Life

Rescuing Germany’s history, one toothbrush at a time

Canada is a leader in pain research. So why are kids suffering?

The soulmate search will soon be mobile, transparent and constant

How did a self-described ’classical Marxist’ with an unfashionable affection for surrealist psychoanalysis become a household name?

Kleenex ’sneeze shield’ tissues cost 12 times as much as a regular box

Don’t worry! There are etiquette classes you can buy for that.

Peter Nowak steels his stomach in the name of research

He may not be the new king of pop, but with more than 35 million Twitter followers, Justin Bieber is the undisputed sovereign of social media. Five unsettling Twitter trends started by his fans:

From the archives: New research suggests our galaxy alone may be filled with billions of planets—literally

12 days of a wheat, dairy, sugar and wine-free diet. Sort of.