Death

Contrary to the popular wisdom that it’s a taboo subject, we love discussing death.

Go ahead and contemplate your own mortality. How does it feel? Would you be surprised to learn that it can potentially improve your mental health to think about your death more often?

On average, 18 out of 100,000 people on the planet die in car accidents each year, but that fatality rate varies widely across different countries.

A new study examines which countries have the highest and lowest rates of car crash fatalities. Here's a list of the top and bottom 25 nations.

Frostbite and hypothermia are the two most common health effects of exposure to cold weather. But how soon do they set in?

Death rates among middle-age and older people are higher when the economy is growing than when it's going down toward recession, a new study finds.