This article was originally published on January 7, 2020, and has since been updated. A great percentage of the lands in northern Africa are afflicted by desertification, a process whereby fertile land becomes a desert as a result of drought, inappropriate agricultural practices or deforestation. There just isn’t enough clean water to reverse this process,...
“I would find myself sitting at my desk, wishing the day was over so I could go home. And I would wish that it was Friday, so I could have the weekend off, and I would wish my next vacation was coming up. And then I realized I was very literally wishing away my life,”...
This article was originally published on January 15th, 2020, and has since been updated. The vast mysteriousness of our solar system has baffled and intrigued scientists for centuries. It has been the subject of many theories, myths, and legends, and has been fodder for thousands of books, comics, television shows and movies. Indeed, its mystery...
Horses were first domesticated 6,000 years ago in the grasslands of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan [1] and have played a huge role in human history. For countless centuries, horses were the quickest way for humans to get from point A to point B. Today, there are more than 9 million horses in the USA alone....
Nestled off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida lies Pine Key Island. A once deserted and forgotten island, this new paradise symbolizes entrepreneurship and a collaborative endeavor. What started as a simple joint venture by four friends armed with a dream and $65,000 has become a $14 million success.1 Their story has captured the hearts...
Science has led to incredible realizations about the world around us, including some of the world’s smartest animals. Here are 30 animals known for their incredible intelligence and abilities. 1. Intelligent Animals can Empathize Elephants are among the world’s smartest animals for several reasons. First, they seemingly feel things like empathy, self-awareness, and mourning. Second,...
When you notice a tiny, friendly ladybug sitting on your shoulder – their appearance is thought to herald good fortune. In reality, it might not be a ladybug at all – it could be a tree-dwelling multicolored Asian lady beetle, scientifically known as Harmonia axyridis. The bad news is that these multicolored Asian lady beetles...
The world inches closer and closer to disaster – according to the Doomsday Clock. Now resting at a mere 90 seconds away from midnight, a myriad of factors are responsible but this is the closest to midnight the world has ever been (and has been since January of last year). The clock was established in...
It’s common knowledge now that there’s a total solar eclipse approaching on April 8. But researchers are sounding alarms about the potential hazards on the road eclipses bring. Insights from the 2017 total solar eclipse indicate a troubling surge in fatal car accidents during similar astronomical (and astrological) events. An analysis done by the University...
If you were to sit outside on a clear day, you would undoubtedly see numerous birds flying about – some individually and some in flocks. To the untrained eye, it may seem as though the flight patterns of these birds is random and without meaning, but a closer look reveals that birds flying overhead are...
According to reports from Intelligent Living, an electrical and mechanical engineer from Mexico, Ramón Martín Espinosa Solís, has developed a new building material called Eco Plastico Ambiental that allows the construction of homes resistant to seismic movements from the earth [1]. The future is now. Earthquake resistant houses are not a new concept. Many construction...
Employees at the Friends for Life Animal Shelter in Houston, Texas have been encountering a unique problem for the past several months: the door to the shelter’s senior cat room kept mysteriously opening, allowing the cats inside to wander around the shelter. What was going on? Was it an inattentive worker, a ghost, or something...
