Over the thousands of years that humans have existed on earth, we have come a long way as a species. Humans have made incredible advancements in science, math, medicine, and just about every other field you can think of. For this reason, it is very rare that our ancient ancestors teach us something new. An...
When we leave school and embark on our ‘adult’ lives, naps seem like a distant part of the past. Days are packed with routines and duties like our jobs, bills, household chores, grocery shopping, carpools, and insurmountable piles of laundry, we are just too busy to sleep. Not that we don’t dream of collapsing into...
Most people assume that women mature faster than men. Researchers decided to test this theory using brain scans to determine whether there is truly a difference between male and female brains. Besides maturity, they studied whether the brain can explain other behavioral distinctions between the sexes. A survey was published discussing the maturity rate of...
Winter can be a tough season. It is long, dark, cold, and for many people, miserable. The short days with fewer sunlight hours can be depressing, and the frigid temperatures can force many people indoors for days on end. For some people, however, there is one more reason to hate the season: Raynaud’s Disease. What...
If you’ve ever kept dogs as pets, you’ve probably experienced many occasions of your dogs reacting negatively to a seemingly non-threatening person, while letting other non-threatening people pass without so much as a low growl. According to research, there may be something to that. The story of dogs Dogs have been a part of the...
There are over 100 thousand people awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States, and someone is added to that list every fourteen minutes [1]. The average wait-time for a kidney is between three and five years, and thirteen people die every day waiting to receive a transplant. The organ shortage in the United States...
The Bermuda Triangle is a section of the Atlantic Ocean between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Throughout the last several decades, dozens of ships and airplanes have supposedly disappeared here. For this reason, this mysterious area has become infamous around the world [1]. For years, experts have been attempting to solve the mystery of the...
When Charles Darwin saw a coconut crab for the first time, the only word he could think of to describe it was “monstrous”. These massive crustaceans look like something out of a sci-fi movie, with their hard shells and large pincers. Coconut crabs will eat anything, from fruits to birds, to larger animals, and some...
Sipping on organic green tea in the mornings or throughout the day is great for various reasons. It may some protection from dementia, encourage a healthy metabolism, and aid insulin sensitivity (1). But taking food supplements like green tea extract pills is a totally different story. 50-year-old Jim McCants of Prosper, Texas, learned this the...
Over the last several hundred years, technology has had a profound impact on education. At one point in human history, formal education was only accessible to an elite few, since books were rare and individuals had to travel to educational centers to receive any kind of formal instruction [1]. Technology has significantly expanded access to...
If you often find yourself dozing off at your desk in the middle of the afternoon, or driving with your windows down in hopes that the fresh air will keep you awake during your commute home, you’re not alone. The American Sleep Association has done the research and the results are in- America is a...
Solar power as a method of electricity generation has many advantages. It is a renewable and highly abundant resource, and it is sustainable. It can meet the needs of present populations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Harnessing solar energy also does not, in general, produce any pollution (though the...
