Monthly Archives: April 2018

This is Prince Harry, AKA Henry Charles Albert David, fifth in line to the British royal throne, and youngest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana: But due to the fact that people love themselves a conspiracy theory, Harry’s paternity has been called into question over the years by people who believe that his real father is […]

The last thing I remember before I fell down the stairs and lost consciousness was hearing the devastating news that my daughter was in an ambulance being rushed to hospital. My daughter Bao My was 11 years old at the time and was on what started out as a fun school trip to the beach […]

A man was made to have a partner. Hence it is a beautiful experience to meet someone you connect with on a higher level than just friendship goals. Some people meet their soulmates at a very young age just like Leonard and Hazel Cherry. They actually met 70 years ago when they were still in […]

Most people are aware of the fact that human kind has never stepped foot on the red planet. But there are roaring speculations circulating around the internet about an astronaut who was abandoned on Mars by NASA. Some people even claim that the critically acclaimed movie, “The Martian” is inspired by real life – what […]

“Upward of 50 percent of what we buy in a supermarket we had no intention of buying” — psychologist Underhill. If you want to become a smarter shopper, you need to know all the ways grocery stores are secretly (and not-so-secretly) manipulating you into buying more than you need. Reading through these “Grocery Store Confessions” […]

In July 1492, the new state of Spain expelled its Jewish and Muslim populations as part of the Spanish Inquisition. As a response, the Caliph of the Islamic state, Sultan Bayezid II, sent out the Ottoman Navy under the command of Admiral Kemal Reis to Spain in order to evacuate them safely to Ottoman lands. […]

A Chinese noodle factory has been shut down after images surfaced of workers sleeping on and sticking their bare feet in piles of noodles before they were sent off for distribution. Daily Mail reports that the Tongcheng Rice Noddle Factory of Daojiao County was caught breaking similar hygiene rules last year and owners have since promised […]

If you experience severe pain in the muscles as a result of excessive exercise or movement, you probably have not secured the required hydration of the body. A simple drink that consists of only four ingredients can help you in achieving that goal. Electrolytes such as magnesium, sodium and calcium prevent inflammation and muscle spasm. […]

It may sound like a strange movie sequel, but a Bosnian archaeologist with a penchant for dressing like Indiana Jones has discovered a giant stone sphere he believes proves the existence of a lost civilization. Archaeologist Dr. Sam Osmanagich discovered the stone in the Podunavlje Forest in mid-March and believes it may be the largest […]

For the first time, scientists have successfully traced mysterious “fast radio bursts” (FRBs), which have been speculated to be signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, to a galaxy six billion light years away. Just 17 such radio blasts have been recorded since 2007 when they were first discovered. Each one came from space and lasted a few […]

43 cocaine-addicted laboratory rats were given the choice of cocaine or sugar water over a 15-day period: 93 percent, or 40 out of 43, chose sugar. in 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a document called “TRS 916,” acknowledging that less than 10% of your daily calories should come from added sugar.  They say “less than” […]

The biotech industry is pushing the envelope further on the need for genetically modified rice by highlighting recent evidence that rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to lead’s effects. Tufts University researchers in Boston recently swapped the […]

Already battling airstrikes conducted by the US and its allies, the Islamic State now has another threat to look out for: a motorcycle gang from the Netherlands. Three members of the infamous Dutch biker gang “No Surrender” reportedly journeyed to Iraq and Syria last week in order to fight alongside Kurdish troops and against Islamic […]

Believe it or not, your feet are a good barometer of your overall health. From a pesky foot pain to more serious symptoms like numbness, your feet often show symptoms of disease before any other part of your body. No hair on your feet or toes “Bald” feet can be a sign of poor circulation […]

A free kitchen is a place where the less fortunate can come for a free hot meal, often served by volunteers. You might think this is a modern creation, borne out of a need to help the increasing numbers of poor. However, that’s not the case at all. In Amritsar, India, a Sikh shrine called […]

When it comes to fighting against gum disease, healthy diet is the primary weapon. Most people in the world suffer from different types of gum diseases and by treating it, you will not only benefit for your oral health you will also improve your overall well- being. Here are some effective ways for improving the […]

There are thousands of species of ferns among which is the bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) which is the most widely used. The bracken leafs are reaped in the autumn. Then the leaves dry on the stem and then we remove them from it and we use them to fill our pillowcase. A pillow filled with bracken […]

