Science

Caregivers experience more than just the physical fatigue that comes from their responsibilities. They also report higher levels of depression, stress and other emotional problems. Unfortunately, the issues caregivers face are hard for them to talk about with others. But the Caregiver Action Network wants to change all that. They have created a special hotline...

For as long as modern humans have existed, we’ve been trying to figure out where we come from. How did we get here, and why do we look the way that we do? One trait that sets humans apart from other apes is the ability to walk upright. Proto-humans began to walk upright about 6...

Every caregiver knows that it’s important for children to wear a helmet for safety. But throughout history, kids’ helmets have gone through some downright bizarre transformations. In fact in one ancient culture, they were made of other children’s skulls. Smithsonian Magazine reports that members of Ecuador’s Guangala culture buried their infants in the skulls of...

The Curiosity rover landed in Mars’ Gale Crater in 2012, and since then, has been studying all things Martian, so we can know more about the planet’s past. Well, what we now know, more than anything, is how much we don’t understand about what’s happening out there. Case in point: the rover’s tunable laser spectrometer...

I’ve always been a fan of Jon Bon Jovi. I grew up in the 1980s and was fully on-board with the music of the time, and Bon Jovi was always one of my favorite bands. Also, Jon Bon Jovi himself just always seemed like a really genuine, nice guy compared to a lot of other...

It’s always beneficial to sit back and let some new information seep into your brain. Know what I mean? It makes you feel a little brighter and, guess what? You can break these facts out over dinner during the holidays to impress your family and friends. Let’s see who’s the big shot this year, Uncle...

To a thief, an 82-year-old grandmother probably looks like easy pickings. Unless that 82-year-old grandmother happens to be a bodybuilder who lifts weights almost every single day, like Willie Murphy. Willie Murphy lives in Rochester, New York. She was home alone recently, getting ready for bed, when a stranger began pounding on her door. The...

Feeling under the weather? Your last trip to the dentist was a lesson in shame? Better call 9-wine-wine. That’s because one of the few scientific studies that justifies wine’s cost tells us it is a disinfectant for your mouth. May I pour you another glass? The Château Pichon Baron Pauillac, 2016, is excellent. Years ago, a...