How do you dress to declare fake victory? How do you convey the image of coming out on top when the top itself is shrouded in clouds and fog? In the small hours of Wednesday morning, as news organizations warned that it could be days before the election results were known, President Trump walked onto…
Good morning. “People generally were awake — wide awake, in fact — very early yesterday,” The Times reported on the day after the presidential election of 1860, “for they knew they had a duty to perform which could not occur but once in four years, and in the actual shape it assumed, perhaps not more…
A Three-Bedroom House With Lush Gardens in Panama $580,000 This three-bedroom house is a short walk from downtown Boquete, a mountain town in the fertile highlands of Panama’s western Chiriquí province, known for its remote location, pleasant climate and popularity with expatriates. The single-story house, which was remodeled and expanded to 2,450 square feet in…
Health declaration forms and virus tests. Quarantine-on-arrival (and on return) requirements. Infection rates that change by the day and labyrinthine middle-seat policies that require an advanced degree to decipher. Combine those new hurdles with the ability to work and virtual-school from anywhere and the desperate need for a change of scenery, and some travelers are…
BORSHCHIV, Ukraine — The roadside cafe is called Borscht, advertised with a gigantic beetroot red sign, leaving little doubt what people around here like to eat. The fields are planted with beets. The town is named Borshchiv, which means “belonging to borscht.” It is just one of a dozen cities and villages in Ukraine named…
Roiled by concerns about the pandemic and politics? Lifting weights might help, according to a timely new study of anxiety and resistance training. The study, which involved healthy young adults, barbells and lunges, indicates that regular weight training substantially reduces anxiety, a finding with particular relevance during these unsettling, bumpy days. We already have plenty…
The weather is cooling down, families are getting closer-knit, and the holidays are nearly here. If you’re at a loss for what to make or want to surprise your family with some spirits to liven up the holidays, there’s nothing like a seasonal cocktail to put smiles on people’s faces. These are based on the…
Collecting drinking water in low and middle income countries can cause serious injury, particularly for women, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new international study published in BMJ Global Health reveals dangers including falls, traffic accidents, animal attacks, and fights, which can result in broken bones, spinal injuries, lacerations, and…
Fungus-farming ants are an insect lineage that relies on farmed fungus for their survival. In return for tending to their fungal crops–protecting them against pests and pathogens, providing them with stable growth conditions in underground nests, and provisioning them with nutritional ‘fertilizers’–the ants gain a stable food supply. These fungus farming systems are an expression…
Extreme values of serum uric acid levels in the blood can markedly reduce a patient’s chance of surviving and reduce their lifespans by up to 11 years, according to a new study by researchers at University of Limerick’s School of Medicine. In one of the largest studies and the first of its kind in Ireland,…