To receive a cancer diagnosis, or have someone close to you be diagnosed with cancer, is a truly devastating experience. Around the world, cancer is the second most common cause of death. [1] In 2021, it’s expected that more than 1.9 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 600,000 will die from...
In 1971, NASA sent a map into space developed by astrophysicists Carl Sagan and Frank Drake. This map aimed to help any Aliens who may come across it find their way to Earth. Now, 50 years later, the map is being re-done to make it more fool-proof. (1) NASA Sent A Map Into Space For...
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide. The Skin Cancer Foundation estimates that one in five people will develop skin cancer by age 70, and more than two people die of skin cancer in the US every hour. (1) Early detection is key to improved survival rates. According to...
Scientists put human genes into monkeys and were able to make their brains grow. Chimps are our closest living relatives, but our brains are about three times the size of theirs [1]. Presumably, it is our larger human brains that make us the dominant species over our primate cousins. But is size all that matters?...
If you’ve ever thought that it would be amazing to just lay in bed all day and get paid nicely to do it, then I’ve got the opportunity for you: NASA wants to pay you to lay in bed all day, every day, for two months straight. Here’s what you need to know. (1) NASA...
Bill and Glad Forward’s love story was one for the ages. The pair met when they were young children, grew up together, fell in love at the tender age of sixteen, and the rest is history. Bill would ride his bike to her house every Saturday afternoon and the two would ride around town together. After...
As it turns out, people don’t actually “rest while they’re dead.” In 2019, researchers at the first ‘human body farm’ in Australia noticed that dead bodies keep moving as they decompose. Contrary to popular belief, the position of a found body isn’t necessarily the position it died in. This information could be crucial to future...
On March 20, 1998, four men raised their glasses in the Cracker Barrel in Grove City. They were Stanely Allen Meyer, his brother, and two Belgian investors. Meyer boasted that his invention of the water-powered car could turn water into hydrogen fuel to drive his dune buggy. All it needs is 20 gallons of water....
Back toward the beginning of the year, The Land Report named Bill Gates the top farmland owner in the United States. Recently, he attempted to explain why he bought more farmland than anyone else. His answer was, well, a touch confusing. Let’s see if you can make sense of it. (1) Bill Gates Explains Why...
The first-ever 3D-printed tiny house now has its first occupant. The tiny house design from ICON has transformed from a concept into a practical living solution. As has the life of Tim Shea, a man homeless up until this point been transformed as the first 3D-printed tiny house resident. It shows that this project is...
You’ve probably heard of the dark web – but do you really know what it is, exactly? While many of us think the dark web is illegal, it actually isn’t. Not only that, but not everything on the dark web is illegal, either. That being said, the dark web is still quite dangerous and is...
At just 15 years old, Jeff Henigson was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. The prognosis for survival was grim. Despite that, he is still alive 35 years later. After the BBC published an article about him last summer, he received an interesting email from a neuropathologist. The man said that he believed...
