We feel confident — whether you’re starting in Boston or Boise — that you’ll find each of these hikes to be a day well spent.

As your steak cooks on the grill, it gets more firm as it progresses in doneness from rare to well-done. The firmer the steak is to the touch, the more cooked it is.

But how do you know what firmness level corresponds to rare, medium-rare, medium, medium-well, and well-done?

By touching the palm of your hand.

And that’s what we’re after: the truth on why weight loss is so tough to achieve.

Why “eat less and move more” sounds nice in theory, but is insulting to those who KNOW this, try their best, and still can’t lose weight.

We’ll tackle today’s topic with statistics, science, and plenty of Harry Potter analogies. This is Nerd Fitness after all.

Many experts predicted the pandemic would cause a housing crash on par with the Great Depression. That, however, is not going to happen. On the contrary, the market is far better than it was a decade ago. The housing industry had a boom last year, with the most significant annual gain in single-family house values and rentals, historically low foreclosure rates, and the highest number of home sales in 15 years.

5 Genius Out-of-the-Box Ways to Use an Air Fryer

Why Walking on Legos Hurts More Than Walking on Fire or Ice

Everything you wanted to know about the science and history of stomping on the toy blocks.

Sharing Music Rescued My Relationship With My Teenager

Here are the 14 books that NPR staff and critics are loving the most so far this year

This year, we're kicking things off early and publishing our recommendations in two installments. The first came out at the end of June and includes books published in the first half of the year. (The second one will drop in the fall.)

There are beach reads and books that transport you to other times and places.

Of the 167 books that made the cut, here are the 14 that have been the most recommended so far.

Nail Fungus Activates When You Use This Popular Treatment

Have you been using this popular fungus treatment in the last 6 months?

You need to stop immediately!

Because Scientists at the Infectious Disease Society of America just made a shocking discovery…

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