Students and teachers in South Korea will need to find new ways of staying alert through the long school day, after the government said Friday it will ban coffee sales in schools. Selling highly caffeinated drinks to students in schools has already been banned since 2013, but with coffee vending machines still available for teachers, […]
HERE’S WHY HUMANS DO NOT HAVE A MATING SEASON
Most animals have a mating season, and it’s usually a time when food, sunlight and fertility are plentiful. But what about humans? We don’t hibernate — Netflix and chill doesn’t count — and those with access to modern economies don’t have to wait for seasonal resources to put food on the table. “Humans don’t […]
August 30, 2018
SIMPLE HABITS OF PEOPLE WHO’VE LOST THEIR WEIGHTS
Most people who diet will regain 50 percent of the lost weight in the first year after losing it. Much of the rest will regain it in the following three years. Most people inherently know that keeping a healthy weight boils down to three things: eating healthy, eating less, and being active. But actually doing […]
August 20, 2018
KIDS EAT WAY MORE SUGAR THAN NORMAL DURING SUMMER HOLIDAYS SAYS NEW STUDY
British parents will let their children consume up to five times as much sugar during the summer holidays as they would any other time of the year, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,000 parents with children aged two to 17 found sugar intake will significantly increase during the school break. Ice cream […]
July 12, 2018
THE PECULIAR BURIAL RITES OF TANA TORAJA
The picturesque mountainous region of South Sulawesi, in Indonesia, is home to an ethnic group called the Toraja. A large number of its members live in the regency of Tana Toraja or “the Land of Toraja” at the center of the island of Sulawesi, 300 km north of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi. […]
July 10, 2018
EASY WAYS TO PREPARE KIDS FOR THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE
This week, along with the kings and queens of England, the structure of a human kidney, how to tackle still life drawing or the finer points of coding, teach your kids, lessons about money. With schools under fire for failing to inform our kids, here’s what you need to know to really make a difference […]
June 27, 2018
MEXICO CITY FIGHTS AIR POLLUTION BY TRANSFORMING HIGHWAY PILLARS INTO VERTICAL GARDENS
THE VIA VERDE PROJECT: MEXICO CITY’S VERTICAL GARDENS The Via Verde project in Mexico City aims to turn 1,000 highway pillars into vertical gardens. A variety of plants are placed inside “pockets” of felt to make the city greener and its air cleaner. A hydroponic system collects rainwater to cover its needs and each garden […]
June 23, 2018
THE OILY TRUTH ABOUT PALM OIL
Among the most-consumed commodities on Earth, palm oil has quietly found its way into nearly half the products on grocery store shelves, from lipsticks to potato chips, and soaps to animal feed. And though it’s helped developing countries make enormous economic advances, critics say palm oil comes at an intolerable cost. Palm oil is derived […]
June 18, 2018
LONELINESS CAN DOUBLE THE RISK OF DYING EARLY
According to a study loneliness is directly related to early death, men and women who “feel lonely” are likely to have worse mental health and heart conditions. Men and women with a poor social support system were thrice more likely to report anxiety. Men and women who “feel lonely” are more likely to have worse […]
June 13, 2018
PSYCHOLOGICALLY PROVEN TIPS TO ATTRACT A MAN
Am I that unattractive? How to attract men? Why it seems no man ever notices me? Why all the other girls around get approached by those gorgeous men except me? Those are the very questions that reverberate in so many women’s mind. So, if this is you, then don’t be too anxious. You are not […]
June 11, 2018