How Did the New Variant Get Its Name?

Markets plunged on Friday, hope of taming the coronavirus dimmed and a new term entered the pandemic lexicon: Omicron. The Covid-19 variant that emerged in South Africa was named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. The naming system, announced by the World Health Organization in May, makes public communication about variants easier and…

Weird Reasons a Man Could Fall in Love

Those who have ever fallen in love know perfectly well how difficult it is to explain why we like a particular person. Yet psychologists are constantly conducting research trying to understand the nature of this feeling. While studying the phenomenon of falling in love, the experts found out several interesting facts. Some common myths about…

Families Cheer, Some Doctors Worry as Nursing Homes Open Doors Wide to Visitors

For nearly 20 months, the roughly 1.3 million Americans living in nursing homes and their families grappled with strict visitation policies that, while designed to keep vulnerable residents safe from the coronavirus, caused distress for separated loved ones and had serious health consequences for many suddenly isolated seniors. Initially, visitors were barred entirely. Later, facilities…

Fake Food Is Trendy Again

While a minimalist interior may have represented an aspirational environment only a few years ago, it seems that intermittent lockdowns and supply-chain-induced shortages have led people to re-evaluate the aesthetic of an empty house. The result is a resurgence of maximalist home décor that embraces pattern, color and ornamentation. Cabinetry that may once have been…