GPS relies on satellites for them to work. It is getting very difficult to rely on them in Australia. Researchers have found that the country has moved north about 5 feet according to the movement of the tectonic plates. Because of this movement the GPS can’t register the correct directions. Some that use their GPS are finding that they have […]
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Recent research is painting an unsettling new picture of human health: tiny plastic particles called microplastics and nanoplastics have been detected in human brain tissue — and levels appear to be rising over time. These findings are drawing alarm from environmental scientists and health experts alike. 📈 What Did the Study Find? A study published in Nature Medicine examined human […]
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The Japanese are working themselves to death. Labor activists have been trying to draw attention to the problem of karoshi, or death from overwork, for decades. Reliable statistics can’t be found, because it’s hard to prove causation in the case of someone who, say, worked 36 hours in a row several times in the same month and then died of […]
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An enormous iceberg in Antarctica has killed off 150,000 penguins and threatens to wipe out an entire colony, which has become trapped and unable to reach food. A study by researchers from New Zealand and Australia said only about 10,000 Adélie penguins have survived after an iceberg – labelled B09B – grounded in a bay in 2010. The grounding, at […]
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Living by the ocean may help keep you calmer and relaxed. In a study it showed that the people who lived near the water were less stressed and with less psychological distress. In Roman times it was believed that water has healing and transformational properties. It is also found in Chinese medicine that water is crucial to balancing the body, […]
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When you decide to get a tattoo there are a few things you should consider before getting one. Don’t do it if you are not of sound mind, like if you have been drinking with your buddies. Have you checked out the artist and made sure that they are certified and clean? After you have done the research and have […]
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It is finally here – the Male Contraceptive Pill. Male Birth Control Pill Expected to Start Human Trials in 2022. The new non-hormonal pill was 99 percent effective at preventing pregnancy in mice. The male birth control pill could offer a more flexible option for men while also reinforcing two important facts: that men and women are both responsible for […]
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If you go to the beach this summer you may come home with some bacteria from the water. Studies show that the water may be contaminated with all sorts of unsafe bacteria. Before rainwater can be absorbed by the ground or evaporated back into the air it travels down to the ocean waters through sewer pipes where it can pick […]
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Pluto may have company out there in the Kuiper Belt according to astronomers. They found that a small icy world called Sedna is out there past the planet of Neptune and may have company. This possible small planet known as 2014 UZ224 is about the size of Iowa which is about half the size of Pluto. Located approximately 8.5 billion […]
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Khafji, Saudi Arabia Christian roundup: Saudi authorities last week arrested an entire congregation of Christians worshipping in a private home. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Saudi Arabia’s morality police, detained 28 men and women in the home of an Indian national and seized copies of the Bible. The prisoners’ fate is unknown. Saudi Arabia […]
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