A Brazilian tourist has tragically died after falling into a steep ravine on Mount Rinjani, an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The victim, 26-year-old Juliana Marins, had been hiking with a tour guide when she reportedly asked to stop and rest. What followed was a horrifying chain of events that left her...

A 12-year-old girl in Ethiopia faced a rare and life-threatening condition where her stomach folded over on itself. This led to excruciating pain and an immediate need for emergency medical intervention. Miraculously, she survived it. This is her story battling the rare condition gastric volvulus. What is Gastric Volvulus? Gastric volvulus is a rare condition...

Aspergillus flavus, also known as the Pharaoh’s Curse fungus, is rather infamous in archaeological circles. Following the excavation of various tombs, such as the one belonging to King Tutankhamun, the archaeologists who opened them experienced a series of deaths. While many considered their deaths to be the result of a curse, doctors theorized that it...

Amid rising global tensions with conflicts in Russia, Ukraine, and most recently Iran and Israel, social media has been buzzing with apocalyptic memes. Memes depicting world-ending events humorously tied into everyday life have emerged amidst the global panic of a possible nuclear threat. Most recently, declassified, speculative online maps have proliferated around social media and...

President Donald Trump has reignited his long-running feud with tech mogul Elon Musk, and this time, he’s taking things further. During a recent exchange with reporters, Trump casually suggested he might try to deport Elon Musk from the United States. His remark came shortly after Musk slammed the GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” calling it a...

Ever since the industrial revolution, the world’s most valuable resource has more or less been oil, and any commodity that could fuel our ever-expanding industrial growth. Throughout the past two centuries, the globe has heavily relied on and fought over oil, making it our most valuable commodity. However, at the turn of the millennium, the...

TruePrepper founder Sean Gold spent months documenting hundreds of fallout shelter locations across dozens of states. His interactive maps turn dusty government archives into survival guides that work on any device with a web browser. Users can zoom into their neighborhoods and find potential nuclear safe zones nearby without downloading special software. Cold War knowledge is now accessible...

Uranus has long been one of the most mysterious and misunderstood planets in our solar system. Known for its frigid atmosphere, sideways rotation, and distant location, this ice giant has baffled scientists since it was first discovered. While telescopes and the Voyager 2 flyby gave us glimpses of its atmosphere and unusual tilt, many questions...

Cases of colon cancer have been on the rise for people under 50 years of age by 3% every year since 2011. According to the American Cancer Society, around 107,320 American adults will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This number represents an almost equal split among the sexes, with 54,510 men and 52,810 women anticipated...

NOAA has issued a summer heat warning covering the entire United States, with their 2025 climate forecast predicting elevated temperatures across every region and no state expected to experience cooler conditions. The warning builds on 2024’s record-breaking heat events. Americans face elevated risks of heat-related illness, energy grid strain, and wildfire activity as persistent climate...

If you’re planning a trip outside the U.S., now is the time to pay close attention. On June 22, 2025, the U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel warning, urging Americans to take extra precautions wherever they go. This type of alert doesn’t come often. When it does, it usually means there’s a credible and...

Glioblastoma starts as a cancerous growth of cells in the spinal cord or brain and can happen at any age. It tends to occur more often in older adults, though, and the symptoms include headaches, nausea, seizures, blurred vision, and trouble speaking. It is the most common and aggressive type of malignant brain tumor among...