NASA Is Looking to Send a Probe to Venus’ Infernal Surface
Although we’ve had our eyes on the Mars prize for some time, a different team of researchers are actually working on getting to Venus. Venus gets closer to Earth in its orbit than any other planet, yet we have precious little information about the surface – except that it’s close to a living hell. In...
10 Really Easy Ways You Can Help out the Environment
No matter who you are or where you live, there are always little things you can do to help out the environment. Even if they seem inconsequential to you, taking small steps adds up – especially when countless other people are out there doing the same thing. So try to implement these habits into your...
Border Collies Are Helping to Reforest Scorched Chilean Wilderness After Deadly Wildfires
Go ahead and add reforesting burned land to the many things that dogs can do to make our lives better. When wildfires destroyed large swaths of land and 1,500 homes in Chile in 2017, border collies were called upon to help with the reforestation effort. https://www.instagram.com/p/BS9_pi8B9Lh/?utm_source=ig_embed The fires torched roughly 593,000 square miles of land...
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Why People Who Wish for More Self-Control Actually Wind up with Less
Here’s some bad news for folks who desperately need more self-control in their lives. Research shows that wishing for more self-control actually has the opposite effect. In a 2017 study, psychologists measured participants’ desire to increase their self-control. Then the volunteers rated their current level of self-control. Lastly, they had to complete either an easy or a...
A New Public Service Announcement Compares the Dangers of Kids Playing Tackle Football to Smoking
It’s funny that when I was growing up, parents didn’t think twice about letting their kids play organized football. I played myself for several years, and I never thought about any of the possible repercussions that came along with getting hit over and over again on the field. But parents with young kids today, including...
How to Cut Any Straight-Sided Shape out of Paper with a Single Cut
Here’s a fact that would have blown your 7-year-old self’s mind: you can cut any straight-sided shape out of a piece of paper with a single cut. Just one snip of the scissors and you can create anything from a star to a snowflake to a butterfly. The technique of folding up a piece of...