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This week, we learn that some companies are planning six-day workweeks, discover how champions Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, and Katie Ledecky transcended illness ... and relearn tools to fight the COVID ‘summer wave’. Plus, just in time for the U.S. Open, the power of tennis!

Two nurses, wearing scrubs and face masks sitting together at the end of a sidewalk. Both nurses appear exhausted as one rests her head on the other's shoulder

PHOTOGRAPH BY CEDRIC GERBEHAYE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

WORK MORE, LIVE LESS?

One study says hundreds of thousands of deaths from stress and heart attacks occur annually from overwork. Yet companies have pushed some nations, like Greece, to move to a six-day workweek for some employees. Here’s what we know. (Above, exhausted nurses in Belgium on a shift break during COVID.)

IS OVERTIME WORTH IT?

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How to take better care of your aging brain

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Why outdoor adventure is important as we age

Katie Ledecky in blue water of a swimming pool

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN HUET

WILL KATIE LEDECKY SHED MORE LIGHT ON POTS?

In her autobiography, the record-breaking Olympic swim champion acknowledged she is among the millions battling this little-known health condition.

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How Olympians have become stronger and faster

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Swimming might just be the best exercise there is. Here’s why.

Simone Biles performing on floor at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARIJAN MURAT, PICTURE ALLIANCE/GETTY IMAGES

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

Simone Biles and and Noah Lyles aren’t just Olympic champions. They are inspirations for millions of people suffering with this.

This just-approved blood test may save millions of people from a colonoscopy

Will Florida’s rapidly disappearing farmland affect what you eat?

Algal blooms can be toxic for dogs. Here's how to keep them safe when swimming

For some kids, summer break is almost over. How to help them with back-to-school anxiety.

Butterflies get all the love—but caterpillars may be even more stunning

Like it or not, we’re living in the COVID ‘summer wave.’ Here’s a refresher on everything you may have forgotten to fight it.

6 new different forms of depression? What are they?

What life is like when your brain can’t recognize faces

Yesterday’s most popular: Who in his harem killed Egypt’s last great emperor?

WATCH THE TRAILER

The upper body of a tennis player mid-serve, her serving arm and head turned upward as she tracks the tennis ball, which is seen at the top of the image.

PHOTOGRAPH BY WUNDERVISUALS, GETTY IMAGES

HOW DOES TENNIS HELP YOUR BODY?

Between the Olympics and the U.S. Open, there is plenty of inspiration for those of you wanting to get on the court again. Who doesn’t to do something that reduces obesity and diabetes risk, improves coordination, increases energy levels, and builds a stronger heart? Here’s what we know.

Today’s soundtrack: How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? Sharon Jones & The Dap- Kings

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