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With more and more people deciding that busy, bustling cities are an ideal place to live, the idea of going on long country walks surrounded by Mother Nature is long forgotten. However, a new study has found that walking in nature can reduce negativity and clear your head. The study was…
Sound therapy is a type of therapy that utilizes the vibrational patterns of certain frequencies such as 528 Hz to influence our bodies and minds. It has become an accepted means of healing and calming, and the topic has had a lot of research done on it to reaffirm the…
What is a planet? Where do we draw the line? I’m not sure, but I, for one, long for Pluto to be reclassified as a planet, just as Earth, just as Mercury and all other small heavenly bodies. Maybe this stems from childhood nostalgia when Pluto WAS included…and all was…
The Nazca Lines is one of the greatest mysteries that keeps intriguing researchers worldwide. What lies behind these massive-scale geoglyphs that are etched in the middle of the Peruvian desert? These enormous figures, widely known as the Nazca Lines, were discovered in the early 1900′s into the desert in Peru,…
There is an age-old rivalry on every university campus in the world — and it isn’t among fraternities and sororities. Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has been divided into two competing factions, each believing it is better than the other, neither understanding exactly how the other thinks, and both…
Finding planets in the habitable zone is only part of discovering new life in the universe. Another important factor is receiving signals from distant heavenly bodies. A mysterious signal from Earth-like planet Gliese 581g paves the way for a serious consideration that there might, indeed, be life on other planets.…
The Diquis Spheres are considered one of the greatest mysteries in the world. What is the story behind the hundreds of massive stone spheres that were accidentally found in Costa Rica? The Diquis Spheres were discovered in the 1940s during agricultural activities by the United Fruit Company. They were located…
New research published in Live Science [1] claimed that the humans have been predominantly right-handed for over 500,000 years, however, left-handed people make up 10 percent of the population, undoubtedly making them the odd ones out. There has been lots of research into why some people prefer to use their…
