As we inch closer and closer to the summer, you are probably anticipating spending plenty of time in your backyard and outdoors. One thing you’re probably not excited about? Mosquitoes. Thankfully, there is a cheap, easy way to keep your back deck free of the annoying, biting little creatures: Your very own DIY mosquito trap....
Ladies: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to ditch a guy who was pursuing you? Well, dragonflies have likely got you beat. A researcher discovered that female dragonflies fake death to avoid their male counterparts. (1) Female Dragonflies Fake Death To Dodge The Advances Of Males No, you’re not misreading this: Female dragonflies actually...
The North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) recently launched a campaign called #SpeakingUpSpeaksVolumes to support the LGBTQ+ community. The campaign suggests that people drop gendered terms like mom, dad, husband, or girlfriend and use gender-neutral terms instead. (1) Health Network In Australia Asks People To Drop Gendered Terms The new campaign started by the...
A humpback whale saved a woman from a potential shark attack. Marine biologist Nan Houser thought that she would die while working in the field when the whale wouldn’t leave her alone. In reality, the whale was protecting her from an aggressive tiger shark. (1) Humpback Whale Saved A Woman From A Shark Attack When...
A homeless man in Conifer, Colorado, finally was able to get off the streets and live in an RV on property he purchased himself. Not long after, however, by-law officers all but kicked him off of his property. Unfortunately, his isn’t the only tale like this. Homeless Man Kicked Off Of His Own Property After...
A story is doing the rounds at the moment that your brain keeps working after you die. But what’s really going on, and is it true? Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK studied about 2,000 cardiac arrest patients over four years. They published their findings in the journal Resuscitation. Of the 2,060 people...
The world is slowly but surely transitioning to more sustainable sources of energy. Hopefully, the not-too-distant future is a world where all of our homes, cars, and businesses are powered by renewable energy. There are several tricky things to overcome to achieve this, however, such as sustainable energy storage and conversion. This is where a...
The origins of our planet have been debated for many years since scientists first proposed the “big bang” theory. However, a discovery from April last year further moves this theory into the spotlight. Scientists have found three meteorites that contain the molecular building blocks of DNA and RNA that started the formation of the earliest...
One of the most crucial, though often overlooked, vitamins to our health is vitamin B-12. Without enough vitamin B-12 in our diets, we can feel tired, have trouble focusing, and so much more. Unfortunately, it is estimated that approximately 15% of the general population is deficient. These are the signs of vitamin B-12 deficiency and...
The cannabis market has been growing steadily for the last few years. As more and more people turn to cannabis oil and other products to help them manage things like stress and pain, the amount required by farmers to grow has also increased. Many cannabis farmers have a surplus of leftover hemp biomass. Researchers decided...
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and thought “man, I wish I could just teleport there!”? Or perhaps on a cold, miserable day you’ve wished you could automatically teleport yourself to a beach in the Caribbean. Well, it turns out that teleportation might not be such a far-fetched idea, after all. A few years...
In November 1961, the United States was shocked when Michael Rockefeller, the youngest son of one of New York City’s most influential families, disappeared. Only 23 when he was last seen attempting to swim to land from his turned-over canoe in the Asmat region of southwestern Netherlands New Guinea, many rumors circulated about his disappearance...
