This Navy Seal method could be the key to overcoming panic. By Sarah Sloat – In moments of acute stress, it can be difficult to breath easy. When the “fight or flight” response is activated, the sympathetic nervous system activates rapid breathing. In the …
Five hundred years after coining the first dollar, a tiny mining town is coming to grips with the many ways it shaped the modern world. By Eliot Stein – The US dollar is the most widely used currency in the world. It is …
Increasing temperatures and populations threaten a precious element and pose a serious problem. What can we do about protecting our most vital resource? By Tim Smedley – The next time you open a can of soft drink, consider where the water inside it …
Tool of the devil, harmless family game—or fascinating glimpse into the non-conscious mind? The makers of the first talking board asked the board what they should call it; the name “Ouija” came through and, when they asked what that meant, the board replied, …
Some puzzling studies appear to show that tiny airborne particles may contribute to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Should we be concerned? By David Robson – Take a deep breath, and exhale. Depending on where you live, that life-giving lungful of air might …
The interactive tool enables users to home in on a specific location and visualize how it has evolved between the Cryogenian Period and the present. During the Early Triassic Epoch, Washington, D.C. was situated in a massive supercontinent called Pangea (Ian Webster/Ancient Earth) …
The find may challenge modern notions about the starch-starved “paleo diet.” The excavation at Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains on the Kwazulu-Natal/eSwatini border (Copyright Lucinda Backwell) By Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonianmag.Com – The human hankering for roasted root vegetables may have gotten …
Archaeologists think it was occupied by Maya elite more than 1,000 years ago. Parts of Kulubá are already open to the public, and the INAH hopes the newly discovered palace will become accessible “in the medium term.” (Mauricio Marat/INAH) – By Brigit Katz, …
The air we breathe could be changing our behavior in ways we are only just beginning to understand. By Melissa Hogenboom / Images by Emmanuel Lafont – * This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2019” collection. Discover more of our picks. …
Toxic formations across the US and the Baltic are part of a worrying trend linked to the climate crisis and farming methods. By Jeremy Hance – A harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie in September 2017. Photograph: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography/NOAA. On …
