Ancient longevity drink can lower your cholesterol — consume enough and it reduce risk of dying by 16%

Drink up for better health. What we eat plays a clear role in lowering cholesterol, with nutrient-rich foods like oatmeal, brown rice, high-fiber vegetables, fatty fish and seeds helping out. Beverages help too, as one drink that’s been around for centuries — and is still popular today — not only lowers bad cholesterol, but can also increase longevity. One of the most consumed beverages in the world, green tea has several health benefits, such as protecting the cardiovascular system against stress and even making people happier. The decaffeinated version of the ancient drink could also prevent an early death from…

Colorful ‘painting-like’ ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure the Bahamas — Earth from space

QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas [23.547188707, -76.46352937]What’s in the photo? Submerged sandbanks and seagrass beds in shallow waterWhich satellite took the photo? Landsat 8When was it taken? Feb. 15, 2020This ethereal satellite snap shows beautiful, “painting-like” folds within an ancient underwater structure in the Bahamas.The Great Bahama…

Belgium exposed the defensive cracks USMNT showed all World Cup long

SEATTLE — The United States men’s national team finally showed the cracks along the fault lines that had been there from the beginning. Their vulnerable defense that bent through friendlies, shined and survived in the group stage, and escaped against Bosnia and Herzegovina, finally fractured Monday night. “Today wasn’t a…

Nikola Jokic sets record straight on Nuggets contract rumors

Don’t worry Nuggets fans, Nikola Jokic isn’t saying goodbye anytime soon.  Following a FIBA World Cup qualifying game Monday, the Serbian star reaffirmed his desire to extend his contract and finish his career with the Nuggets, though he plans to wait to sign his deal.  “My idea and desire is…

Bears’ Caleb Williams gifts Chicago-native Pope Leo XIV autographed jersey

Pope Leo XIV’s closet keeps getting more full with Chicago sports gear.  This time, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sent an autographed jersey to Leo, a Chicago native and the first American-born pope in the history of the Catholic Church.  Gifted by Williams’ Caleb Cares foundation, the jersey was presented to…

Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal ‘webs of descent’ among male relatives

Stone Age people in northern Scotland buried related males — but not females — together in the same tomb, a new DNA study reveals, creating “webs of descent” across several Neolithic archaeological sites.In the study, published Tuesday (April 14) in the journal Antiquity, researchers analyzed the DNA of 22 people…

‘Allergic’ to your office? You might have ‘sick building syndrome’

This kind of “sick time” is no work perk. Since the term was coined in the early 1980s by the World Health Organization, “sick building syndrome” (SBS) has been used to describe the array of irritating symptoms some people feel when inside certain buildings, from headaches and fatigue to nausea…

The trials, troubles and lows of Lenny Dykstra’s post-Mets fall

The Post reviews the past infractions of former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra, who helped the team win the 1986 World Series:  1990: Dykstra was placed on probation for a year by then-commissioner Fay Vincent after testifying that he lost $78,000 in Mississippi poker games. 1991: Dykstra, then with the Phillies,…

Goldman Sachs stock falls despite blockbuster earnings report

Shares of Goldman Sachs dropped Monday despite the Wall Street giant posting a blockbuster first-quarter profit, as investors zeroed in on weak spots beneath the headline numbers. The stock dropped roughly 2% intraday after initially plunging more than 4% at the open — even as the bank reported earnings and…

What Giants might do at safety in 2026 NFL Draft

New head coach John Harbaugh enjoys having top players at the back end of his defense. He had Ed Reed in his early head coaching days with the Ravens and, more recently, relied on Kyle Hamilton in Baltimore. Harbaugh has already raved about Caleb Downs, the do-everything safety from Ohio…

Joe Buck passed on calling postseason MLB games for ESPN

Joe Buck is leaving postseason baseball in his past. The longtime play-by-play man revealed on “Sports Media with Richard Deitsch” that he was offered the chance to call playoff baseball on ESPN last year, but turned it down — and its a choice he’s still comfortable with. “As you and…

Antiseptic-tolerant germs spread through the air in hospitals, early study hints

A common antiseptic used to clean hospital patients’ skin can linger on surfaces for hours, creating breeding grounds for bacteria to become tolerant, or even gain resistance, to chemicals that usually kill them.Once they develop “tolerance,” bacteria can survive certain concentrations of chemicals more easily than their peers do, but…

Steph Curry’s jersey tops NBA’s best-selling list for 2025-26 season

Steph Curry only logged minutes in 43 games for the Warriors this season, but the lack of playing time has not impacted his popularity one bit. The NBA announced on Monday that the Warriors star’s jersey was the league’s top-selling one for the 2025-26 regular season. The league said the…

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