Wikipedia – Sphen and Magic were two male gentoo penguins at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. After meeting in 2018, they adopted and raised two chicks together, becoming internationally famous.
Sphen died in August 2024 at the age of 11.
Sphen was born at SeaWorld, whereas Magic was born at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium three years later.
Magic and Sphen first met in the summer of 2018 at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, where they were...
British Medical Journal – Twenty minutes of mindful breathing, which focuses a person's attention on their breath, can rapidly reduce the intensity and unpleasantness of cancer pain and relieve the associated anxiety, suggest the findings of a small comparative study, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Mindful breathing complements traditional pain relief and broadens the repertoire of options available for cancer patients, say the researchers.
Moderate to severe pain affects an estimated...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As students head back to school, many parents might not be aware of the latest lice policies issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC has recently updated its guidelines on how schools and families should handle head lice infestations. One significant change is that students with head lice no longer need to be sent home early from school.
Students are now allowed to finish the school day,...
CNBC – The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap.
But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists juggle tasks.
Those are just some of the ways Walgreens and CVS are falling out of favor with consumers,...
(Headline USA) As Arizona voters prepare to decide in the fall whether to enshrine abortion as a right in the state constitution, a pro-life informational pamphlet can refer to an embryo or fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday.
The Arizona Supreme Court justices sided with Republican lawmakers, who drafted the language sent to all voters in the state, over protests from pro-abortion activists and Democrat officials.
The ruling comes as...
'Delta encourages our people to use language that is inclusive of everyone as our global customer base includes a broad range of diversity in cultural backgrounds, identity and experiences...'