Last week's question: A study has found that mammals have evolved to overeat during cold winter months in order to maintain body fat, which might explain why so many people's New Year's resolutions to lose weight ultimately fail. Come up with a medical term to describe the extra layer of blubber many people put on from December to March.
Click here for the results of last week's contest: Candy Putin
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
THE WINNER: Polar Excess
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
SECOND PLACE: Jingle Belly
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
THIRD PLACE: Weather Ballooning
Richard Price, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Snowbesity
Ray Crary, Lodi, Wis.
Auld Lard Syne
Joe Valetti, San Leandro, Calif.
Hippothermia
Lynn Ahwesh, Camp Hill, Pa.
S'morebidly Obese
Kevin Spinner, Mill Valley, Calif.
Cold's Folds
Peter Bailey, Princeton, N.J.
BlubBRR
Neil Mann, Albuquerque, N.M.
Polar Paunch
Kenneth Updegrove, Cedaredge, Colo.
HoHoHobesity
Roger Lansing, Cooperstown, N.Y.
XX-mas
Janice Scalza, Rodney, Mich.
Spare snow tire
Danny Magowan, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Seasonal My Gains
Lynn Rohatiner, Los Angeles
-
How China uses 'dark fleets' to circumvent trade sanctionsThe Explainer The fleets are used to smuggle goods like oil and fish
-
One year after mass protests, why are Kenyans taking to the streets again?today's big question More than 60 protesters died during demonstrations in 2024
-
What happens if tensions between India and Pakistan boil over?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As the two nuclear-armed neighbors rattle their sabers in the wake of a terrorist attack on the contested Kashmir region, experts worry that the worst might be yet to come
-
Why Russia removed the Taliban's terrorist designationThe Explainer Russia had designated the Taliban as a terrorist group over 20 years ago
-
Inside the Israel-Turkey geopolitical dance across SyriaTHE EXPLAINER As Syria struggles in the wake of the Assad regime's collapse, its neighbors are carefully coordinating to avoid potential military confrontations
-
'Like a sound from hell': Serbia and sonic weaponsThe Explainer Half a million people sign petition alleging Serbian police used an illegal 'sound cannon' to disrupt anti-government protests
-
The arrest of the Philippines' former president leaves the country's drug war in disarrayIn the Spotlight Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the ICC earlier this month
-
Ukrainian election: who could replace Zelenskyy?The Explainer Donald Trump's 'dictator' jibe raises pressure on Ukraine to the polls while the country is under martial law
