A giant ocean predator that terrorised the seas during the time of the dinosaurs may have…
A monstrous shark, predating whales, great whites, or even the bus-sized megalodon, once…
The Beatles’ song Yesterday was written in what psychologists refer to as the “hypnagogic state”. This is the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness, when we drowsily linger in a semi-conscious state, experiencing vivid mental images and…
Some rodents are naturally calm. Others turn to cannabis to cope. That’s what a new study in Neuropsychopharmacology seems to suggest, anyway, after revealing that higher rates of stress hormones are tied to higher rates of cannabis consumption…
Parents make countless decisions to help their kids thrive. As awareness grows around the benefits and challenges of vegetarian and vegan diets in adults, many wonder whether the same applies to children and if these alternative diets help kids…
An array of toxic man-made chemicals which currently form an integral part of the global food…
The sun keeps a tight rein on everything in the Solar System, but it isn’t always the best at keeping the material in its own atmosphere under control. Wayward solar wind constantly breaks free from our host star, blowing past every planet…
As temperatures begin to drop in many parts of the country, some people may find themselves turning to tanning beds to keep up that summer glow. Although tanning bed companies have claimed that they aren’t any more dangerous than sitting under…
According to Stanford Medicine, microplastics and their smaller counterparts, nanoplastics, are everywhere — from our food to our water to our clothes and even the air we breathe. While research continues to examine not only the environmental…
Learn how hunger affects mood only when people consciously feel it — not simply when energy levels drop.