We love traveling for several reasons, let’s face it, sometimes just needing to get away for a little while is that good reason. But did you know there are a ton of scientific and research-based reasons that you should be booking a trip every now and then? That’s right, scientists agree that you should just go for it, so if you’ve been considering booking a vacay, consider this … [Read more...] about Go Ahead, Book the Trip, Science Says So
Get Away From it All: Visit Point Nemo
At some point, most of us have probably thought we just wanted to get away from it all. But typically when we say this, what we mean is a staycation from work where we hibernate and catch up on our show, and not sailing to an area where we’re surrounded by over 1,000 miles of ocean in any direction. We’re talking about Point Nemo, the actual middle of nowhere. Touch the … [Read more...] about Get Away From it All: Visit Point Nemo
Lovely, Dark, and Deep: Forest Facts to Inspire Preservation
We would be next to nothing without our forests, from the water we drink to the medicine we take, we are almost constantly connected to forests. And don’t even get us started on how important forests are to the animals that inhabit them. Whether you’re planning on visiting one soon (take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints!) or you just have a deep appreciation of … [Read more...] about Lovely, Dark, and Deep: Forest Facts to Inspire Preservation
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: Inventions People Dreamt First
Most of us are probably familiar with shower thoughts, you know, those amazing epiphanies that just hit you out of nowhere in the shower or the *perfect* response to that argument you were having five years ago. But what about dream inventions? What we mean is, have you ever dreamed up something that seemed so groundbreaking you just had to give it a shot? Well, if you’re … [Read more...] about If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: Inventions People Dreamt First
Medical Conditions That Sound Like They’re Straight Outta Science Fiction
Remember that episode of The Office when Dwight asks everybody to write down their medical conditions? And Jim and Pam made up a fictitious Count Choculitus disease? Well, we aren’t here to tell you Count Choculitus is real, but we are here to tell you that there are some cuh-razy medical conditions out there and we’re here to talk about ‘em. Let’s get started! Alien Hand … [Read more...] about Medical Conditions That Sound Like They’re Straight Outta Science Fiction