What if World Leaders Were Refugees? Check Out These Striking Portraits
In June this year, the Ayyam gallery in Dubai exhibited a series of controversial oil paintings that caught the attention of the world. The ‘Vulnerability Series’, created by Syrian artist Abdalla Omari, depicts powerful world...
It’s Official: NASA is Making Cryosleep a Reality
Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American...
This Woman Fits a Year of Trash in a Mason Jar. Here’s How You Can, Too.
Think living a completely zero-waste lifestyle in New York City is impossible? Think again! Lauren Singer—environmental activist and co-founder of Trash is for Tossers blog and The Simply Co. eco-cleaning products—has been proving for the...
Psychedelics Can Heal Damaged Brain Cells in Patients With Mental Illness
Every year that goes by, it becomes a little more evident that the hippies from the 60s and 70s had it right. They were hard into yoga, consumed raw and organic foods, and partook pretty...
AI Tried to Create Inspirational Quotes, and it Went Hilariously Wrong
AI is a concept that both excites and terrifies us. Machine learning systems are set to revolutionize and streamline the way we live, work, and interact with one another, yet many people are still unnerved...
These Half Human, Half Plant Portraits Look so Real it’s Disturbing
French photographer and creative retoucher Cal Redback has released a haunting new series of manipulated portraits that will make your skin tickle. ‘Treebeard’ is a series of human-botanical hybrids. Each portrait shows a person whose...
An Intense, Specific Diet Reversed Type II Diabetes in 86% of Patients
Doctors in the UK just announced that people enrolled in a radical weight loss program were able to reverse type 2 diabetes. The outcome was published in the leading academic journal the Lancet. Because the...
A Psychedelic Renaissance That the Mainstream Can Get Behind
Psychedelic drugs were the “it” thing in the Western world of medicine back in the ‘50s. Word had spread that psychedelics could treat difficult psychological conditions like alcoholism, and researchers went into overdrive to confirm...
Finally, Something Amazing is Happening to the Amazon Rainforest
Brazilians have a lot to be happy about this month with a huge win for the country’s most cherished natural wonders – the Amazon rainforest. Both human rights groups and environmentalists have been fighting for...
10-Year-Old ‘Drag Kid’ Shares the Secret to Confidence and Self Love
Desmond Napoles may be only 10 years old, but he is the inspiration this world so desperately needs. Known as “Desmond is Amazing,” the Brooklynite ‘drag kid’ and LGBTQ activist is speaking out with confidence...
Kids Were Asked to ‘Bully’ Plants and the Results Surprised Everyone
All living things need kindness and care to survive. We usually equate this need to humans and animals; however, a study conducted by IKEA tested if plants need kindness too. The experiment took place at...
A Bunch of ‘Kayactivists’ Blocked a Pipeline Expansion in the Most Creative Way
Dozens of colorful kayaks and canoes dotted the water, while hundreds of sign-bearing protesters marched to the Seattle waterfront on May 15th. Although they came from differing backgrounds and activist groups, they all shared a...
Costa Rica’s Quality of Life is Through the Roof. How Did They Pull it Off?
In today’s political climate, it can be more tempting than ever to run away from it all, to escape life by sitting on a beach somewhere warm and distant. Asking for that beach to be...
If You Have One of These Common Health Issues, You Might Want to Give Pot a Try
Currently in the US, medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, and more states could follow the wave once the mid-term elections come around. As a result, scientists are currently in overdrive to sort out...
Science Finds Plants Have Incredible Human-Like Behaviors
Three and a half decades ago, a book called ‘The Secret Life of Plants’ caused a media storm, claiming that plants had feelings, could telepathize, and even read our minds. So much was the hype...
Elderly Club Skips Bingo for Tea Party Raves to Fight Loneliness
Step inside a certain South London church hall at 2 pm on a Tuesday afternoon, and you may be surprised at what you find. Women dressed in their finest frocks and flowery hats, whipping their...
Raised by Wolves, This Man Explains Where Humans Have Failed
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja has experienced many ordinary human tribulations—he has worked exploitative jobs and now faces financial struggles amid retirement. But the 72-year-old is not a fan of civilization, and prefers his earlier life, when...
Can Spraying Sulfur Into the Atmosphere Help Solve Global Warming?
Scientists have come up with several intriguing and innovative plans to halt global warming. Many of these plans involve reflecting sunlight away from the planet to lower global temperatures — broadly referred to as ‘solar...