Immigrants’ gut bacteria “westernize” soon after they move to the U.S., which might influence obesity in immigrants and Americans alike. By Olga Khazan – A Vietnamese woman of Hmong ethnic tribe carries a grass basket on a terraced rice paddy field during …
Florida-based Simple Health Plans LLC has collected more than $100 million with deceptive schemes targeting Americans in need of coverage. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge temporarily shut down a Florida-based operation that allegedly collected more than …
The Centennial State has 697 sides‚ not four. Frank Jacobs – Colorado looks like a rectangle. It isn’t. The Centennial State has not four, but 697 sides. That makes it a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon. Does that make Wyoming the only real rectangular state? Well, about …
Substance use comes with cognitive repercussions. By Sarah Sloat – While the recreational use of marijuana is an increasingly legalized activity, the exact science of what the drug does to the brain isn’t yet conclusive. In an effort to understand what happens to the …
You know those posters businesses must hang up with information about labor laws? You can get them for free from the U.S. Department of Labor. If someone tries to charge you for them, it’s a scam. And this is only one way government …
Nick Lavars – A new WWF report has painted a grim picture of the impact human activity is having on biodiversity around the world (Credit: Photocreo/Depositphotos). The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released its latest Living Planet Report, an assessment of the health …
Big birds hungry for human flesh have been a problem for thousands of years. By Sarah Sloat – In 2012, a video depicting a golden eagle snatching a toddler in Montreal went mega-viral. It proved to be a doctored hoax, but it was …
Rich Haridy – – The Golden Couple by Marsel van Oosten, The Netherlands, Grand Title Winner 2018. A male Qinling golden snub-nosed monkey rests briefly on a stone seat. He has been joined by a female from his small group. It’s spring …
C.C. Weiss – Moar e-bikes include 500- or 750-watt electric drives, full suspension and 4-in fat tires. One look at the all-new Moar e-bike and you can tell this isn’t your average pedelec. The bike greets the eye with fat tires, thickly …
Gen Z is bearing the brunt of the country’s mental illness. By Sarah Sloat – The distressing events of 2018 are quantifiably affecting American stress levels. Tuesday marked the release of the most recent Stress in America report, an annual nationwide survey conducted …
