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Future-proof your body: Beginner biohacks that could add years

4 days ago | stacker.com | Stephanie Anderson Witmer

If you’ve paid attention to health and wellness culture, you’ve likely encountered the word “biohacking” at least once. The term can mean different things to different people, but the gist is this: Making small but strategic tweaks to your health to help you live a longer, healthier life. For some, “biohacking” is all about tech, with an emphasis on data, wearables like Whoop or the Oura Ring, and specialized equipment like sleep-tracking beds or continuous glucose monitors.
Which sports drive the most wagers?

1 week ago | stacker.com | Steve Madgwick

Sports betting has transformed from a niche hobby into a nearly $1 trillion global phenomenon, thanks to online betting sites, live odds, and a cultural shift that integrates wagering into the sports-viewing experience. Sports betting is now mainstream entertainment across the world. However, not all sports are equal when it comes to betting handle. Which sports lead the pack in total wagers? When does betting activity spike?
Which news sources do Americans trust the most and least in 2025?

1 week ago | stacker.com | Taylor Orth |Carl Bialik

Tero Vesalainen // Shutterstock Nearly five months into President Donald Trump’s second term, trust in the American news media is sharply divided, with deep partisan and generational splits shaping where Americans turn for information — and how much they believe what they hear. A new YouGov study, based on a May survey of 2,211 U.S. adults, reveals that — aside from The Weather Channel — few news outlets earn high marks from both Democrats and Republicans.
This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter

1 week ago | stacker.com | Ames Alexander

Courtesy of the Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association It began with a lobbyist’s pitch. Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says a lobbyist proposed a simple idea: repeal the state’s requirement for reflective roofs on many commercial buildings. In late March, Grills and his fellow lawmakers voted to eliminate the rule, scrapping a measure meant to save energy, lower temperatures and protect Tennesseans from extreme heat.
Need an escape? New tech can help you unplug without going totally off the grid.

1 week ago | stacker.com | Cu Fleshman

Drazen Zigic // Shutterstock Maybe the verdant peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains are calling your name, or maybe you're intrigued by the variety of flora and fauna at Joshua Tree National Park. No matter what kind of outdoor adventure piques your interest, there's always an opportunity for exploration on the horizon—and new technological advancements can help you get there.
Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt

2 weeks ago | stacker.com | Jen Fifield

When two Republican Cochise County supervisors delayed their certification of the county’s 2022 election results, a judge forced them to certify, pointing to language in Arizona’s election manual that says they have no choice. A state grand jury later charged the two supervisors with two felonies—conspiracy, and interference with the secretary of state’s duty to certify the election.
Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators

2 weeks ago | stacker.com | Rachel Ehrenberg

David Govoni, Stephen John Davies, Tausher, Yao Li, Jero Chávez, Denver Kramer, Yash Bhagwanji, Fotis-Samaritakis, John Serrao, Jackie T, Aulax // iNaturalist.org In late winter, in the swampy lowlands of the northeastern United States, you might catch a whiff of rotting flesh. The unlikely source is flowers—maroon pointy things, the size of fists, that protrude from the still-frozen ground like grotesque harbingers of spring.
The 'king of poisons' is building up in rice

2 weeks ago | stacker.com | Ayurella Horn-Muller

Throughout the Yangtze River Delta, a region in southern China famed for its widespread rice production, farmers grow belts of slender green stalks. Before they reach several feet tall and turn golden brown, the grassy plants soak in muddy, waterlogged fields for months. Along the rows of submerged plants, levees store and distribute a steady supply of water that farmers source from nearby canals.
How stress shapes cancer's course

2 weeks ago | stacker.com | Diana Kwon

If stress can make cancer worse, how can the process be stopped? Little by little, new treatments are emerging. For about half a century, clinicians have used beta blockers to treat hypertension. By scouring data from patient registries, researchers found that people with cancer who already had been taking certain kinds of beta blockers at the time of diagnosis often had better outcomes, including longer survival times, than those who were not on the medicines.
Every 30 minutes, someone arrives at an ER with a gunshot wound, according to the CDC

2 weeks ago | stacker.com | Fairriona Magee

The COVID-19 pandemic and its corresponding increase in shootings sparked a national conversation around firearm injury, emergency room visits, and the treatment of gun violence victims in hospitals. Five years later, the conversation has faded, but new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that gun violence remains a stubborn presence across the country, with 93,022 shooting injuries treated in hospitals from 2018 to 2023.