It’s no secret that minimum wage in the United States is not very much money. A report done last summer showed that the income needed to afford rent in every single state is more than double the minimum wage. This proves just how unaffordable the United States is. The Income Needed To Afford Rent In...
Anyone who knows someone with Crohn’s Disease or suffers from it themselves knows how debilitating this condition can be. Scientists have recently discovered that a protein secreted by our immune defenders might actually help to stop the disease from developing. What’s more interesting, however, is how this led them to figure out that a common...
Currently in the United States, there are over 11,000 people waiting for liver transplants. Unfortunately, the country does not have enough supply to meet demand. This new discovery of just how long livers can stay functioning, however, might help with this problem. Scientists have recently discovered that the human liver can stay alive for over...
Have you ever been completely exhausted, but when you try to actually go to bed you then can’t seem to actually fall asleep? Most often this is because we have trouble quieting our minds. We live busy lives with many stresses, worries, and things that excite us. All of that can start flipping through your...
Marijuana is slowly becoming more accepted around the world. Whether it’s for medical reasons, anxiety, or recreational use, more and more people are becoming fans of the plant. However, more recent study questions whether or not it is a good idea for adults to use it. Specifically, adults who are 30 years old or above....
The climate crisis is only getting worse. This means that scientists are racing to find sustainable solutions to power our world. Rather than constantly trying to come up with something brand new, many scientists are trying to make improvements to technologies that already exist. This group of scientists has come up with a new way...
On a daily basis, we experience small changes in or on our bodies. Usually, these go away almost as quickly as they appear and aren’t overly concerning. If you have a feeling, however, that something should be checked out, you probably should have it looked at. This college athlete decided to have some mysterious dots...
Recently, a group of researchers was exploring the ocean floor. These researchers stumbled upon a formation on the forest floor that looked like something out of a fairy tale – or perhaps from a lost world. They found what looks like the yellow brick road… or the road to the Lost City of Atlantis. Check...
Artificial intelligence technology, also known as AI, is an up-and-coming technology. In recent years it has made the headlines dozens of times – both for good reasons and otherwise. A new type of AI that is built to give ethical advice is turning heads for being, well, not quite as ethical as it should be....
Feminism has certainly seen its various forms and movements over the last 100 years. The most recent one is nowhere, and it is a little different from its past forms. Bimboism, or Bimbofication, is the latest form of new-wave feminism brought to us by Gen Z. As a reporter from VICE pointed out, it is...
“Life is short.” “Life is fragile.” “You’ve only got one life, so live it to the fullest.” We hear phrases like this all the time from the time we are young. We’re constantly reminded that we need to seize every moment. If we’re lucky, we will age, which also will bring about less energy and...
It is no secret that humans are having fewer babies. More and more people are deciding to forgo parenthood, on top of the number of people who would like to be parents but for whatever reason are unable. With the human population set to decline drastically over the next century, people are looking for other...
