Science

Most people have this idea that Vikings were all giants with blond hair, blue eyes, and a thirst for raiding and pillaging foreign lands before returning how to bask in the icy, Nordic cold. And while the latter may still turn out to be true, a new study is pretty much proving the homogenous physical...

If you’ve ever owned a pet, you know there are an overwhelming amount of choices when you walk through a pet store. Toys, supplies, supplements, training, leashes, food…the list goes on and on, and honestly, most of it can feel superfluous. I mean, people had dogs and cats and birds centuries ago, and I doubt...

Yep, you read that headline right. In the 1970’s, Boeing launched an investigation into its 747 Jumbo Jet’s viability as an Airborne Aircraft Carrier (AAC). In other words, the aerospace company wanted to see if they could pack fighter jets into its largest commercial plane. Why did Boeing want to do something like this? The...

Even celestial bodies can turn over a new leaf. Lucky for our closest neighboring star, a fresh start was just around the corner. An international scientific panel officially confirmed that our Sun entered its 25th solar cycle. The solar cycle is the pattern of activity that our Sun’s magnetic field goes through roughly every 11...

There are times when you need to know something for reasons, and sometimes the knowing is enough – but also, being able to kick your friends and family’s butts at Trivial Pursuit has never felt bad, has it? If the question on the table is “what’s the world’s smallest ocean,” and you find yourself hesitating, don’t...

Sometimes, you see something that in real life that just doesn’t make sense. Instead of trying to rationalize the irrational, it’s often better to just accept things as they are and roll with them. There are abnormalities in our realities that we cannot even begin to understand – like UFOs and people who still wear...

It may seem like a weird thing to ponder, but some people have used the worldwide health crisis and the shutdowns that we’ve been dealing with for the past six months to do some good and positive things. Of course, everyone’s situation is different, which is why this time has undoubtedly been awful for some...

I have to say that I consider myself very lucky that no one in my immediate circle has become sick during the course of this terrible pandemic. So, while it has been challenging at certain times, I’ve decided to take these six months to count my blessings and improve my life in as many ways...