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What centenarians share: diet, habits and the genetics debate behind reaching 110
People who reach 110 years old, known as supercentenarians, tend to be lean, eat a low-calorie plant-heavy diet and keep blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in check, according to Spanish cardiologist Manuel de la Peña. A separate, long-running Boston University study finds that a genetic model becomes increasingly predictive of survival the older a person gets, reaching about 85% accuracy for who lives past 105.
Should Europe keep summer time all year? The health evidence behind the DST debate
Most Poles and several other EU populations want to stop changing clocks twice a year and keep permanent summer time, but scientists say permanent standard time, not summer time, brings the larger health benefit. The EU has been unable to agree on which option to adopt since 2019, so the biannual switch continues in 2026.
How to Dress for a Party Like Helen Mirren, at Any Age
Helen Mirren's party-dressing approach pairs one structured layer, one bold fabric or color, and a single statement accessory, according to a styling breakdown of her looks. At 81, she favors comfort and visual impact over age-based dress codes, based on her own public comments.
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Silent Brain Vessel Damage, Canadian Study Finds
A study of nearly 9,000 middle-aged Canadians found that people who ate the most ultra-processed foods were 40% more likely to show silent, symptom-free brain lesions on MRI scans than those who ate the least. The lesions — tiny strokes and white-matter changes — are tied in later life to stroke and cognitive decline, researchers say, though the study cannot prove the foods caused the damage.
How to Make New Friends and Keep Them as an Adult, According to Research
Adult friendship takes measurable time: research tracking people who had recently moved found it takes roughly 94 hours of shared time to turn a stranger into a casual friend and over 200 hours to become close. This guide uses that research, plus national survey data on shrinking friend networks, to explain practical steps for meeting people and maintaining friendships after school ends.
Clocks Go Back October 25, 2026: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Sleep
Clocks fall back one hour across the European Union in the early hours of Sunday, October 25, 2026, ending daylight saving time for the year. Sleep medicine specialist Miguel Ángel Saiz says the extra hour on the clock does not automatically translate into an extra hour of quality rest, and he recommends a few simple habits in the days before and after the change to limit grogginess and disrupted sleep.
How to Plan an Estate and Manage Inheritance: A Step-by-Step Guide
Estate planning means inventorying assets, naming beneficiaries and key decision-makers, and putting a will, power of attorney, and health care directive in place before they are needed. Interest in the topic has risen worldwide, including in South Korea, where tightening inheritance-tax rules have pushed more families to seek guidance. This guide lays out the core steps based on official U.S. tax rules and estate-planning resources.
Golden Mussel's 1,000-km Jump Upstream Raises Alarm for Brazil's Dams
A tiny invasive mussel native to China has been confirmed roughly 1,000 kilometers upstream of its previous known limit in Brazil's São Francisco River, in northern Minas Gerais. The finding, published by researchers in October 2026, renews concern about clogged pipelines at hydroelectric plants, which already spend close to US$10 million a year fighting the species.
How to Make Your Garden Safe for Hedgehogs: A Step-by-Step Guide
A hedgehog-friendly garden needs three things: a way in and out (a hole in the fence), food and water, and safe shelter such as log or leaf piles. UK rural hedgehog numbers have fallen by 30–75% since 2000, according to conservation groups, making garden habitats increasingly important for the species.
How to Break a Bad Habit: What Psychology Research Actually Shows
Breaking a bad habit works best by identifying the specific triggers that set it off, pre-planning a replacement response with an "if-then" rule, and expecting a variable, often months-long timeline rather than a fixed number of days. Research from Harvard Medical School, University College London and the Association for Psychological Science points away from relying on willpower alone and toward changing the cue that starts the behavior.
Black Friday 2026: Exact Dates, Expected Deals and How to Shop Smart
Black Friday 2026 falls on November 27, the day after Thanksgiving, with Cyber Monday following on November 30. Adobe Analytics forecasts $12.9 billion in U.S. online spending that day, up 9.2% from 2025, while the National Retail Federation projects total holiday sales will top $1 trillion for the season.
Introvert or Extrovert? What Personality Psychology Actually Says
Introversion and extraversion are not fixed boxes but opposite ends of one continuous personality trait, with most people sitting somewhere in the middle. The dimension, first named by Carl Jung in 1910, is now one of the five core traits measured in modern personality science, and research links it to brain patterns, work performance and relationship style rather than simple shyness versus sociability.
Spain's Animal Welfare Law: What Dog and Cat Owners Must Do
Spain's Law 7/2023 on animal rights and welfare, in force since 29 September 2023, sets detailed duties for dog and cat owners, from microchipping to shelter from bad weather. Fines range from €500 for minor breaches up to €200,000 for the most serious ones. Spanish media have focused new attention on specific clauses, including bans on tethering devices and rules on outdoor shelter, as enforcement questions persist.
