Sometimes I tend to forget that in the wild, it’s quite literally a dog eat dog world. Animal instincts are there for one reason…survival at all costs. And as disturbing as it may be to see animals attacking and/or devouring one another, that’s the circle of life. We’ve compiled some of the wildest pictures captured […]
Thanks to my gig teaching spin classes, I have a front-row seat to a very reliable annual phenomenon: My classes are packed for the first few weeks of the year as people make New Year’s resolutions, but by mid-February, I’m back to teaching normal-sized groups of people who are grateful the “January joiners” have cleared […]
If you asked an average person to name influential astronomers in history, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin likely wouldn’t be among them. But there’s an argument to be made that she should be a household name. She’s the reason we know what stars are made ofbut gender bias nearly kept the astrophysicist from gaining the recognition she deserved. […]
Since its publication in 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has been retold in a zillion different ways, from serious stage plays to animated musicals to a Muppet movie to a horror miniseries. The role of Ebenezer Scrooge (or his character equivalent) has been played by famous actors such as Michael Caine, Bill Murray, Jim […]
Image by Petra from Pixabay You may pay a dollar or two to your kids when they lose their teeth…or rather, the Tooth Fairy pays them. When you collect those teeth in the middle of the night, don’t throw them away. Let’s talk about cryopreservation of stem cells. It’s not science fiction like you might […]
In the absence of proper sex education in many parts of the country, more and more people are turning to online pornography to learn how things work. In that case, people will be very interested to hear about the curious case of Lily Phillips. The 23-year-old OnlyFans star recently took on an ambitious, if a […]
Flexibility is an underrated aspect of fitness, especially since we tend to lose some of our mobility as we get older—how many of the older folks in your life can comfortably reach overhead? But whether you’re doing it for lifestyle improvements or athletics, stretching can be boring, and lead to only slow progress. How do […]
Antibiotics are amazing, and one of our best tools for fighting infections and disease. They’re literal lifesavers. Unfortunately, more and more bacteria have developed drug-resistance, which means scientists continue to relentlessly hunt for new antibiotics that might show promise for human applications. Camarria Williams, a middle-schooler from Chicago, thought she was taking part in a […]
If you’ve ever perused photographs from the 19th and early 20th century, you’ve likely noticed how serious everyone looked. If there’s a hint of a smile at all, it’s oh-so-slight, but more often than not, our ancestors looked like they were sitting for a sepia-toned mug shot or being held for ransom or something. Why […]
Four years ago, actor Mark Wahlberg attended a daddy-daughter dance with his then 10-year-old, Grace. Sadly, Grace had no interest in seeing her father strutting his stuff on the dance floor. “I didn’t get one dance,” Wahlberg told Ellen DeGeneres. “And I told her we were going to do the whole big circle and I […]
