Dossier
sedentary lifestyle
Coverage of sedentary lifestyle in the Nexus archive.
- 25 things that happen to your body when you stop exercising
The article outlines the physical and mental effects of becoming sedentary, including cardiovascular decline and mood shifts, based on scientific research.
- The shocking origin of human eyes traces back to an ancient “cyclops”
A cyclops-like creature from 600 million years ago may explain the evolutionary origin of human eyes and sleep cycles. Scientists found that vertebrates, including humans, inherited vision from a single light-sensitive 'median eye' on a worm-like ancestor, which later evolved into paired image-forming eyes as the species became more active.