photo of the day – katydid nymph’s yoga
byAndreas Kay is a photographer who shares the wonders of the Amazon rainforest with us… In this photo he captured a moment that is much…
Nature and Life
In Praise of Short-Term Love
bySo much in our culture emphasizes long-term love; it may be time to hear a word or two in praise of the short-term approach.
Four Billion Years of Evolution in Six Minutes
byYou’re Wrong About Evolution. Mst people – probably even you – have been taught evolution wrong, according to Prosanta Chakrabarty, associate professor of ichthyology, evolution…
Japanese super-centenarian Masazo Nonaka
byAt 112 years, Japanese super-centenarian Masazo Nonaka has just been recognized as the world’s oldest man. The new record holder was born on July…
Persian Yellow Deer Got a Fawn
byIran Environment and Wild Life Watch reported that the endangered and one of the world’s rarest deer species had a new family member and…
Just Say ‘I’m Sorry’
byAaccording to the psychologist and author Harriet Lerner, the wording of my apology was just what the “doctor” would have ordered. In the very…
A philosophical Self-Knowledge Questionnaire
byAccording to the philosophers of Ancient Greece, the summit of achievement was to have followed the injunction to ‘know yourself.’ While we all have…
Elephants’ Strategy to Fight Cancer
byIn 1977, a University of Oxford statistician named Richard Peto pointed out a simple yet puzzling biological fact: We humans should have a lot…
Vsauce YouTube channel and Billion viewers
byThe concept that Mr Vsauce ( one of the most popular YouTube channel) explained in this 21 minutes video, is mind boggling. He start…
Will You Die in the Next Five Years?
byDoctors claim to have found a way to predict a person’s risk of dying in the next five years – using a simple questionnaire….
Solitude is Enlightening But Could Go Wrong
byTo take oneself out into the wilderness as part of a spiritual quest is one thing, but to remain there in a kind of…
The Animal That Wouldn't Die
byA small freshwater animal – the uncommonly resilient hydra – challenges the belief that all living things must die. The idea that living organisms…
Tears Are Different
byScientifically, tears are divided into three different types, based on their origin. Both tears of grief and joy are psychic tears, triggered by extreme…
Stoicism is Against Positive Thinking
byBy keeping the very worst that can happen in our heads constantly, the Stoics tell us, we immunise ourselves from the dangers of too…
Myth of Overpopulation
byToday the reality is that the world is experiencing falling birth rates and rising life expectancy. Rapidly rising populations are a threat in the…
NFL Players Say No to Domestic Violence
byNearly two dozen men of the NFL use their voices voices, their commitment, and, perhaps most significantly, a new and deeply stirring expression of…
Nasa: It Was the Hottest August in 130 Years
byThe analysis comes from the Nasa space agency’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), but with a sign of caution from Nasa, who have…
Tree of 40 Fruit
byAward-winning contemporary artist and Syracuse University art professor Sam Van Aken grew up on a family farm in Reading, Pennsylvania, but he spent his…
Ultimate Dog Tease
byُDogs were with our ancestors and help them to survive all the way to here. They know us and trust us and vice versa….
How I learnt to survive like an 11th-century farmer
byThe transition from hunter-gatherer to farmer has always fascinated me. The ability to plant, cultivate and harvest crops stands alongside the emergence of self-awareness,…
Being Amoung lions
by“If I had the opportunity to come back to life after dying, I would do it all the same”, says Kevin Richardson, an animal…
Does Jellyfish Really Live Forever?
byWhile it is often joked that cats have nine lives, a certain species of jellyfish has been deemed “immortal” by scientists who have observed…
Endless Love
byRomantic ideology still has its allure, but the idea that passion can last a lifetime has lost credence in modern times. One argument against…
Modern Logic and Buddhist philosophy
byWestern philosophers have not, on the whole, regarded Buddhist thought with much enthusiasm. As a colleague once said to me: ‘It’s all just mysticism.’…
The 10 Strang Facts About Men's Private Part
byMen sexual organ not only helps to creates life but also is one of the biggest cause of war and the same time art…
If You Live Near A Park, You're More Likely To Be Happy
byIf you want to be happy, living near a park could be a good idea. More and more research shows a relationship between green…
Portrait of a Girl – 0 to 14 years in 4 min
byDays, weeks, months and years are flying by. We use to observe and even contemplate on that fact once in a blue moon but…
َAlpha and Beta Men
byArnold Schwarzenegger used to hold the record for having arms that measured the exact same size, and from an athlete to an actor. Arnold’s…
Why Are Va… Important To You
byHere’s a video from the kids at Connecticut College who asked 100 of the men at their college to explain why they think that…
Do the Dead Live On In Facebook?
byThink of how rich and deeply personal your online persona has become. Now think of what will happen to it when you die. Until…
Disease are Culture Makers
byThe threat of disease is not uniform around the world. In general, higher, colder, and drier regions have fewer infectious diseases than warmer,…