Indians are becoming obese year by year, and it is now the 3rd most obese country in the world, according to the National Family Health Survey (2019-21). While there are many contributors to this ...

Height for most people caps at about age 20, but the hips continue to expand. June 7, 2011 — -- Can't zip your jeans, cinch a belt or pull those boy shorts over your hips anymore? Take heart. It ...

Each year, the burly bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve capture global attention in a March Madness-style bracket challenge as fans pick which bear advances in each round. “The bears have been ...

Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they are more resilient to global warming than previously thought. When you ...

Stone Age humans living by a lake in what’s now Germany systematically processed animal carcasses for fatty nutrients — essentially running what scientists describe as a “fat factory” to boil bones on ...

It is Fat Bear Week in Alaska. The popular competition lets anyone vote on which of the animals is most prepared for winter. By Madison Malone Kircher College basketball has March Madness. Alaska has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are getting a little taller and a lot fatter. Adults are roughly an inch taller than they were in the early 1960s, on average, but nearly 25 pounds heavier, the government ...