The voice on the phone said she had some “troubling news” to share and asked me to call her back as soon as I could.

How we treat the last remains of loved ones is a matter of love, loyalty, and sometimes a little bit of humor.

A funeral director sits across from you with a folder and a sympathetic expression and explains that now is the right time to ...

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A new study out of Japan shows that women who prioritize one common activity during pregnancy might be giving their babies a developmental advantage. After assessing nearly 40,000 mothers and children ...

It’s a phenomenon so prevalent it’s practically a punchline: Women get hangry when Aunt Flo comes to town. To be more specific, they stereotypically “tend to crave sugar and chocolate before their ...

On paper, if someone were to ask you if you think before you speak, you’d probably be offended. But when The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur asked Chinese-American freestyle skier Eileen Gu that question ...

Eileen Gu has competed in six Olympic events and medaled in all six. She is also a model, and oh yeah, a student at prestigious Stanford University. So you've got to imagine her mind is moving a mile ...

There are headlines about women going brazenly bra-free every few years. These days, it’s murmurings about Gen-Z saying au revoir to pesky underwire or tossing the brassiere altogether. Can we chalk ...

The 808 cowbells on “Boo’d Up” were a red herring. Across several EPs and two albums, Ella Mai has proven herself to be more than a throwback act. While the British singer’s longing vocals and smooth ...

Research shows it helps to start small if you want new habits to stick. NPR's Life Kit has more. Picture your typical morning. You wake up, maybe scroll through your phone, feel bad about that, get up ...

More than 100 years ago, IQ (intelligence quotient) established what it means to be intelligent. Then came along EQ, which broadened the meaning with emotional intelligence. Both were helpful ...