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To get the results of the study, researchers examined various aspects of 3,000 married couples in the U.S., including wedding metrics, income, religion, and the importance of appearance to the individuals. The authors of the study set out to pinpoint the biggest causes of divorce—one of which, they learned, was a woman’s preoccupation with wealth. While the study did find that wealthier couples are less likely to get divorced, women who were fixated on money were more likely to get divorced....

READ THIS NEXT: The 5 Newest National Parks You Need to Add to Your Bucket List. The National Park Service (NPS) exists primarily to protect nature from humankind’s effects on the landscape and provide a sanctuary for all kinds of wildlife. And while this provides an unfiltered connection to the environment, it also carries with it the potential hazards and risks that come with the wild, including several that have recently elicited safety alerts....

RELATED: Apple Released This Warning About the Latest iPhones. On Nov. 1, Apple changed the classification of its fourth-generation iPad to “obsolete,” according to an internal memo obtained by MacRumors. Currently, the model is still listed on Apple’s vintage products list, but MacRumors reported that the company is expected to make the official switch soon.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb According to Apple, products are considered “vintage” when the company stopped distributing them for sale more than five years ago, but less than seven years....

RELATED: The CDC Just Banned You From Bringing This on Flights. During an Oct. 31 interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that a federal no-fly list for unruly and violent passengers “should be on the table,” meaning offenders would be permanently banned from flying in the U.S. Amid a rising number of violent passengers on airplanes, Buttigieg said that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “will continue to look at all options to make sure that flight crews and passengers are safe....

New research out of Justus-Liebig-University in Germany determined that COVID may negatively affect sperm quality and reduce men’s fertility. The researchers behind the study said in a statement that their findings showed that the virus can cause “increased sperm cell death, inflammation, and oxidative stress, resulting in lower sperm quality and potentially reducing fertility.” According to their findings, sperm concentration, quality, mobility, and shape were negatively impacted by COVID. The researchers also concluded that the more severe the illness was, the more the sperm suffered....

“Fomites are generated when infectious respiratory secretions are expelled and land on a hard surface,” H. Cody Meissner, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, wrote in a column for AAP News. “The precise role of fomites in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is not clear but appears to be less important than aerosol transmission.” According to Meissner, when these fomites are transferred from the hard surface they live on, like a doorknob or keyboard, they can cause autoinoculation, which is where “contaminated secretions from such surfaces are transferred to the ocular, nasal, or oral mucosa of a susceptible person....

A 2016 meta-analysis published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that 24 percent of people with migraines report the condition has an effect on their sexual relationships, and 5 percent said they separated or divorced from a partner because of their migraines. Sadly, 50 percent of those who deal with migraines and 12 percent of their spouses report that the migraine sufferer would be a better partner if they did not have migraines....

1 Great White Terror Toussieh was out fishing in his kayak when he noticed something in the water—a “freaking massive” great white shark, which was ominously circling his boat. “That’s a huge great white shark, oh my god!” Toussieh can be heard saying in the video footage. “That’s a huge, huge great white shark. Oh my god, that’s the size of my kayak.” Keep reading to learn more and see the video....

“For a while afterward, a lot of people bagged on me. It hurt me a lot. People thought I didn’t speak English,” Momoa told InStyle. “They didn’t know I was playing a role. I’m nothing like Drogo.” Khal Drogo’s character arc was cut short in the first season of Game of Thrones when he was killed off. While, the actor said, “everyone fell in love with Drogo when they rewatched the show,” when Momoa left Game of Thrones, it was difficult for him to book other roles....

We don’t know much about Kris yet, but read on to find out more of what you can expect to see of Windham-Burke and her relationship on this season of Real Housewives, as well as her status with her husband, Sean Burke. And for more Bravo news, check out “Real Housewives of Atlanta” Halts Production After Staffer Gets COVID. A mid-season trailer for RHOC was released on the same day Windham-Burke came out publicly....

“I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma,” Bridges tweeted on Monday evening. “Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good.” Bridges went on to say he would keep the public updated on his illness and noted how thankful he is for the love and support from his friends and family. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is your body’s network responsible for fighting germs, according to Mayo Clinic....

You can thank Nev Schulman for this 2010s slang term. While catfish was originally just a type of fish, it gained a new meaning—someone creating a false personal profile online to dupe someone else—after the documentary Catfish was released in 2010. The film, which highlighted Schulman’s experience with a woman who used social media to pretend to be another woman entirely, spawned a long-running TV show of the same name, and eventually the word’s new definition....

READ THIS NEXT: Jurassic Park Star Says ’90s Age Gap Wasn’t “Completely Appropriate.” In the summer of 2021, model and lifestyle maven Chrissy Teigen received considerable backlash when Courtney Stodden (who uses they/them pronouns) revealed that Teigen had bullied them over Twitter DM about their marriage, at the age of 16, to 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison. Though Teigen apologized to Stodden publicly, the damage had been done, and she found herself losing out on brand deals and social media followers....

Of the 60,430 cases of pancreatic cancerthat the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates will be diagnosed in 2021, many won’t be discovered until the cancer is at an advanced stage or has spread to other organs, as most signs and symptoms show up later on. That’s why it’s so important to know everything to be on the lookout for in order to catch the cancer as early as possible. Here are 13 pancreatic cancer warning signs you need to know, according to doctors....

“Prostate cancer doesn’t usually have symptoms until it’s in its later stages,” Virginia-based urologist Jennifer Young, MD, told the StoneSprings Hospital Center. “That’s why screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, and sometimes the digital rectal exam, are recommended.” In addition to getting regular screenings, doctors recommend keeping an eye out for the following symptoms of prostate cancer and notifying your doctor immediately if you think there is something wrong....

The VMAs may look a little different tonight with a global pandemic unfolding around us, but if all goes well, in 20-plus years we should be able to look back on those pictures and think, “What the heck were we all thinking?” And for more on the VMAs, check out these 20 Shocking Facts About the MTV VMAs You Definitely Never Knew. 1 Nothing could make Eminem happy. Eminem won Best New Artist at the 1999 VMAs, but still made this face....

The next time you’re heading to Walmart—or picking up a few products online—make sure to add these genius generics to your cart. Best Life’s editors have scoured the internet to bring you the best products out there, and we’re hoping you’ll love them as much as we do. Full disclosure: we may earn a commission for anything you purchase through links on this page, but that doesn’t mean you’ll pay more for them (we’d never do that to you!...

RELATED: 32 Celebrity Couples With Huge Age Gaps. George Clooney met human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in 2013 in Lake Como, Italy, and that was it for one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors. The fabulous pair traveled the world together before getting engaged in 2014. This photo was snapped at the first event they attended together in September of that year, just a few weeks before they tied the knot....

Walmart is very sneaky with its markdown system, so here’s a breakdown of how it works so you can actually score the best deal: Prices ending in “7” display the item’s original price; prices ending in “5” come after the item’s first markdown; and those ending in “1” or “0” signify the final markdown. For example, if you see a product marked at $49.97, then you know that it’s the original price and should wait for markdowns....

Those painfully bright overhead lights are doing your home no favors in terms of aesthetics. “Bright and bad lighting can pull a room—and your mood—down,” says Christina Simon, a senior designer with Mark Ashby Design. If you want to strike the right tone, Simon recommends using low-voltage bulbs and adding lamps instead of relying solely on overhead fixtures. And if you want to refresh your space, check out these 40 Super Fun Ways to Decorate Your House This Fall....