Study provides new insights into British people’s sex lives as they age

Research suggests a sharper decrease in the number of women reporting recent sexual partners after 70 compared with men

Is there such a thing as ‘the one’? And if so, might it be possible to conjure them into view?

The idea that you can ‘manifest’ your soulmate by ‘raising your vibration’, once the domain of New Age spirituality, is common among gen Z social media users. Juliana Piskorz wonders whether to give it a go

Ultra-processed food raises risk of heart attack and stroke, two studies show

Research presented to annual meeting of European Society of Cardiology prompts calls for action

Saved by a butterfly: how chaos theory became the secret ingredient in my happy marriage

My wife wanted to plan a week of dinners but I preferred to leave room for disorder. Mathematical thinking helped us combine our different approaches to life

Thursday briefing: What the UK’s first womb transplant means for the future of fertility

In today’s newsletter: does the UK’s first successful womb transplant mean that men could one day carry babies?

Our secret superpower! 16 amazing facts about sweat, from armpit transplants to artificial BO

Why do we perspire? Do men do it more than women? Can you really ‘sweat out the toxins’? Here’s all you need to know

In Trinidad, my grandmother shared with me her love of English roses

In rural Somerset, I gained new understanding of gardening – and the Caribbean islands

I have never wanted children – and don’t think I will change my mind

My partner, however, always assumed that one day he would be a dad

Experience: I don’t feel fear

Everybody thinks it’s an amazing superpower, but there’s another side to it

Walking just 4,000 steps a day can cut risk of dying from any cause, analysis finds

Study also finds each additional 1,000 steps daily are associated with a further 15% reduction in risk