Imagine visiting Yellowstone this summer. You wake up before dawn to take a picture of the sunrise over the mists emanating from Yellowstone hot springs. A thunderhead towers above the rising sun, and the picture turns out beautifully. You submit the photo to a contest sponsored by the National Weather Service. Under a statute signed […]

Several years ago, I started to question some of the ingredients in commercial toothpastes as well as the approach of modern dentistry in general. I view some modern dentistry practices as appropriate and beneficial. Yet, the foundation of today’s dental philosophy is similar to the mainstream medical model in that it focuses on treatment and […]

I retired 10 years ago after a long career as a research scientist for Agriculture Canada. When I was on the payroll, I was the designated scientist of my institute to address public groups and reassure them that genetically engineered crops and foods were safe. There is, however, a growing body of scientific research – […]

On September 19, the magazine Consumer Reports  released a report  on independent laboratory tests that found inorganic arsenic – a known carcinogen – in some 200 rice products purchased in grocery stores across the United States. The admitted point was to pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration into setting a safety standard for arsenic in the […]

Kids theses days! Some of them are spending up to 5,000 hours a year reading texts and browsing online, all while hunched over looking down at their cell phones and laptops. On average, a person spends around 2-4 hours a day crooked over looking down at their personal devices, and young adults spend even more […]

We’ve all heard it before: Dogs are man’s best friend. They are extremely loyal, loving, and sensitive, always seeming to know when you need some cheering up. Well, a new study shows that they do in fact know when you are feeling down, or happy, or any other emotion, because they have the ability to read human […]

Right now there’s a guy doing life in prison who’s more free and happy than every single person you ran into today, including you, me, and the dude who’s got it all. Right now there’s a woman with no arms and no legs enjoying her life far beyond what you or I can even fathom. […]

In the winters, we humans like to cuddle up and ‘hibernate like a bear’.  Bears in the wild actually DO innately curl up and go to sleep for approximately 8 months!  Human beings know how terrible we feel when we lose sleep, but can you possibly imagine what it would be like to be robbed […]

I want to give you some foods and strategies to detoxify an organ that is vitally important for you and your body. This organ cleans your blood, regulates all of the water systems in your body, and works with all the other organs, specifically your liver, to optimize your body’s various functions. Any idea what […]

Quenching your thirst could wipe out your memory, thanks to a flame retardant chemical. Patented as a flame retardant for plastics, and banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, a brominated chemical called BVO has been added to sodas for decades in North America. Now some scientists have a renewed interest in this little-known ingredient, […]

If you’re ever on the Bering Sea near Alaska’s King Island and manage to see through the thick fog, you might be met with a strange view. Clinging to the side of the island’s steep cliff face on hundreds of stilts is the abandoned village of Ukivok. This was once home to a substantial population […]

A monumental discovery with four years of comprehensive Geo-archaeological research has failed to reach mainstream audiences for some reason.  The most active pyramid site in the world dating the pyramid complex back 25,000 years has also released scientific evidence supporting the theory that the pyramids were used as an energy source.  The recent study reveals energy […]

If you’re like me – a couch-potato with a serious TV addiction – then Netflix really is something of a God-send. There are more and more classic series and movies being added to the streaming site’s extensive library that it’s almost daunting. Then there’s the fact that lately Netflix has been making a host of […]

There are not many beverages in this world that are as compatible to the human body and its hydration needs as coconut water. Coconut water is the juice inside a young coconut. Not to be confused with the more common brown hairy ones, it’s the young green coconuts that hold the water. Their water is […]

Shrouded in legend and mystery, the Amazon rain forest is a place where the line between fact and fiction seems to blur into obscurity, although as scientists respectfully probe deeper into this enigmatic jungle, some of its most outrageous myths are turning out to be true. Tales of a boiling river, for instance, have abounded […]

Mysterious Honey Discovered That Kills All Bacteria Scientists throw at it. AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to discover a cure-all right under their noses — a honey sold in health food shops as a natural medicine. Far from being an obscure health food with dubious healing qualities, new research has shown the honey kills every […]

