Science

Diagnoses of mental health disorders are never easy. It can be especially difficult for a parent to receive the diagnosis about their child. The desire to protect your child coupled with the guilt of potential heredity can be an overwhelming thing to grapple with. These 13 parents share what it’s like to hear that your...

Fact: there is literally danger lurking around every corner every time you step outside your house. Speeding cars, wild animals, sketchy people, etc. And there are also a lot of dangerous things out there that you don’t even realize… People on AskReddit spoke up about what is much more dangerous than most folks realize. Let’s...

I think we can all agree that science is amazing, and over the past three or four decades, we’ve made strides as far as materials and technology that is far beyond what most people could have even imagined before then. For a long time there was only one sort of light bulb option for the...

Most of the time, we don’t spend a lot of brain power wondering why the majority of humans behave the way we do. It’s just how it is, and there’s no changing it, and when it comes to small, adorable things, what’s not to like? Sometimes, though, questions like why just get stuck in our heads,...

Getting an unexpected medical diagnosis can be hard, no matter the diagnosis. Of course with the internet and the ease of self-diagnosis, getting an actual professional diagnosis can also sometimes be a relief. It’s trickier when it comes to mental health. I’ve had friends experience tremendous relief at adult ADHD diagnoses, because finally they feel...

The study of science and the findings that researchers uncover about our planet and beyond are constantly evolving. And if you’re not a scientist by trade or an armchair enthusiast, you probably don’t know THAT much about what’s really out there…and it can be downright creepy. Are you ready to get scared? What are some...

It’s a fact: science can be terrifying. And maybe it’s a good thing that we aren’t aware of all the dangerous things that are out there lurking in the void… But today we’re gonna get our minds blown. Folks on AskReddit offered up scary science facts that most people don’t know about. Let’s see what...

Knowledge is power and all of that, and sure, one of the best and coolest things about the internet is that we can learn just about anything with the click of a few buttons. Some posts, though, have me wondering if life wasn’t just a bit happier when we didn’t know everything, because some things…I’d be...