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She Defied All the Odds
When doctors told the McCoombes that spina bifida would severely limit their daughter's life, they refused to listen. So did the little girl
DO YOU DARE?
Two Danish businesswomen want us to start eating insects. It's good for the environment, but can consumers get over the yuck factor?
Searching for Santa Claus
Santa lives at the North Pole, right? Don't say that to the people of Rovaniemi in northern Finland
A Mouthful of Good Health
How two carnivores survived on a guilt-free vegetarian diet in the heartland of Ayurveda
THE FIRST PHOTOBOMBER
struck in 1853! And other 'new' fads that are actually ancient history
BURIED IN A SNOW TOMB
The snowboarder was off the trail, headfirst under six feet of powder. To survive, his luck would need to change
How Risky Are Those Holiday Cocktails, Really?
The latest recommendations about drinking and your health
13 THINGS New Year's Traditions Around the World
MOST OF US spend the final seconds of each calendar year watching a nearly 5,440-kilo geodesic sphere descend over Times Square in New York City.
Cookies for Forgiveness
My blowup was half-baked. The apology wasn't
SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! FOR EVERYBODY!
Are you up to date on your vaccines? Our handy guide will let you know
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
One of the appeals of walking as exercise is that you don’t need any special equipment to do it.
HE SLIMED ME
My son's obsession with his gooey creations has been my undoing
A Hug to Stop a Bank Robber
A man with a checkered past talks a troubled soul down
Happy Holidays
Four stories that prove that there's no one right way to celebrate the holidays, as long as you're with family
BOOKS
Books review
STUDIO - Off Lamington Road by Gieve Patel
Oil on Canvas, 54 x 88 in
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
FOODS THAT FIGHT DEMENTIA
TO HELL AND BACK
The Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan is known as the Gates of Hell. I stood on its edge - and lived to tell the tale
THE SNAKE CHARMERS
Invasive Burmese pythons are squeezing the life out of Florida's vast Everglades. An unlikely sisterhood is taking them on
Sisterhood to Last a Lifetime
These college pals teach a master class in how to maintain a friendship for 50-plus years
...TO DIE ON A HOCKEY RINK
ONE MINUTE I WAS PLAYING IN MY BEER LEAGUE, THE NEXT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
Just Sit Tight
Broken, battered and trapped in a ravine for days, I desperate driver wonders, \"Will anyone find me?\"
Allow Me to Mansplain...
If there's one thing we know, it's this: We're a nation of know-it-alls
THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR (AND SUGAR SUBSTITUTES!)
It's no secret that we have a serious addiction. Here's how to cut back on the sweet stuff, once and for all.
A Baker's Dozen Facts About Eggs
1 EGGS ARE perhaps the most vital life force. More than 99 per cent of animal species reproduce via oviparity (egg laying), with mammals being the notable outliers. And even then, there are two striking exceptions: the echidna (spiny anteater) and the platypus, the only mammals that lay eggs.
A New Way to Monitor Blood Sugar
Who can benefit from this wearable technology
A Flag for Dad
An old sailor made a last wish. His son was determined to see that it came true
IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU
In fourth grade, I wrote a breakup letter to the Almighty
A Healing Touch
How an oncologist brought life-saving cancer care to remote Silchar, Assam with a pro-poor, people-first approach
Young, Bright, and Making it Right
Remarkable stories of children and teens making the world a better place, one astonishing act at a time