There is very little known about the history of water dowsing. Some speculate that it can be a useful method, while most scientists would wholeheartedly disagree. The method has been used worldwide, from Australia to India to Europe, and is thought to have originated some 8,000 years ago. Lastly, it has been thought to serve...
Typically we agree that many of the things that make up planet Earth, such as bacteria, fungi, plant life, and animals on both land and sea are alive. What if, however, the planet itself was alive? Not only that, but if it was its own intelligent being. These astrobiologists say that this planetary intelligence might...
The Y chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes found in certain mammals, including humans. Every person has one pair of sex chromosomes in the DNA of every cell. The Y chromosome appears in males, who have one Y and one X chromosome. Meanwhile, females have two X chromosomes.[1] The presence of the Y...
People who’ve survived near-death experiences often use the phrase “my life flashed before my eyes,” and a new study indicates that “life reviews” may not just be a figure of speech. For the first time in history, scientists recorded the activity of a brain as the person died. And it showed brain wave patterns that...
Car owners are left simultaneously mind-blown and baffled by a woman’s post about gas pumps. She is amazed at a recent revelation she made. According to her video, when one presses the trigger of a gas pump, it sends an alarm to the person working at the gas station. The cashier then presses a button...
The famous “Aunt Jemima” breakfast brand has been rebranded into the Pearl Milling Company. The new name pays homage to the mill built in 1888 that began producing the well-known pancake mix in 1889. The brand has previously been criticized for its racist origins, which involved a caricature of a Black “mammy” character from a...
In 1976, Frederick Newhall Woods and his two brothers kidnapped a school bus full of kids and their driver and buried them alive. Thankfully, the victims all survived the incident. Recently, however, after more than four decades behind bars, the California State Men’s Colony found him suitable for a parole hearing. Man Who Kidnapped A...
War is not something to be taken lightly. With all the violence that goes with it, it is hard to imagine what it must be like for those who go off to fight for their country. They must be such dedicated and patriotic people, seeing that they will die for their place of birth. Those...
Animals are often incorrigible; they do things very differently from the way humans would and are prone to weird quirks. Take, for instance, talking birds that can mimic the speech of humans but lack the same intuitive understanding of the language that people do. Firefighters play an essential role in the community; they respond to...
Even after death, one can continue being a hero. Phil Garcia lost his 17-year-old son, Xaven, to a tragic fire accident at their home. But the story does not end there. Xaven had died while trying to rescue his father. And, although that attempt had a tragic ending, even after his death, he has saved...
The diversity you find in nature is absolutely incredible. There are so many different plants and animals with specific evolutionary traits, that just when you think you’ve seen it all, you’re confronted by something new, interesting, and at times dumbfounding in nature. Animals can range from being one color or color pattern across their species...
One of the biggest issues in the medical care industry in the United States is the price of drugs and medications. People have debilitating or life-threatening diseases, and yet they can’t afford the treatments and medications that they need. Billionaire Mark Cuban has created a new pharmacy with the goal of solving this problem. His...