Interior Design Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Styling Any Room
Interior design for beginners comes down to learning seven basic visual elements—space, line, form, light, color, texture and pattern—and then applying a handful of practical rules for furniture scale, layered lighting and rug sizing. This guide walks through both, based on material from design educators and online decorating services.
How Farmers Train Patou Guardian Dogs to Protect Sheep From Wolves
Livestock guardian dogs, known in France as patous, protect sheep from wolves mainly through early bonding with the flock, secure fencing, proper feeding and gradual introduction — not direct combat with predators. As wolves spread into new farming regions of Western Europe, formal training programmes for shepherds and volunteers are expanding in France, Switzerland and Portugal.
How to Identify and Fact-Check Misinformation Online: A Step-by-Step Guide
To check whether something online is true, pause before sharing, look into who published it, search for what other credible sources say, and trace claims, quotes or images back to their original source. These steps come from established media-literacy frameworks used by fact-checkers, researchers and journalists, including Poynter's MediaWise program, the SIFT method, and the News Literacy Project.
How to Pack and Carry Lithium-Ion Batteries Safely on a Plane
Lithium-ion batteries, power banks and spare batteries must travel in carry-on bags, never in checked luggage, under rules from EASA and airlines such as Delta, which caps power banks at 100 watt-hours per passenger. This guide lists the packing rules used by EASA and major airlines, plus the steps crew and regulators say passengers should follow if a battery overheats in flight, after a British Airways power bank fire forced a jet back to Gatwick in October 2026.
How to Organize Your Inbox: A Step-by-Step Email Management Guide
Email overload is a documented workplace problem: Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index found the average worker receives 117 emails a day and faces roughly 275 digital interruptions daily. This guide lays out sourced, concrete steps — from the real meaning of "Inbox Zero" to batching, filters and folder systems — to bring that volume under control.
How to Prepare for Pastırma Sıcakları, Turkey's Autumn Heat Wave
Pastırma sıcakları is Turkey's recurring autumn warm spell, when a stable high-pressure system brings sunny, mild days before winter sets in. Forecasts cited by Turkish outlets put the main 2026 window between the last days of October and 15 November, with each warm stretch lasting roughly three to ten days. This guide explains why it happens and how to prepare for the hot-day, cold-night swings it brings.
Beard Grooming Guide: Daily Care, Trimming and Common Problems
Dermatologists recommend washing the skin under a beard daily with a cleanser suited to your skin type, moisturizing right after, and trimming roughly every four weeks when growing a beard out, or every seven to ten days to hold a set length. This guide walks through the full routine step by step, from the early stubble phase to treating beard dandruff and ingrown hairs, based on American Academy of Dermatology and Cleveland Clinic guidance.
How Grandparents and Grandchildren Stay Connected in Aging Societies
New research from Italy and the United States shows grandparent-grandchild bonds remain strong even as populations age and families scatter across borders. In Italy, people 65 and older now outnumber those 18-34 by roughly 141 to 100; in the US, two-thirds of adults 65+ are grandparents. Surveys find frequent contact persists, but patterns differ sharply by country, migration status and culture.
Scottish Dog Sgiath Wins Animal of the Year for Detecting Invasive Sea Squirt
A black Labrador named Sgiath has been named Animal of the Year by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for detecting the invasive carpet sea squirt, nicknamed 'sea vomit,' along the Scottish coast. The award was presented in London on 15 October 2026 at IFAW's 26th annual Animal Action Awards ceremony.
When Do Clocks Change in Fall 2026? Europe on Oct. 25, US on Nov. 1
Clocks move back one hour across the European Union on the night of October 24-25, 2026, and in most of the United States on November 1, 2026, marking the end of daylight saving time for both regions this autumn. The EU date is the earliest the last-Sunday-of-October rule can produce; the US follows a separate federal law. Not every device adjusts on its own.
Digital Wellness and Screen Time: A Practical Guide to Healthier Phone Habits
A controlled trial found that cutting smartphone use to two hours a day or less for three weeks measurably improved mood, sleep quality and stress levels compared with a no-change control group. Global data meanwhile show the average online adult spends roughly 4 hours 47 minutes a day consuming digital media. This guide summarises what the research shows and lays out concrete, sourced steps for rebalancing phone habits.
Genoa Mayor Silvia Salis Says Son Was Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction
Silvia Salis, the mayor of Genoa, has disclosed for the first time that her son Eugenio was conceived through assisted reproduction, in a memoir published on October 13, 2026. Salis, 41, says she and her husband, director Fausto Brizzi, tried to conceive for a year before turning to fertility treatment, and the couple chose to give their son only her surname.