The Price of Fame for Performers and Athletes: Shorter Lives
An analysis of obituaries suggests high-achieving individuals tend to live longer than average—except for performers and athletes.
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What Happens When You Die on the Internet?
Your accounts get taken care of, and a lot of people are sad.
Commuting to an Early Grave
Long commutes take a toll on everybody, but women pay more dearly than men.
Solo Rock Stars Die Young
New research links premature deaths of pop stars with childhood traumas, and suggests being part of a band may help protect them against self-destructive behavior.
Accepting a Warming Planet Could Cool Urge To Go To War
New psychological research suggests the shared threats posed by a changing climate may bring people together in a common cause.
The Hardest Conversation: Talking About Death
A troubling number of terminally ill cancer patients don’t understand that chemotherapy won’t cure them. How can oncologists talk so that patients will listen?
Eastern Philosophy Eases Death Anxiety
New research finds East Asians are more likely than Westerners to react to reminders of their mortality with a renewed commitment to enjoy life.
Do Atheists Have Deathbed Conversions?
Two sets of researchers ask whether nonbelievers turn toward God after contemplating death.
Nonprofit Helps Duggars Memorialize Lost Daughter
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep serves the Duggars of the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” turning a private grieving process into a very public display.
Gadhafi: Another Dead Despot, Another Hidden Body
Moammar Gadhafi’s secret burial adds another chapter on how victors treat the bodies of their opposition’s leadership.