Every so often, a new medical condition comes along that suddenly becomes the talk of…
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Human intelligence is a collection of skills, including knowledge, memory, quick-wittedness, analytical ability, and pattern…
Charles Darwin proposed that due to the ferocious competition amongst males to find a partner,…
Humanity’s rise to become the dominant species on the planet seems to have been a…
In his 1896 short story The Sea Raiders, HG Wells describes a world where sentient…
Much is being written about the human microbiome, the trillions of invisible microbes that live…
No matter how thoughtful, intelligent, well-informed, or open-minded you think you are, you’re wrong. Even…
Sometimes, history is gross. Really gross. Especially where diseases are concerned. We’ve all heard of…
Throughout history, the works of inventors, engineers, polymaths, and entrepreneurs have advanced mankind in both…
For most of us, as far as our vehicles go, putting a GPS in is…
Homo sapiens first emerged 200,000 years ago in Africa and over the next 180,000 years,…
Neurologists may talk a big game, but the reality is that our understanding of the human…
A perpetual motion machine is a machine that, once it’s started, won’t stop and doesn’t…
What is the most reliable source of beauty in photography? If you believe Instagram users…
is going to a traditional spa and getting traditional facials and massages getting a little boring for you? Luckily, there are a lot of bizarre alternatives that will leave you shockingly refreshed, in mind body and spirit. You might not want to tell Grandma though; she’ll wonder what’s come over you.
Most Americans have encountered some bacteria at some point in their lives, whether it was…
Black holes were first theorized by John Michell in 1783, and the theory was pushed…
As we’ve mentioned a few times before, the fact that we are alive here is…
Killer whales, also known as orcas, are not actually whales at all – they’re dolphins. What…
It’s no secret we guys are obsessed with our junk. From having the biggest to…
In 2013 it was revealed that the U.S. government had been spying on its own…
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke From space exploration,…
In 1949, Eric Blair, known by the pen name of George Orwell, published 1984; a…
Overpopulation isn’t something this generation has to worry about much, but under-population? That’s a very…