About one-quarter of women report leisure-time activity meeting recommendations for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening ...

A decades-long Swedish study finds that physical decline starts around age 35, but exercise at any age still meaningfully preserves fitness. A Swedish research project spanning 47 years from ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...

First and foremost, we breathe in order to absorb oxygen—but this vital rhythm could also have other functions. Over the past few years, a range of studies have shown that respiration influences ...

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University of Stirling research. Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at ...

When you’re crunched for time and need to squeeze in a workout, it’s fair to want to get the most out of your effort. But while there’s been an ongoing debate about the merits of aerobic vs. anaerobic ...

If you’re experiencing joint pain in the knees, the solution might be to walk it off. Aerobic exercise can reduce pain, improve movement and enhance quality of life for patients with knee ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Luis E. Romero is an entrepreneur, author and speaker. “Who’s smarter—humans or AI?” Experts and the general public wrestle with ...

In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time. Take a deep breath. A flow of air has rushed ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Humans come from Africa. This wasn’t always obvious, but ...

Like an international spy, aerobic capacity goes under various aliases. You may have also heard it referred to as aerobic fitness or cardiovascular endurance. It’s all the same thing: the body’s ...