For millennia, humans have looked up at the sky and wondered what forces power the sun and stars. Many early societies chalked it up to the work of deities or a higher power. As technology and scientific knowledge has advanced, we have been able to probe further into space and answer some of these burning...
18-year-old Loren Schauers and 21-year-old Sabia Mistral-Reiche were, by all accounts, an ordinary young couple. Living in Great Falls, Montana, the pair had been dating for eighteen months. Then, a tragic accident changed Sabia and Loren forever. Teen crushed by a forklift Loren was driving a forklift across a bridge. He began moving closer to...
Few places in the world do dog owners have to worry about their precious pet getting eaten by an alligator, but in Florida, you do. Check out this incredible footage caught by wildlife cameras of a man saving his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. Read: Florida votes to keep daylight savings time all...
The deepest part of our oceans is not just some of the least-explored places on our planet, but in our entire solar system. Thanks to hard-working scientists and modern technology we are beginning to be able to explore these places further. Just a couple of years ago, upside down lakes and waterfalls were discovered on...
Mount Fuji, Japan’s most iconic and revered mountain, is experiencing an unprecedented event. For the first time in 130 years, the summit remains snowless well into November. The phenomenon is being linked to unusually high temperatures, raising concerns about climate change and its far-reaching impacts. A Historic Milestone for the Wrong Reasons Mount Fuji, standing...
A devastating E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s burgers has left a young Colorado teenager fighting for her life. After eating a Quarter Pounder or two over several weeks, Kamberlyn Bowler, 15, faced severe health complications that ultimately led to kidney failure. Her battle is one of many harrowing stories emerging from this outbreak, underscoring...
While you may think that we as a species have explored most of our planet, the truth is that our ocean still contains many mysteries in its murky depths. In fact, scientists are still discovering fascinating things in the ocean regularly – even when they aren’t specifically looking for them! This happened recently when a...
In the midst of the ongoing trend of people relocating from one state to another, Canadian writer and business trends analyst James Julian has brought attention to a controversial perspective. According to an article published on Medium, Julian claims that Texas might not be the ideal state to move to, despite its burgeoning popularity. The...
Scientists are constantly learning about our history as a species. Sometimes, these new discoveries change everything we think about a specific population. Scientists found DNA not linked to any known human ancestor. This suggests that at some point in history, there may have been another group of hominids that we didn’t know existed. DNA Not...
Researchers in Australia recently discovered a 2 million-year-old skull that gives us more clues about our evolution as a species. The skull, which they found in South Africa, is of the species Paranthropus robustus, a cousin species to our predecessors, Homo erectus. Many recent fossil discoveries, like the Siberian Unicorn or the “dinosaur mummy” have...
Between 2018 and 2019, we observed the first 28 cycles of a fast radio burst coming from ultra-deep space. Astronomers estimated that the object it came from was approximately five hundred million lightyears away. Despite this, they declared that this mysterious radio signal was the closest our planet has ever seen. That is, until now....
Religious fanatics will swear by the power of prayer and its ability to influence your everyday life directly. They say it’ll heal your ailments and solve all your problems. While not everyone is religious or believes this to be true, experts believe there may be a correlation between the act and good mental health. Prayer...
