Couples Who Get Drunk Together Stay Together

A recent studied has shown relationships in which both partners drink are more likely to last. Before you reach for the rosé, a few caveats: this study was done with 3,000 couples who had been married for an average of 33 years—each individual was over 50 years old—and the truth is that if both partners abstain from drinking, that’ll work too. Essentially, if you and …

Why Jet Lag Feels Worse Depending on Your Travel Direction

Jet lag is the pits, but it is even worse when you travel east. Michelle Girvan (a physicist at the University of Maryland who also co-authored a model published this week) says it’s because, “The body’s internal clock has a natural period of slightly longer than 24 hours, which means that it has an easier time traveling west and lengthening the day than traveling east …

Half the USA’s Produce is Thrown Out

An impossible standard of beauty isn’t just cast upon humans, apparently we even judge produce in the same manner. This “cult of perfection” means that half the fruits and vegetables in the USA are thrown away, “deepening hunger and poverty, and inflicting a heavy toll on the environment.” Apart from the wildly obvious waste and the undeniable knowledge that much of the world’s population faces …