunch.

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

How to Party Like Twin Peaks on New Year's Eve

Local rockers Twin Peaks gave us party tips, hangover cures and walked us through some of their wildest New Year's Eve experiences.

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

Philip Norman: Confessions of a rock’n’roll biographer | British GQ

Philip Norman has wrestled with icons, egos and artists (not to mention their widows) to reveal the untold tales of Britain's musical takeover.

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

How Superman Helped Foil the KKK | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff

How Far Out of Town Can You Get in an Hour? This Map Will Tell You | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

History | History

5 Things You Didn't Know About Jacques Cousteau

How well do you know the man beneath the wetsuit?

History | History

17 Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes You Never Hear

While best known for his “I Have a Dream” speech, King’s legacy included much more than that.

History | History

The Declaration of Independence: Six lesser-known facts - CNN.com

This Fourth of July will mark the 239th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Here are some lesser-known facts about the document.

Happy July 4!

History | History

'Aftermath' Dares to Unearth Terrible Secrets of Poland's Lost Jews

On July 10, 1941, half the residents of Jedwabne, a Polish village 85 miles northeast of Warsaw, murdered the other half. The mob, led by the mayor, were Catholics; their 1,600 victims were Jewish, slaughtered over several nightmarish hours with bats, kni

History | History

Check out this brilliant virtual version of 17th Century London

University students have created an impressive 3D representation of 17th Century London set before The Great Fire in 1666.The video, below, is the work of D…

Advice & Self-Help | Helpful Advice

Want to Be Funnier the Next Time You Give a Talk? A Comedian Shares the Tricks of the Trade | Inc.com

How to get your audience more engaged by making them laugh.

Advice & Self-Help | Helpful Advice

A Pro Reveals the Secret to Organizing a Tiny Kitchen

Trying to organize serving ware and cooking supplies in a normal-size kitchen is challenging, but trying to do it in a tiny kitchen can seem downright

Advice & Self-Help | Helpful Advice

What not to eat: 5 foods nutritionists avoid

Everything in moderation is good in theory, but not when it comes to these five foods.

Advice & Self-Help | Helpful Advice

How To Overcome Self-Sabotage

When I was in high school, I loved being on stage. I mostly performed in musicals. While I loved the spotlight there was always a part of me that was jud...

Advice & Self-Help | Helpful Advice

Five Reasons Highly Sensitive People Should Start Their Own Business

Do you feel like you reflect on things more than everyone else? Do you find yourself worrying about how other people feel? Do you prefer quieter, less ...

Pets & Animals | I Love Dogs

17 Dogs Who Should Be Utterly Ashamed By Their Behavior

Did a tornado or my dog go through this house?

Someone hasn't been very good.

Pets & Animals | I Love Dogs

Dogs Help Toddler Escape Her Room So She Can Give Them Snacks

Colby and Bleu transformed the tiny human into their very own partner in crime.

I love dogs!

Pets & Animals | I Love Dogs

Why Do Dogs Crouch Forward When They’re Playing?

Here's what the "play bow" really means.

Pets & Animals | I Love Dogs

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Dogs | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

So this isn't nearly everything, but it's some good stuff.

Pets & Animals | I Love Dogs

WATCH: Hero Dog Saves His Best Friend from Drowning in the Pool - The Dogington Post

A family's surveillance camera captured amazing footage after one of their two dogs fell into the backyard pool and the other heroically saved him.

He saved his dog friend!

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

10 Things You Might Not Know About Wine | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

We Pitted Ina Garten's Cookies Against The Pioneer Woman's & Here's How The Cookie Crumbled

We held a holiday shortbread cookie recipe bake-off.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

Chicago's best alcohol delivery services, from beer to spirits

The best beer and liquor delivery services in Chicago will help you when you need alcohol in a hurry (or when you just don't want to go outside.)

You are welcome! :-)

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

These Are All the Ways Alton Brown Makes (Perfect) Eggs

It's no secret that Alton Brown has amazing recipes. And when it comes to cooking eggs, he's your go-to source for mastering the perfect techniques for

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

30 Must-Try Vegan Recipes That are Making People Drool All Over Their Laptops and Phones

There has never been an easier time to eat plant-based and with these amazing vegan recipes, it may just be the most delicious month ever!

Advice & Self-Help | Relationships

Millennial—And Macho? Why Young Men Want Old-School Marriages - Vogue

New studies find that young men are prizing "old-school" relationships.

I don't agree that more government is the solution. This is still interesting. I don't think that most people would expect this to be how young people are thinking.

Advice & Self-Help | Relationships

Most People's Friendships Fall Into One of Three Categories

Are you a tight-knitter, a compartmentalizer, or a sampler?

Advice & Self-Help | Relationships

How to Get People to Like You (Heck, Even Love You)

We all care about what others think of us and want to be liked (despite what rebellious 15-year-old you might have said). The basics of getting people ...

Advice & Self-Help | Relationships

How ‘Textual Chemistry’ Is Changing Dating | TIME

The complex emotional interactions between two people over text message can make or break a relationship

Advice & Self-Help | Relationships

Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse” | Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair's Nancy Jo Sales looks at what happens when romance is swiped from the screen.

News | Good News

This sweet Disneyland promposal sets the bar sky high

A teen asks his girlfriend to prom at Disneyland with help from some characters.

News | Good News

For The First Time In A Century, Wild Tiger Numbers Are On The Rise

For wild tigers, the numbers have not been kind. In 1900, an estimated 100,000 tigers roamed free on our planet. Yet within a hundred years, that number plummeted by more than 95 percent — the result of rampant poaching and widespread habitat loss.

