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Grant Cornett, <em>Jello Disco Floor</em>, 2016, for Gather Journal, food styling by Janine Iversen.

The Big Picture: How Food Photos Have Told Our Story Over The Decades

The new book Feast for the Eyes is a collection of images that portray the many ways we relate to food: as advertisements, art and even political statements.

Children's Whirligig Toy Inspires a Low-Cost Laboratory Test

A paper version of a spinning children's toy can replace laboratory centrifuges to process blood tests. The "paperfuge" may help diagnose malaria and other diseases.

Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash looked to a children's toy to create a hand-powered centrifuge for processing blood tests.

Children's Whirligig Toy Inspires a Low-Cost Laboratory Test

A paper version of a spinning children's toy can replace laboratory centrifuges to process blood tests. The "paperfuge" may help diagnose malaria and other diseases.

A screenshot shows a new TV ad recruiting for the Marines. It's the first to focus on a woman in a combat role.

Marines Release First-Ever Ad Spotlighting Woman In Combat Position

The ad comes amid intense scrutiny over sexism within the Marine Corps, including a scandal over male Marines sharing nude photos of female Marines without the women's consent.

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs was photographed in a 1981 training manual for caterers.

Andrew Sachs, Who Played Beloved Waiter Manuel On 'Fawlty Towers,' Dies

The actor is best known for his portrayal of the hapless waiter from Barcelona on the much loved British sitcom. He was 86.

A left-wing protest in Russia on Nov. 8. Apparently, armchair socialists aren't sitting down after all, a new study says.

Armchair Socialists Who Don't Sit – And Other BMJ Christmas Articles

Researchers found armchair socialists – and their right-wing counterparts were more physically active than centrists. Another tongue-in-cheek study in the journal concluded that men are idiots.

A U.S. Marine from the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Alpha Company looks out as an evening storm gathers above an outpost near Kunjak, in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.

A Retired Marine And A Photojournalist Confront War's 'Invisible Injuries'

Marine Sgt. TJ Brennan suffered from memory loss after being injured by a grenade in Afghanistan in 2010. Finbarr O'Reilly captured the event on film. Now the two men have written a memoir.

A Retired Marine And A Photojournalist Confront War's 'Invisible Injuries'

Marine Sgt. TJ Brennan suffered from memory loss after being injured by a grenade in Afghanistan in 2010. Finbarr O'Reilly captured the event on film. Now the two men have written a memoir.

Clare Kelley practices "forest bathing" along the edge of an urban forest on Roosevelt Island, in the middle of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. In contrast to hiking, forest bathing is less directed, melding mindfulness and nature immersion to improve health.

Forest bathing: A retreat to nature can boost immunity and mood

Today is International Day of Forests. And it turns out trees are good for our health. Studies show immersing yourself in nature — especially a forest — can reduce stress and lower blood pressure.

Members of a Saudi women's soccer team, Rana Al Khateeb (left) and captain Rawh Abdullah, practice at a secret location in the capital Riyadh in 2012. Saudi women have had only rare opportunities to play sports. The country sent women to the Olympics for the first time in 2012 and now girls will be allowed to take physical education classes at public schools.

Saudi Girls Can Now Take PE Classes, But Not Everyone's Happy

Saudi Arabia has agreed to introduce physical education for girls in its gender-segregated public schools. But there's opposition from hardliners.

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