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Taking Predictable Vacations Is Bad for Your Brain

Experiences that don’t fit neatly into our definition of “safe” are often the most surprising — and the most biologically satisfying.

The Stress of Wall Street Is Sending Men to Pelvic Floor Therapy

Physical therapists in New York are seeing an uptick in younger male patients with penile and bladder issues.

America’s Top Consumer-Sentiment Economist Is Worried

University of Michigan’s Joanne Hsu can tell US households are in a foul mood. Is anyone listening?

Greece’s Olive Oil Crisis Is Bad Enough to Tempt Thieves

Olives were a low-stress crop for millennia, but climate change has made the harvest much less predictable — and growing regions more desperate.

Singapore Disease Testing Helps Fill the Gap Left by US Funding Cuts

Wastewater could offer clues to the next pandemic.

America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers of trash juice.

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