"If the court sides with South Carolina, it will likely embolden other conservative governors to cut Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs ... "
Earth.com – Crews heading for Mars will face conditions quite different from those on Earth, and researchers have been working to figure out what might happen to the human body during these extended voyages.
Kidneys have been a big question mark. Recent work reveals that these important organs could face more trouble than previously assumed, including a higher risk of stones and lasting damage.
Several studies have hinted at health concerns for astronauts ever since humans...
BOREDPANDA.COM – Have you ever tasted something particularly unusual and strange?
Or is it one of the items on your bucket list that you want to fulfill in your life?
Either way, it is not a difficult task to achieve because the world is full of extremely strange and bizarre foods.
Every country, nation, and even family has something that is delicious to them but very strange to others.
Some cannot even handle tea with milk, let alone...
CBS Boston – A man from Lincoln, Rhode Island says eating at Chick-fil-A every day helped him lose 132 pounds after a series of health scares left him searching for new ways to lose weight.
Pizza and beer took a toll
Tom Carroll says he was always a bigger guy.
"When I stepped on the scale, it said 346 pounds," he said. "I liked being the big guy that had a good time, that could go out...
Recent research suggests that three in 10 cannabis users will develop cannabis use disorder, defined as being unable to stop using cannabis even though it’s causing serious health and social problems.
THE NEW YORK TIMES – My lower teeth have grown a lot more crooked over the last few years. This is a surprise. They were once perfectly straight, thanks to braces that stayed on throughout three ungainly middle school years.
Are there other surprising ways we change as we get older? What’s considered normal, and what isn’t? I went to the experts.
Your voice may change.
As adults age, their vocal cords often become thinner and less...
THE CHRISTIAN POST– Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child by a multi-county grand jury in Oklahoma on Wednesday.
The indictment stems from allegations made by Cindy Clemishire last June that he sexually abused her over multiple years in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12.
In December 1982, Morris was a traveling evangelist visiting in Hominy with the family...
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. We're learning more about what caused its unusual tint.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN – In the next 15 years, NASA hopes to launch a mission to Mars. But the long journey poses a challenge — not least from a mysterious ailment that alters astronauts’ eyesight.
Spending long periods in the microgravity of space can lead to changes in the eye, including swelling in the region where the optic nerve extends to the brain; flattening of the rear of the normally round organ; wrinkles that emerge at...
A recent survey reveals a surprising bathroom habit: nearly 25% of Americans regularly urinate in the shower. The study, conducted by Talker Research, polled 2,000 adults and found that 12% do so daily, while another 12% do it several times a week.
Millennials lead the trend, with 25% admitting to daily shower urination, compared to 13% of Gen X and just 6% of Baby Boomers. Men are also more likely to participate, with 30% reporting...