US City Bans Sugary Drinks on Children’s Menus

Recently, Baltimore, Maryland, became the largest city in the United States to ban restaurants from including sodas and other sugary drinks

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Japan Considers Daylight Saving Time for 2020 Olympics

Japan is considering the idea of adopting daylight saving time (DST) ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Summer heatwaves have become more common in Japan in recent years, and officials are worried that high temperatures

Just How Healthy Is Green Tea?

For thousands of years, people have grown and enjoyed green tea for its health benefits. But just how healthy is green tea? It’s not as simple as you might

Breakfast: Not As Important As You Think.

We’re often told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But what does the science say? The answer may not be that simple. A study by the University of Bath looked at people’s breakfast habits. It found very little difference between

Car Vibrations May Cause Drowsy Driving

Researchers in Australia have found that a car’s natural vibrations can make drivers sleepy, increasing the risk of what is called “drowsy driving.”

A 2015 report by the National Highway

Swimming: A Great Workout for the Whole Body

When temperatures rise, many people swim to beat the heat. But swimming does a lot more than cool you down on a hot day. Health experts at the University of California, Berkeley say that swimming

Scientists Say Early Risers Live Longer, but Why?

Scientists at the University of Surrey studied data from 430,000 adults, collected over six and a half years. They found that night owls – those who went to bed late and slept in late – were 10 percent more likely to die during the study,