We know that Van Gogh cut off his earlobe, but we don’t realize why On the evening of December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cut off his left...
Intensive yoga is the leader among physical activities for improving sleep quality If you’ve tried everything from melatonin to white noise and normal sleep remains a dream, it might be...
A beauty pageant from the 1950s — this is where the 90-60-90 standard originated The measurements 90-60-90 are familiar to almost everyone — even those who have never been interested...
Laughter is contagious, and there is a scientific explanation for this You’ve almost certainly experienced it: someone nearby starts laughing, and within seconds you can’t hold back either, even if...
Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors — the molecular mechanism through which it protects memory. Sleep deprivation hits memory hard — everyone who has ever forgotten a colleague’s name or lost their...
Intersection of the future: a white signal is added to the familiar red, yellow, and green traffic lights. Image source: zmescience.com Red, yellow, green — this combination hasn’t changed for...
Scientists have found yet another piece of evidence that smartphones harm health A new study has shown that people who can’t tear themselves away from their smartphones have brains that...
The life lines of famous people intersect more often than it seems History seems neatly organized on shelves: here’s the Napoleonic era, here’s the silent film era, here are space...
Underwater hydrophones captured the mysterious “Bloop” in 1997 In 1997, American oceanologists recorded a sound of unprecedented power in the southern Pacific Ocean — it was picked up by underwater...
Melting polar ice redistributes Earth’s mass from the poles to the equator. Image source: sciencealert.com Days on Earth are getting longer — and for the first time in geological history,...
