Science

I visited a doctor once who shall remain nameless and my experience was so bad that all I could say to myself was, “How the hell did this guy ever get a medical license?” Ugh! And, judging by these unpleasant stories from AskReddit users, I guess I’m not alone! Check out their stories and see...

There is a lot of philosophical debate on the Bible, and whether or not the stories in it are really real, or just meant to illustrate lessons meant to guide a religion and the people who follow it. When talking about the Old Testament, and the fantastical plagues, specifically, scientists and historians have always theorized...

It seems weird to me that, even though we’ve been able to buy reading glasses at the drug store for years, people have never been able to do the same for hearing aids. Some form of hearing loss comes part and parcel with getting older, just like not being able to see up close, so...

I don’t know about you, but I really don’t like to hear that scientists are “baffled” by anything – and that definitely applies to any relatively big changes with this planet we call home. Like, say, the fact that the days are getting longer and everyone has basically admitted they’re not totally sure why. There...

No matter how long we study the planet we live on and the universe around us, we seem to uncover new things all the time – and with those discoveries come even more questions to explore going forward. On Earth, ice shelves sometimes contain a phenomenon known as underwater snow – and they could be...

People are waiting longer to start families these days – if they decide to start them at all – and a number of factors are at play. Some people struggle to find the perfect person to have kids with, others marry early but want to be financially set before taking the plunge, and others still...

I have to believe that every single sane person in the world would prefer a hot shower to a cold one. Now, I know that there are times when a cooler shower is necessary – after a workout, if you’re trying to wake up or sober up – but mostly, it’s not very pleasant. Are...

There are some bad associations with the word ‘drugs,’ but the fact is, some of them have changed the course of history for the better. Imagine, for instance, still living without penicillin! These drugs were all absolute game changers, but that said, not all of them worked out the way we had hoped.   Nitroglycerin...