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A Specific Kind of Hiking Can Change our Brains and Make us Happier and Healthier

Hiking is excellent exercise for our bodies, and getting out into nature always makes us feel great mentally. But, now science tells us that not all hiking is created equal, and one kind actually makes changes inside our brains that improve our well-being. Many of us have experienced intrusive, negative thoughts. Obsessing and constantly dwelling...

New CRISPR Technique Has the Potential to Eliminate Most Genetic Diseases

First of all, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page re: CRISPR. At its core, CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that allows scientists to change the genetic blueprint of pretty much every living thing in existence. In fact, in the 10 years its development, the technology has been used to change DNA to...

Is It Healthier To Skip Washing Your Hair? — 4 Common Mistakes Most People Make In The Shower

Showering is something pretty much everyone does, and while some people delight in stepping under the spray, others dread taking time out of their day to do something as mundane as wash their bodies. Either way, most of us don’t want to spend more time in there than necessary. Are you maximizing your time? Are...

Scientists Have Embedded a Chip in a Man’s Brain to Help Overcome Opioid Addiction

Opioid addiction is a hot topic these days, and many know someone who got hooked on painkillers after an accident, injury, or surgery and then turned to harder drugs when the legal ones ran out. People are dying, and doctors and researchers are scrambling to figure out how to save them. This chip might be...

Dan Aykroyd’s Ancestors Were Literally Ghost Hunters — And The Real Stories Inspired ‘Ghostbusters’ Movies

No, people, this is not a drill – Dan Aykroyd, of Ghostbusters fame – comes from a family who has hunted for actual ghosts. Dan Aykroyd still ain't afraid of no ghost! He's back for the #GhostbustersReboot. http://t.co/2CxtQLM3ak pic.twitter.com/BltLGbVNjF — Good Morning America (@GMA) July 15, 2015 It began with Samuel Augustus Aykroyd, who was...

English Is Hard: Learn About Misplacing and Dangling Modifiers

When I started writing four years ago, I had no idea the level of proper grammar that lay beneath simple and complex sentences. Sure, I could write paragraphs, knew about subjects, verbs, and punctuation, but to know the intricacies within the study of grammar was beyond me. It wasn’t until I met my editor for...

9 Fur-Real Facts about Cats you Might Want to Read Right Meow

If you’re fur-tunate to live with a cat, then you’ll want to scroll through this purr-fect list of feline facts that’ll make you glad they own you. 1.  Abraham Lincoln was a cat lover So you’re in excellent company. 2. Cats can be allergic to humans Some cats can have asthma. It’s true! Particularly indoor...

These MRI Scans Show the Irreversible Damage Cocaine Can do to Your Brain

The fact that mind-altering chemicals like cocaine do a number on our bodies isn’t exactly breaking news, but these MRI’s show just how far cocaine can take a person beyond pounding hearts, sweaty palms, and strained nerves. In fact, they tell us that repeated and heavy abuse of the drug can lead to physical brain...

Why Sigmund Freud’s First Visit to America Was Also His Last

As a boy in Austria, where anti-Semitism was alive and growing, Sigmund Freud nurtured a deep love and admiration for the United States. It had begun with a reading of the Gettysburg Address–Lincoln’s ideas about liberty and equality inspired him so much he used to recite it to his sisters–and he spend years going to...

A Mathematician Solved Parallel Parking in 4 Easy Steps and Now It’s a Breeze

Parallel parking really is an art. Remember when you were trying for your driver’s license? Maybe you spent hours practicing in an empty parking lot, attempting to get the vehicle between two cones. And even with all that practice, most of us lucked out during our driver’s exam when trying to pass our tests. If...

15 People Share the Weird Things That Creeped Them out When They Were Kids

When I was a kid, I was always terrified of being shot in the back with an arrow as I ran up the stairs in our house. So I would sprint up that set of stairs as fast as I could like my life depended on it. Every single time. Clearly, I was a normal child and...

Botched Surgery Causes Pubic Hair to Grow on Woman’s Face

It’s hard to get over traumatic events – things like a dog biting a hole in your face, for instance. That’s exactly what happened to Crystal Coombs when she was 9 years old, according to People. It bit an actual hole, in her face. “It was open for a while. Like how the outside of...

10 Private Investigators Share the Weirdest Cases They’ve Ever Worked On

For most people, zany detective cases are the stuff of TV shows and movies, not reality. But when you work as a private investigator, real life truly is stranger than fiction. On two AskReddit threads, people who have worked in the PI field shared some of the craziest stories from work — at least, the craziest ones...

Helicopters Are Dropping Vegetables for Animals That Have Survived the Australian Fires

The Australian bushfires continue to burn large swaths of the country and kill millions of animals, but the Australian people haven’t given up hope yet. They’re still doing absolutely everything they can to help – not just for their fellow humans, but for the animals that have survived the devastating fires, as well. One effect...