Loneliness is a global problem that affects the physical, emotional, and mental health of people. According to a study conducted by researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah, USA, loneliness can increase the risk of death by up to 32%. Loneliness may even rival obesity and smoking, according to a survey conducted by health insurer...
Animal cruelty is a horrifying thing to witness. Animals have feelings too, sometimes more than us. This cute German shepherd was subjected to terrible suffering for five years by his owners. Herschel was restricted with strong metal chains and relegated to the backyard. In all seasons of Los Angeles, the poor dog stayed outside. It...
“Age is just a number.” You have definitely heard that before, but one thing we have noticed about that saying is that it often refers to extreme examples like 95-year-old Betty White or 80-year-old Deshun Wang. But swimsuit model Yazemeenah Rossi is special because she is relatable and likely closer to you in age. The 67-year-old...
Seventeen-year-old Dasia Taylor aspires to a career in medicine. But then she changed the future when it comes to stitches by inventing sutures that change color when it contacts an infection. She started the project using beets as a natural dye for the thread. Taylor won awards at several regional science fairs for her invention,...
What is your ideal vacation? Although most answers vary from tours across Italy, hiking through the Rockies, or a wooden cottage in the middle of nowhere, most include sipping on the beverage of choice. For many people, it’s wine. And if that includes you, you might want to consider a trip designed for wine lovers...
Social media provides a space for people to connect, to share what’s important to them, and to interact with the world around them through their computers. Unfortunately, it also provides a platform for bullying, bigotry, and hate. People with disabilities are already more frequent victims of bullying. Social media has made this problem even worse....
It’s a question that everyone inevitably asks themselves at some point in their life: Why do bad things happen to good people? Many start looking for answers to this question later in life but, others begin much earlier. One of those people was Holly Butcher, a 27-year-old from Australia who died of cancer. After her...
One Twitter user sparked a discussion after the following post. “If a girl suddenly acts as if she knows you in public and acts like you are friends, go along with it, she could be in danger”. Many women responded to this thread. They shared their experiences with harassment by creepy men or helping others...
Imagine arriving in a new country where you don’t speak the language and have next to no money in your bank account. That’s exactly what Diana Trujillo’s situation was when she first arrived in America from Columbia. Today, she is the Mars Rover Flight Director. This is how she got there. (1) How Diana Trujillo...
The average life expectancy in the United States is currently just over 78 years old [1]. Thanks to many modern inventions, humans today are living much longer than they did one and two hundred years ago. Some experts believe, however, that in the future some people could live to be 1000 years old. Sound crazy?...
In Denver, Indiana, neighbors witnessed an interesting sight. A group of 30 bikers in jeans and leather vests stood in line for an eight-year-old girl’s lemonade stand. It was the Milwaukee Iron motorcycle group, and they came to thank the little girl’s mother and nurse, Daryn Sturch, who had helped them after a highway accident....
When the right person hugs you, it’s like medicine. I’m so grateful for those few people in my life who are good for my soul. Steve Maraboli A friendship that is true and good for your heart and soul often takes a long time to be built. This kind of friendship, be it romantic or...
