Recent news from SeaWorld: a 33-year-old Commerson's dolphin named Betsy has passed away, after a transfer from San Diego to Orlando. While Betsy was an elderly dolphin, her death is the latest of many marine mammal deaths at SeaWorld,...
Although social media has only been around for a short time, it has quickly taken over our time and is now a top pastime of American teens and adults.
Researchers are only now discovering the effects of long-term social media...
It may not cure the common cold, but vitamin C still does a whole lot of good for your body. In fact, what you don’t know about vitamin C could change your life. Vitamin C is water soluble, meaning...
Over the last 30 years, the United States has battled a looming crisis in higher education. The cost of attending college has increased by 538 percent since 1985. Many now have crippling student loan debt, while others feel that...
We all know that sugar is bad for you — in fact, it can be downright dangerous. Artificial sweeteners, once thought of as the perfect guilt-free replacement for sugar, have their own set of risky side effects. But who...
Growing your own food has become a wonderful trend in the last few years, with people turning toward eating real food and wanting more naturally grown produce. Kids are even being taught gardening in schools!
You may feel left out...
Foodie bloggers and academics have posted a vast ocean of evidence supporting the health benefits of eating vegetables, specifically in the realm of greens. Greens include spinach, kale, brussels sprouts, asparagus and lettuce. You may have one or two...
Sit down, be quiet, stay still, do what you’re told. This is what we learn during the years we are in school — the years when we grow, develop, and learn the most.
While most of us would say...
Coloring has long been a favorite pastime of young children. Not only do most children consider it a fun activity, but it is also beneficial for health and development in multiple ways. So, who said that the benefits go...
If you had to pick out poisonous plants from safe ones, how do you think you would fare? In the wild, most of us would come up short compared to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Picking out deadly plants is certainly...
