On August 21, most of North America will have its collective eye on the sky in anticipation of the solar eclipse that hasn’t been seen in this part of the world for 99 years. If you are one of the lucky individuals to be along the path when the eclipse occurs, you will be treated …
The health hack sweeping the wellness industry is highly debated conversation. If you’re not allergic or sensitive to gluten, should you bother removing it from your diet? Recent research from the Columbia University Medical Center suggested that a low-gluten diet could actually have a negative impact on your heart health, particularly due to eliminating heart-healthy …
What if you could design your own children? As it turns out, we may not be far away from this. Thanks to CRISPR, scientists are honing in on the ability to alter DNA and create what we never could’ve imagined. (“Human embryos reportedly edited for first time in the US using CRISPR,” 2017) Shoukhrat Mitalipov of …
The Cornell Method of taking notes is pretty straight-forward and helpful to people just starting out in the world of developing good study habits. The original plan was to take notes during lecture, then add your own comments and thoughts in a smaller column, then summarise every page at the bottom like the image to …
Most of us know that dogs evolved from wolves thousands of years ago, but how did they become as domesticated as they are today? Furthermore, is there any science behind their friendliness toward humans? As it turns out, there is data on this very topic. Recently, a group of researchers came together to look at …
In July, the city of Salem, Massachusetts, held a ceremony to honor those who were killed during the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. A memorial was opened to commemorate the people who were convicted, and it stands at the assumed site of the witch hangings. July marked the 325th anniversary of the tragedy, which …
Do you live in one of the fittest places in the world? This is what researchers recently attempted to uncover by analyzing data from thousands of people. To draw their conclusions, scientists looked at anonymous data from more than 700,000 individuals. These people were asked to use Argus, an activity monitoring app. “There have been …
As we munch on fresh sweet corn during summer cookouts, it may be easy to imagine that the Native Americans also enjoyed the butter-dipped goodness that is corn-on-the-cob, or maize, as it was originally called. After all, corn is New World plant that was an important food source, commodity, and spiritual item for the people …
The summer sun and heat calls people outside once again. With all the scares of mosquito transmitted diseases, the bug spray is par for the course. Who’s more at risk: city-dwellers or rural lovers? Research out of Panama suggests those along the main roads — whether they are rural or city dwellers are first choice …
There’s something about our sense of smell that makes food particularly delicious to us. How do you feel after you catch a whiff of French fries? If you couldn’t smell them, would you crave them as much? More importantly, how would your body react? This is exactly what a group of researchers from the University …