Since Alexander Fleming’s rather fortuitous discovery of penicillin in 1928, a vast array of antibiotics have been discovered and developed. Recently, in response to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, scientists have been investigating the antimicrobial properties of another naturally occurring substance — the skin secretions of the Phyllomedusa bicolor, also known as the Giant Monkey […]

In 1939, Albert Einstein wrote “thank you notes” to a few people for helping Jews to escape Nazi Germany. While historians only knew about two of those letters, a third recently surfaced in Chicago, according to WGN. Nearly 80 years after it was penned on June 10, 1939, Enid Bronstein is sharing the letter Einstein wrote to […]

A prominent US scientist has claimed researchers in Florida succeeded in breeding a human-chimp hybrid called a ‘humanzee’ in controversial, long-rumoured 1920s research. Evolutionary psychologist Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., who achieved renown for his pioneering mirror self-recognition experiments with animals in the 1970s, says a former university professor told him the hybrid creature was born at an […]

On March 7, 2014 at 22:30 pm outside a secret military facility in Moscow, Russia where appeared an almost invisible humanoid who was caught on a security camera.  

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking new lithium ion battery that charges super quickly and lasts 10 times longer than today’s batteries. It’ll be on the market within two years. Sick of waiting an hour for your phone to charge before you leave the house? Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have come up with […]

A number of ancient health practices are proving to be effective in multiple ways. We recently posted an article about meditation, and how neuroscience can now explain what happens to the brain when we meditate. Now, scientists have discovered the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system. […]

A DECADE AGO, THE LANDLOCKED state of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. In the years since, 113 UN states have come to recognize this diamond-shaped block, a little smaller than the state of Connecticut, as a country in its own right. Its neighbor Serbia, however, has not. Tensions between the two territories persist, particularly as many ethnic […]

We stay so preoccupied in our day to day life that the thought of growing up and aging doesn’t even cross our minds. Even if it does, we are too busy to take steps to prevent our face from wrinkles or prevent our hair from turning grey. However, there is a lady who deserves insurmountable credit for […]

They say never judge a book by its cover – but sometimes you can’t even trust the words written on the pages. This week, scientists in California are busy investigating an archaic hymn book of religious text dating back to the 11th century. In ordinary circumstances, this weathered volume would be a priceless historical artefact […]

Life as we know it needs three things: energy, water and chemistry. Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has them all, as NASA spacecraft Cassini confirmed in the final years of its mission to that planet. While Cassini explored the Saturnian neighborhood, its sensors detected gas geysers that spewed from Enceladus’s southern poles. Within those plumes exists […]

BACK IN JANUARY10-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM ETHERTON, from England, landed with his family on Süderoog, one of a cluster of islands off Germany’s western edge. He had come to celebrate with Roland Spreer, his son Holger Spreer, and Holger’s partner Nele Wree—the tiny island’s only human inhabitants, who had prepared almond cakes and coffee for the occasion—and to claim something […]

Anyone who thinks that fairies are just in fairy stories might want to think again after seeing images that were captured by a security camera on the garden of a home in London, England. The images caught show that the family had a visitor and that visitor was a fairy. Shimmering White Fairy Flies Past […]

The snow that fell over the weekend was a mixture of snow and sand from the Sahara Desert. Those who live in the Eastern European mountains are no stranger to snow, but this weekend even they were baffled by what came down on them. This weekend, across Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova, orange-tinted snow fell […]

The extinct influenza virus that caused over 50 million deaths a century ago has been replicated from avian flu present in wild ducks. Scientists are seeking to study how such a virus could lead to a new pandemic. Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with an international team of scientists, created a […]

European artist, Bogi Fabian is a talented muralist who is able to transform ordinary spaces into dazzling, luminescent dreamscapes. By painting walls and ceilings using 3D elements and her clever combination of UV sensitive paints, Fabian creates works of art that bring entire rooms to life with flowing celestial currents, radiant under-water environments and luminescent […]

It took me a very long time to learn the difference between being in love with someone and actually loving that person. I learned the hard way, the very, very hard way. Hearts were broken repeatedly over the years, and although I wish the pain could have been avoided, the experiences taught me more than any […]

If trees could talk, this bonsai (known in some circles as Hiroshima Survivor) would have a lot of stories to tell. The 388-year-old Japanese plant has seen its share of events, good and bad. Perhaps most remarkable, though, is the fact that it survived the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima in 1945. Located on the Yamaki […]