Running marathons helped me write my novel
The sport helped with my tenacity, and my creativity too
‘My ultimate goal? Don’t die’: Bryan Johnson on his controversial plan to live for ever
The tech entrepreneur is waging a one-man war against ageing. But is taking 100 pills a day, finishing your meals by 11am, giving up both alcohol and a social life, really worth it?
His friend’s murder rocked Hua Hsu’s life – and made him the person he is today
Twenty-five years after the senseless killing of his friend, the author and journalist finally feels a sense of peace
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