Have you ever looked at a painting, drawing, or sculpture and wondered about the creator? Whose mind was it that birthed any creative genius? Sometimes, what you find is deeply unsettling but not altogether surprising. Prisons today formulate ways to encourage inmates to adopt art as a form of redemption, but it’s clear that art

In biology class, we all hear the words “biodiversity,” “biotechnology,” and “biochemistry.” But here’s another “bio”-beginning word for you: Extending from the ocean floor to about 10 kilometers (6 mi) above sea level is what we call the biosphere. It holds parts of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the lithosphere. The biosphere influences biodiversity, which

Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we spent the whole of 2018 rounding up the most mind-blowing stories for you each and every week, because we’re nice like that. With New Year’s approaching, now feels like the perfect time to look back on 2018 in news and pick the

Self-immolation is suicide on principle. Religious self-immolation is the ancient practice of sacrificing the body and mind through suicide to make a statement for a cause that one feels deeply about. It’s a burned offering of the entire self. The practice can be traced back to ancient India but probably predates that. There have likely

When it comes to choosing a profession, most people pick jobs which are not only comfortable but also ones where they don’t have to deal with too many people. When people do enjoy working with the general public, they tend to prefer to work with the living rather than the dead. But there are some

According to research led by the American Museum of Natural History in 2017, there are approximately 18,000 bird species on Earth—nearly double the amount previously thought. One of the study’s authors said that this number has concerning implications for conservation practices. Many bird species have already gone extinct due to predation or human activity. Despite

We consider the modern times to be advanced in every way. However, we forget that a lot of very awesome things have been discovered or invented that were, for one reason or another, lost to the winds of time. Some of them weren’t just good for their own time. They also rival anything we have

Ever wondered what that strange-looking plant sticking out of your front porch was or how ancient tribes had their Saturday night sesh? This list will outline a bunch of frankly bizarre drugs that, depending on where you live, you may just find on your morning walk, if not in your own backyard. Be warned, however: