Tag Archives: dying

Image by Getty / Futurism Men appear to be dying disproportionately from preventable diseases and conditions way more than women, and in many cases it’s their own damn fault: because they’re refusing to go to the doctor until it’s too late. In interviews with the New York Times, doctors and public health experts expressed concerns with the state of men’s preventative …

Men appear to be dying disproportionately from preventable diseases and conditions way more than women, and in many cases it’s their own damn fault: because they’re refusing to go to the doctor until it’s too late. In interviews with the New York Times, doctors and public health experts expressed concerns with the state of men’s preventative care, which they say many …

An artistic rendering of an evening approximately 252 million years ago during the late Permian in the Luangwa Basin of Zambia. The scene includes several saber-toothed gorgonopsians and beaked dicynodonts. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto Unearthing Africa’s Permian Past For more than 15 years, an international group of paleontologists has been uncovering and analyzing fossils in Africa to better understand the Permian, …

Living in the US poses a major threat to a person’s health, and for people between the ages of 25 and 44, the threat is worse, research has found.  About three million deaths are recorded in the US annually, but the nation’s mortality rate is far higher than that of its peers. Researchers calculate a gap between the US and …

Astronomers have directly observed the transformation of a dying star over a span of 130 years, marking one of the most extraordinary long-term studies in stellar astrophysics. The results, published in The Astrophysical Journal in August 2025, focus on the planetary nebula IC 418, also known as the spirograph nebula. Researchers documented a dramatic rise in the temperature of the central …

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years until they run out of fuel. The most massive ones go out with a bang in an explosion called a supernova. Using telescopes that …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. About 3 million Americans die every year. Compared with other rich countries, we die at an alarmingly higher rate: One-quarter of those deaths wouldn’t have occurred if America were only as deadly as its peers. Zoom in, and things get …

There’s something refreshing about Jimmy Kimmel‘s anger. Variety scheduled this sit-down interview with the Emmy-winning host, producer and comedian occurred in mid-July just after he found out he had landed three Primetime Emmy nominations for outstanding talk series (ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”), host for a game show (ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”) and short form comedy, drama or …

Janel Strachan, a 31-year-old New Yorker, loved her Midea air conditioner. Strachan’s techie boyfriend recommended the model, and she soon became a devotee. She liked its convenient, apartment-oriented features. She could easily use an app to turn it on, and its sleek design made it easier for her to see outside. The unit, which first hit the market in 2020, …

As he accepted one of this year’s top Television Academy honors, star Conan O’Brien admitted that the award came at an unusual time. Speaking on Saturday to the audience at the Television Academy Hall of Fame, O’Brien noted that at this moment, “there’s a lot of fear about the future of television, and rightfully so. The life we’ve all known …