Life

Inside the Alaskan village where nature, faith, and community come together

Far from any road, an Alaskan village reveals how nature, faith, and community can restore strength and purpose.

Photo of Alaska.
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Three years of ChatGPT: The tool that shook our lives – and where it’s heading

Tech It Forward’s Jennifer Elias (L) and Jessica Rosner.

Start-ups in Jerusalem: Longevity firms bloom in Israel’s ancient capital

Senior man takes pill with glass of water in hand.

Lonvi Biosciences claims grape seed tablet may let humans live to 150 years


Secret to living a long life unlocked - study

Many people resort to diets and expensive treatments to avoid ageing, but a large component is genetic.

The final work is  being completed on making the Old City accessible not only to people with wheelchairs, baby strollers and vision impairment but also to mini-ambulances, mini-garbage trucks and carts to improve the quality of life for residents.

Are Israelis happy or just satisfied with life? - opinion

Israel is near the top of the world in one aspect of happiness: perceived life satisfaction or well-being. Our emotional happiness is healthy but has room to improve.

 CELEBRATIONS TAKE place at the Western Wall marking Jerusalem Day, last May. Israel scored high because our dedication to Zionism or religious beliefs makes life here meaningful and satisfying.

Why do many people start running when they reach the age of 40?

Fitness trainer Omer Rosenberg noticed that when people turn 40, they suddenly get a desire to get in shape or start running. Why does this happen?

  Runners at the Jerusalem Marathon 2022, March 25, 2022.

Water: The nectar of life. but too much, too little is deadly - opinion

Water is a powerful constituent of our environment that is more difficult to control than fire. It is vital to life but deadly in an overabundance.

 A statue of the Ancient Mariner in Somerset, England

Researchers may have found way to slow aging - study

The study suggests detoxing glycerol and glyceraldehyde to live a longer life. 

 Scientists are trying to understand how the aging process works biologically.

Appeal from the Admore Rabbi Pinto: “Enough with the hatred! It will lead to destruction!”


The 5 secrets to a happy life, according to an 80-year-long Harvard study

Researchers followed the lives of 724 men from Boston and their offspring for 80 years, starting in 1938, to understand what really makes people happy.

 Three happy women.

Rabbi Pinto: “It is dangerous to chase after your impulse desires; live with purpose”


How do you live the good life? - opinion

“The good life” means different things to different people, and the older you get, the less you define it in material terms.

 Disappointment always precedes success (Illustrative).

Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists

How a new experimental device could save 1000s of lives and billions in future damages.

 The mother of all sunset lightning storms at Denham Western Australia