Michelle Konstantinovsky
Michelle Konstantinovsky is a San Francisco-based journalist who's written on everything from the Beagle Brigade and border walls to cricket farms and TV scheduling for HowStuffWorks. She earned her master's degree from U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and she's written on health and wellness topics for outlets including Cosmopolitan, O: The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue and more. Michelle loves music, manatees and terrible teen movies from the early 2000s.
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A new study determined it takes a split second for our brains to replay and store certain memories when we sleep.
One out of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape, and many are afraid to or don't know how to report it.
Scientific divers from the California Academy of Sciences discover new species of dazzling, neon-colored fish.
How did this natural tic become the signal for so many social expressions?
These testosterone-filled parties date back to the time of the Spartans if you can believe it.
The study, led by Boston Children's Hospital, was successful at getting mice with spinal cord injuries to walk again.
The World Heritage Committee added 19 new sites: 13 cultural, three natural and three mixed sites to its list, bringing the total number to more than 1,000 in 167 countries.
Where does your state land on the list?
It happens to almost everyone and there are lots of possible explanations.
When you hit the beach this summer, don't forget to bring good beach etiquette.
Could such a simple change make a major impact? A new study says it's possible.
Science shows that, although people do tend to feel angrier when hungry, there are ways to tame that "hangry" feeling.
The famed pancake chain is now a burger chain? What is happening?
When was the last time you refreshed your cosmetics bag? If it wasn't in the last few months, chances are some of that stuff has gone bad.
No bridesmaid? No problem. You can just hire one.
A three-year study found workers in open offices were so self conscious about their images they changed the way they dressed.
The two words may sound like a mouthful, but together they make up the building blocks of healthy food.
3-D printed food? It could be coming to your plate in the not-so-far-off future.
Foodborne illnesses kill more than 400,000 people every year. But researchers in Canada have created a patch that could put an end to consuming contaminated foods.
Not all drugs are created equal. And not all drugs are prescribed for the particular conditions they're technically approved to treat, either. That's when they fall into the off-label category, and they're more common than you think.
