Prison Sentences – Loosening The Shackles U.S. Prison Population The U.S. prison population is the highest in the world. A quarter of the world’s inmates reside in U.S. prisons, despite being only 5% of the world population. Since the 1980’s the U.S. prison population has increased 8-fold to over 2.4 million people. More than $80 billion of taxpayer money […]
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Some of the medications that you are taking may be causing you to have depression. About a third of adults taking medications may not be aware of this problem and consequences. It may be a minor symptom in some, but it also can be a serious problem in others. Medications for blood pressure, antacids, painkillers, and contraceptives are not prescribed […]
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Nazi Lair: Teyu Cuare Park, Argentina Nazi lair found: Argentine researchers have discovered what appears to be a Nazi hideout deep in the jungle. The Nazis built shelters in remote areas around the world for their top leaders to retreat to in the event of defeat, and last week the ruins of three stone houses, containing five German coins minted […]
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Researchers have been looking into young children and the use of smart devices and their speech development. Children that start using these devices before the age of 2 are found to have a speech impediment. There was a study on about 900 children between the ages of 6 months and 18 months where 20% of the children were using these […]
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A report put out by World Wildlife Fund stated that humans are consuming more food and resources destroying much of the wildlife on this planet earth. About 89% of mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles have been wiped out since 1970 and half of all plants. Humans are destroying nature at an alarming rate, which threatens the wellbeing of future and […]
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Thomas Moore a fifth grader from Maryland decided that he wanted to help cancer patients by donating his hair. It took him two years to get it long enough to donate. The longer his hair grew he had to keep it in cornrows to help it stay nice and tame. After a while the braids started to hurt his head, […]
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Russian teens are killing themselves en masse, and the authorities “seem oblivious,” said Alexander Tretyakov. The country has long had one of the world’s highest teen suicide rates, and in the past decade it’s gotten worse. Thousands of teens have joined “suicide forums” on Vkontakte, the Russian equivalent of Facebook. There they share stories of abuse and desperation and trade […]
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According to a UNESCO study, 57 million children lack classroom access. Here are the countries with the most children out of school: Nigeria – 10.5 million Pakistan – 5.4 million Ethopia – 1.7 million India – 1.6 million The Philippines – 1.4 million
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New York University Langone School of Medicine have discovered what might possibly be an unknown organ that lines the digestive, respiratory, and urinary tracts. This organ may be helping in the transportation of cancer cells around the body. They discovered this by the use of routine endoscopic procedures where they can enter the patient’s stomach and take a look at […]
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Researchers have found that – by testing foods left on bacteria – the five second rule does not keep the bacteria from getting on your food. The five second rule states that if you pick up your food before the five seconds that it is safe to eat. As a matter of fact, the researchers found that food left on […]
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