What to do if you’re in the middle of a power outage
Source: CNN
This year’s winter season has been particularly brutal for many Americans. Watch the short video and read the article that follows about best practices for surviving the cold.
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How Guide Dogs Work
Source: How Stuff Works
Learn about what guide dogs do, both on the job and “after hours”; where they come from; and how they are raised and trained.
The Evolution of the Human Eye
Source: TED Ed
How did a structure as complex as the human eye come to be?
What Is Fast Fashion — and Why Is It a Problem?
Source: Treehugger
Your recent clothing haul may have more environmental costs and ethical concerns than you might expect. Read more about how fast fashion has a hidden cost many don’t know they are paying.
Is Fear Contagious?
Source: PBS: Gross Science (on YouTube)
Fear may be able to spread from person to person—just like a virus. Recent studies have indicated that humans can smell fear and disgust in the body odor of those nearby, causing the part of their own brain that processes those emotions to become active.
The Best Tool for Helping Damaged Young People—Nature
Source: The Guardian
Researchers are evaluating the effect that a dose of the wilderness can have on troubled young people.
The rice of the sea: how a tiny grain could change the way humanity eats
Source: The Guardian
Chef Ángel León is on a mission to change the way we see oceans. Read about his gastronomical innovations.
What Causes Déjà Vu?
Source: Scientific American
It’s an eerie feeling: You walk into a place you know you’ve never been before but are overwhelmed by a sense of familiarity—a memory you can’t quite reach. Has this all happened before?
The sensation is known as déjà vu, and though it is hard to study, scientists are slowly figuring out why it happens.
Sinkholes: When the Earth Opens Up
Source: The Atlantic
Sometimes disasters strike in the strangest of ways. To get a sense of just how strange, take a look at the odd and impressive photographs that accompany this short article on sinkholes. Who’d have thought such a thing could happen—right outside our front doors?
Scientists: Octopuses Love to Fling Objects at Each Other
Source: Futurism
Next time you throw something at a sibling or friend in annoyance, think about how this is an example of advanced social dynamics. Read about how octopuses are capable of this act as well.