For fifty years, Raju endured various forms of abuse and lived in chains 24/7. When he became aware of his rescue, the elephant couldn’t contain his emotions and began to weep. Can you imagine what it would be like to live in confinement day in and day out, endure painful shackles around your feet, and...
Skin…we’re covered in it and probably take it for granted every day. But when something is there that shouldn’t be–like a wart–you notice it right away. Fortunately, this article contains completely natural remedies to cure your warts, moles, blackheads, skin tags, and age spots! But first: What Makes Our Skin So Important? Our skin has...
Over the course of his lifetime, Stephen Hawking became known as one of the greatest minds to grace our planet. He said a lot of prolific things over the years, however, his final book Brief Answers to the Big Questions released in 2018 has even more gems. This book is Stephen Hawking’s last warning to...
We use palm oil almost every day. It’s in almost 50% of our packaged food, our cosmetics, and our biofuel. It grows in the tropics, with 86% produced in Malasia and Indonesia, and these plantations cause severe environmental damage. Clearing for these plantations destroys rainforests and homes of Indigenous people and animal species like tigers,...
Whether you have type 1 or type 2, having Diabetes is not easy. So far, scientists have been unable to find a cure, so patients must follow various treatment and monitoring regimes throughout their lives. This means constant finger pricking and insulin shots. However, this latest technology promises an easier solution to help with the...
Imagine you’re planning an outdoor wedding, and you could guarantee that you get clear skies for that day. Or how about you’re a farmer desperately in need of good rainfall, so you make that happen. This may seem far-fetched, but weather modification is actually something that is already possible and is already happening. (1) Though...
Looking up into the night sky and seeing unfathomable numbers of stars has always made us, as human beings, question both our place in the universe and whether we are alone in it. Scientists pondering exactly these questions have discovered a new Earth-like planet orbiting the nearest star to our solar system. The discovery was...
We can learn a lot from studying the rings inside trees. The science of tree-ring analysis is called dendrochronology, and examining these markings can provide information about the tree’s age, whether it had been through any fires, or if it had endured any insect outbreaks. A tree’s rings can also give significant insight into what...
The world’s oceans are in danger, and therefore so is the planet. Few people understand just how dire this situation is than Lenka Petráková, senior designer at Zaha Hadid Architects in London. She designed what’s being called the 8th continent: An entirely self-sustainable floating dwelling that cleans the ocean of plastic. (1) The Floating 8th...
In his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” America’s biggest farmland owner and Microsoft Billionaire Bill Gates says that all wealthy countries need to stop eating beef. He says that making the switch to 100% synthetic beef and beef-alternatives will help stop the ongoing problem of global warming. (1) Bill Gates Says We...
Forests are a vitally important part of our environment. They stabilize the climate by removing excess carbon from the atmosphere, protect biodiversity by providing a home for countless animal and insect species, and support livelihoods [1]. Now one man is taking it to a new level by cloning redwoods in the hopes of restoring millions...
Giant Squid are so elusive, you may almost assume that they aren’t even real. In 2012, however, a group of Japanese scientists recorded an incredible video of one. Last June, researchers also finally recorded one in American waters. First Recording from 2006 Most of what marine biologists know of giant squids come from the large...
