They say you can’t put a price on love—but in today’s economy, it might be common sense. Single U.S. adults were asked in a new survey how much they ideally would like potential partners to earn—and were given the caveat that the expectations had to be “realistic.” Respondents who said the income of a would-be
Not even 24 hours after dating app Bumble announced it was getting rid of its trademark feature that requires women to make the first move, Robin H.’s inbox was already attracting unwanted attention. “This guy responded to my prompt, and he wasn’t a person I would have swiped on. I can’t believe some of these
Just like generations of 20-somethings before them, Gen Zers are being criticized for failing to adapt to traditional workplace norms. Some bosses complain about a lack of office etiquette and the high expectations they bring with them, while a vocal cohort say the digital natives are bringing valuable skills and a fresh approach to work.
Dean met Nicole on Bumble in 2018, and they immediately bonded over their shared Chicago upbringing. Nicole had kids, and they talked often about “wanting more than what we saw growing up in the environment we did,” Dean, a 37-year-old independent contractor, tells WIRED. They also both considered themselves more spiritual than religious, and were
Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-Shaping World of Parasites Dino Martins Knopf (2026) Togetherness: How Symbiosis Can Change the Way We Understand Our World, Ourselves and Our Future Rowan Hooper Fern (2026) Humans often fancy that we are independent creatures, living sealed off from other species. Yet, that false sense of
Scientific Panel for the Amazon. The Amazon Assessment Report 2025 (Scientific Panel for the Amazon, 2025). Bromham, L. et al. Nature ecology. Evolution. 6163-173 (2021). Article PubMed Google Scholar Cámara-Leret, R., Roehrdanz, PR and Bascompte, J. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10741-y (2026). Google Scholar article Fernández-Llamazares, Á. et al. J. Etnobiol. 41144-169 (2021). Google Scholar article Krause, T.