Every now and then, the Internet “discovers” something you just sort of assumed everyone knew.  Like, for example, that pufferfish inflate themselves with water and not air. It seems logical that people would assume that fish – which famously remain underwater when they are not dead – fill up with water when they inflate themselves.  But apparently vast swathes...

A study was published in the Journal Behavioral Neuroscience. It observed fathers interacting with their toddler-aged and sons and daughters with the goal of analyzing any gender-based differences in their interactions. The researchers noticed that the fathers used different uses of language and attentiveness for each one. This was an interesting finding since previous research...

“How to love yourself” is a popular topic among self-help communities. Self-love is touted to strengthen relationships, improve quality of life, and increase feelings of happiness. However, it’s so much easier said than done. There are many habits and personality traits that hold us back, and they are hard to break. On the journey to...

Getting pregnant at 40 must be an exhilarating experience for all the moms out there. You are in a better place financially, mentally and emotionally to take on the responsibility of a baby. In your 20s and 30s, you are under the constant stress of working on your career while raising your children. But in...

“A woman with an opinion must develop a thick skin and a loud voice. Arrows will fly at you but they’ll never pierce through. Louder voices will try to drown yours out, but their pitches would never be high enough…” These words from my grandmother were going through my head that day in 12th grade...

What would you do when you see a jumper preparing for the leap? Many of us would like to think we would remain calm and be the hero. So many people may react poorly, or perhaps even worse, not at all. The mentality of ‘not wanting to get involved’ often prevents people from making a...

This article was originally published on September 5, 2019, and has since been updated. A Swedish study has sparked some debate. The 2019 study claimed that babies born through a Caesarean section are more likely to be autistic and develop ADHD. The research published in the journal JAMA Network Open analyzed over 20 million children, and...

Some people tend to see faces in everything, from clouds to bubbling cheese on pizza to raindrops on a foggy window. They may try to point out these findings to others. ‘Hey look, that house looks like it’s smiling!’ But others may not see the smile, or it may take a while until they do. ...

Music is an analgesic for the mind. Sound therapy has been used for ages to help treat stress, anxiety and improve a person’s physical and emotional wellbeing. While anxiety is a normal emotion to experience in stressful situations, causing increased alertness, fear, and usually a rapid heart rate [1], when it becomes excessive, consuming, and...

Macinley Butson was the first Australian to win first place at the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair in nearly 68 years.  She invented armor with the aim to protect patients from excess radiation during breast cancer. Her hard work payed off and her invention has great potential, with experimental models showing the armor reducing...

If you love to cook but are tired of using the same old herbs for every recipe, you’ll be happy to learn that oregano (your old favorite) has a cousin called Cuban oregano that is taking taste buds by storm. Not only will the taste cause your jaw to drop, but you’ll be wowed by...

The pain of loss can leave us feeling incomplete. Like a hole in your chest that threatens to swallow us whole if we flirt too long with the edge, stare too deep into the abyss. While we may pull ourselves away from the edge, it’s easy to find yourself again on the brink, brought there...