Here's the trailer for How to Live Forever, a documentary about aging and how to stop it.
Here's the trailer for How to Live Forever, a documentary about aging and how to stop it.


An insane Louisiana law is sending a nonviolent father to jail for the rest of his life. How is this justice?

Polio is 99 percent gone. With one more push, it could disappear completely.
We all make mistakes. From time to time, even the most venerable people and institutions will, in a moment of weakness, say or do something...

A new interactive map from the Sierra Club lets you see just how close you and your loved ones live to the toxic emissions from coal-burning plants.
Here are a few more tips, from making the most of your doctor visits to spending time with your loved ones-that could make easily improve your life.
Some people (mostly on the right side of the political spectrum) hate the New York Times (and with some good reason, probably), and they don't...

This website knows where you live, your hobbies, and how much money you make, and you probably helped it learn some of that.
How many people have ever lived (and died)? According to this awesome infographic by I Love Charts (after the jump, bigger version here), there...

Whether it’s Steven Tyler, Miley Cyrus, or sorority girls all across the country, demand for long "saddle feathers" is way, way up.

Community health workers—trained practitioners who provide health care for pregnant women and treat newborns—give lifesaving care.

Recyclebank wants to reward people for "everyday green actions." But is it really green if the rewards just push members to buy more stuff?
The future we mean, not the school. Controversial genius Ray Kuzweil, who has said that he plans to live forever-literally-will apparently be...
An interesting discussion has broken out at Planetizen, about whether or not cities are really the golden examples of sustainability that they are...

Get a glimpse of how we'll all soon be walking around with augmented reality glasses swinging our hands around like crazy people.

We'll explain how your home, your work, your food, and your life could all be made a lot better with just a little effort.
Yachting, brow lifts, and nights at the opera: We are the 99%.
Plenty of people-including us-will gladly tell you to get out of your car, and get on a bike: You'll winnow your carbon footprint to a baby...

In a sea of online learning platforms, TED-Ed actually delivers.
Since rural Bangladeshis couldn’t get to medical treatment, Dr. Ferdousi Begum brought the treatment to them. As a gynecologist in Bangladesh,...