The Danger of Unrecognized Heart Trouble

In his recent (2017) book, Timothy Jennings writes of the dangers of unrecognized heart issues:

Hypertension—high blood pressure—has been called ...

Why Does this Animal Eat Plastic? It just Tastes Good.

For years it was assumed that sea creatures ate disposed-of plastics by accident. Now, we know the real reason they eat this literal junk food: because ...

People Attracted to Beautiful but Radioactive Container

In 1987, The New York Times reported on a radioactive contamination accident in Brazil caused four deaths and left 112,000 people with radioactive contamination. ...

Mountaineer Felt Grief in His Physical Heart

Men's Health portrayed the life of a man who believed his heart attack was caused primarily by grief. Acclaimed mountaineer Conrad Anker and his team ...

Burger King Offers Free Whoppers to People Who Have Been Fired

Burger King, the quick service restaurant chain known for its flame broiled hamburgers, launched a PR campaign recently with an interesting premise: publicly ...

Failure Is Much More Common than Success

In his book, Break Open the Sky, Steven Bauman writes:

Despite our near-phobic fear of failure, the facts suggest that it's actually a common, almost universal, ...

50 Least Powerful People in the World

Every year the website Wall Street 24/7 runs their list of the "50 Least Powerful People in the World." This year's list included an intro that could ...

Actor John Hamm: 'It's Not Weak to Say, I Need Help.'

Actor Joe Hamm (star of the show Mad Men) did a stint in rehab for an alcohol addiction. Hamm recently (2017) confessed in an interview, "I'm certainly ...

Top Model Overwhelmed by Performance Anxiety

At just 20 (as of January 2017), Gigi Hadid is modeling's "It" girl, said Judith Newman in Allure. But while she seems at ease in front of the camera, ...

Teens Mistakenly Steal Cardboard Cake

A group of Minnesota teens were apprehended recently after attempting to steal a cake from a local grocery store. As if the embarrassment of getting caught ...