Space might be the final frontier, but wherever humans decide to establish long-term settlements in that seemingly endless void, they’ll need local access to water. We need potable water to stay alive, of course,…
Clue: 1 across. These help keep you mentally sharp. Ten letters. Answer: Crosswords. Two studies just published by the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry conclude that adults aged 50 or higher who do word…
A new study by researchers at the universities of Zurich and Lausanne suggests that children who suffer from multiple allergies or who experience trauma (through viral or bacterial diseases or psychosocial stress) are particularly…
Medical science has long seen cheese as both good and bad. On the plus side, cheese has undeniable health benefits: It’s a good source of protein, and, depending on the type of milk used…
Denmark is known as one of the most socially progressive countries in the world, thanks to its welfare policies, consensus politics, and low level of wealth inequality, and it regularly ranks at or near…
Our national parks are natural wonderlands — mountains, deserts, forests, beaches, lakes and rivers, grasslands, even glaciers, designated and protected by the U.S. Government for the enjoyment of all. National parks might actually be…
Springtime means baseball for sports fans, flowers and plants for gardeners, and new dictionary words for wordsmiths. Some of the new words appearing on the pages of various dictionaries reflect the demographic and cultural…
The Humane Society of the United States warns that, while coyotes typically feed on such small mammals as rabbits and mice, they also sometimes make a meal of cats or small dogs. In Southern…
Researchers have discovered that poverty can affect our genetic makeup. According to a Northwestern University study just published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, there is evidence that lower socioeconomic status (SES) is…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced plans to reconsider current regulations prohibiting the use of CBD — short for cannabidiol, a non-intoxicant component of cannabis — as a food ingredient.…
A remote spot in northern Nevada has been named to the list of international dark sky sanctuaries.
New York City used to be a perilous place. In the 1970s and ‘80s, there were between 1,444 and 2,246 murders in the city every year, and between 2,875 and 5,706 rapes. Rates of…
Every year on September 10, residents of Gibraltar gather in Casements Square to celebrate their national holiday. Part of the festivities used to be the simultaneous release of some 30,000 red and white helium-filled…
You may want to reconsider eating those fiber-rich strawberries. And maybe think twice before adding two of the always so popular vegetables to make a smoothie “green.” Yes, we are talking about spinach and…
Almost 85% of public high school students in the United States now graduate with a regular diploma within four years of starting ninth grade — a record high — according to a study by…