News | Good News

Doctors Told a Woman to Take Her Husband Off of Life Support, But She Refused—and Then He Woke Up

What would you do if your partner got into an accident that put him or her into a coma—and doctors told you they'd pull the plug if they were in your shoes? Medical problems test any couple, but Danielle Josey Davis, whose husband, Matthew, got into a motorcycle accident in 2011—just seven months after they had tied the knot—refused to lose hope.

News | Good News

Cruise ship nurses use a makeshift incubator to save one-and-a-half pound baby born three MONTHS premature

Utah mom Emily Morgan said doctors didn't expect her son Haiden to live, but thanks to a makeshift incubator onboard the Royal Caribbean and an early arrival in Puerto Rico, he did.

This is truly amazing! I hope he's ok!

News | Good News

'Open Tree Of Life' Shows How 2.3 Million Earthlings Are Related, From Microbes To Mankind

Researchers from multiple institutions have come together to publish Earth's most complete family tree to date, illustrating the evolutionary relationships between about 2.3 million named species of lifeforms

Health & Fitness | Health News & Tips

The One Anti-Inflammatory Ingredient You Should Add To Your Eggs To Speed Up Weight Loss

Boost weight loss by pair eggs with another anti-inflammatory food at SheFinds.com

Health & Fitness | Health News & Tips

Experiences in Childhood Can Alter Your DNA For The Rest of Your Life

Childhood is a defining period in anybody's life, but for many of us it seems those early life experiences could change the body right down to a genetic level.

Health & Fitness | Health News & Tips

8 Clever Ways to Prevent Overeating

Overeating is all too common. But with a few simple tips and tweaks to your mealtime habits, you can gain control and avoid it for good.

Health & Fitness | Health News & Tips

30 Small Changes to Make You Feel Better About Life: In the Magazine: allure.com

Real talk: You want to be happier, but you don't want to do anything dramatic, like working out twice a day or making five new friends. Instead, we culled 30 realistic life hacks that'll have you smiling in no time.

I need to stop checking Facebook so much!

Health & Fitness | Health News & Tips

6 Delicious Ways to Eat 2 Breakfasts Without Gaining Weight

Yum x2.​ (And your scale will never know.)

Music | Music

How Rap Became the Sound of the Mainstream

It marks a new era in music

Music | Music

John Lennon Was a Crazy Cat Lady

John Lennon had almost as many cats as the Beatles had No. 1 hits.

Music | Music

Bob Dylan Finally Gave His Required Nobel Prize Lecture. Here It Is. | HuffPost

“I hope what I say will be worthwhile and purposeful,” Dylan started his lecture.

Music | Music

Stunning Photos Show Chicago's Lollapalooza Festival Through The Years

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the iconic music festival.

Science & Technology | Wildlife

Koko the gorilla has died. Here's how she changed humanity for the better.

She helped make the world a better place.

Science & Technology | Wildlife

Cop Dumps 10 Orphaned Ducklings Into A Pond — Then Something Amazing Happens

These babies lost their parents — but they thankfully they weren't without a mom for long.

Science & Technology | Wildlife

Why Can Parrots Talk? | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Science & Technology | Wildlife

Elusive Butterfly Sighted in Scotland for the First Time in 133 Years | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting

What the First Year of Life Looks Like Through the Eyes of a Baby | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

News | News

Queen Had the Best Reaction to Prince Charles Calling Her 'Mummy'

Was it an eye roll? No one can be quite sure

News | News

Variety reporter: NBC knew about Lauer - CNN Video

Variety reporter Ramin Setoodeh tells CNN's Alisyn Camerota employees at NBC knew about Matt Lauer's alleged sexual misconduct despite publicly denying having any knowledge.

Psychology | Psychology

A New Report Says Stanford's Most Famous Psychology Experiment Is a 'Fraud,' a 'Sham,' and a 'Lie' | Inc.com

You were almost certainly taught this 50-year-old experiment's findings. But what really happened?

Psychology | Psychology

Blind People Envision the Future Differently Than Sighted People

The way we conceptualize time is influenced by our vision.

Psychology | Psychology

The Real Causes Of Depression Have Been Discovered, And They're Not What You Think | HuffPost

To deal with depression, you need to deal with its underlying causes.

Psychology | Psychology

7 Struggles Only the Rarest Myers-Briggs Personality Type Will Understand

The struggle is real for INFJs.

Psychology | Psychology

Those who need it most don’t get psychiatric care. It's a mental health crisis | Vyom Sharma | Opinion | The Guardian

People die without getting adequate psychiatric help, and it turns out even killing someone else isn’t enough to qualify for care. The system is failing

Entertainment | Entertainment

13 Incredible Movie Moments That Almost Didn't Make It In Their Movies

"Part of Your World" was almost PART of the cutting room floor (hahaha).

Entertainment | Entertainment

Can You Be Addicted To Watching ‘The Office’? Here’s Why You Actually Can’t Get Enough

A few weeks ago, I tweeted that I was looking for fans of The Office who can't stop, won't stop rewatching the series, and that they should email me if they'd like to contribute to an article about their obsession. By the next morning, I had 32 messa…

I love The Office!

Entertainment | Entertainment

42 Facts About '90s Teen Movies That Will Make You Say, "Wait, What?!"

Sarah Michelle Gellar could have been Cher in Clueless.

Entertainment | Entertainment

These people just watched Friends for the first time – and have questions

The beloved '90s sitcom is now available to stream on Netflix, and a new generation is binging it until their eyes fall out.