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The Story of a Man Who’s Been Walking Around the World for 28 Years Started in 1998, and He’s Still Going
If you were to walk around the entire planet every continent, desert, jungle, and frozen sea it would take approximately 36,000 miles. Now imagine doing it without a single flight, bus ride, or shortcut. One man has been doing exactly that for 28 years. Karl Bushby, a former British paratrooper, began his journey in 1998…
Thousands of Workers Tried Four-Day Workweeks. Many Reported Less Burnout and Better Sleep
There’s a question many of us carry quietly through our days, tucked between morning commutes and late-night email checks: Is this really how it’s supposed to be? Five days on, two days off if we’re lucky. The grind is so normalized that exhaustion has become a badge of honor, and burnout is practically built into…
Scientists Just Linked Autism to Neanderthal DNA Found in Modern Humans
Somewhere in your DNA nested between the genes that shape your eye color and how your immune system fights off colds are faint echoes of a vanished people. Neanderthals. Once painted as grunting cave dwellers, these ancient humans roamed Ice Age Europe with remarkable resilience, leaving behind tools, art, and, as it turns out, part…
Study Shows Men Are Twice as Likely to Die from ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ Than Women – Here’s Why
Most people know women suffer from broken heart syndrome more often than men. What they don’t know could save a life. A massive new study tracking nearly 200,000 patients has revealed a shocking truth that challenges everything doctors thought they understood about this condition. Men who develop Takotsubo cardiomyopathy face death rates that should terrify…
Modified Herpes Virus Shrinks Advanced Melanoma Tumors in Trials, Offering Fresh Hope Against Stubborn Skin Cancer
Everyday viruses are often seen as unwelcome guests causing cold sores, fevers, or worse. But what if one of them could be repurposed as a life-saving ally? The herpes simplex virus type 1, best known for triggering cold sores, has long carried a social and medical stigma. Yet in a twist few would have predicted,…
YouTuber trapped in bed after suffering from Long Covid for two years breaks silence
When Dianna Cowern stopped posting to her popular YouTube channel Physics Girl, it left millions of followers puzzled. Known for her joyful, curiosity-driven science content, Cowern had spent years making complex physics accessible and entertaining. Her absence felt sudden—and total. For nearly two years, she vanished from the platform that had become her digital stage,…
Beethoven’s 5th Destroys 20% of Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Ones, Study Finds
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 begins with just four notes but they’ve echoed through centuries, concert halls, and now, curiously, into petri dishes. Long considered a symbol of triumph over adversity, the composition recently took on a new role in a Brazilian laboratory, where scientists observed something unexpected: cancer cells reacting to the music as if…
Study Reveals Reading is a Complex, Flexible Brain Process Involving Multiple Interacting Neural Networks
Every time your eyes scan a page whether it’s a dog-eared paperback or a glowing phone screen your brain performs one of its most complex feats without you even noticing. In a fraction of a second, it turns abstract symbols into sound, meaning, memory, and sometimes even emotion. It’s a silent act of alchemy that…
FDA-Approved Cancer Drug Shown to Halt Parkinson’s Disease
What if a drug designed to fight cancer could also slow down the relentless march of Parkinson’s disease? It sounds like the plot of a medical thriller, but it’s fast becoming scientific reality. Parkinson’s disease, which affects more than 10 million people worldwide, is typically seen as a one-way street an incurable neurodegenerative condition that…
Researchers Discover Brain Cell Protein That Reverses Memory Decline Without Removing Alzheimer’s Plaques
What if we’ve been chasing the wrong villain in the story of Alzheimer’s? For decades, scientists have zeroed in on the dark buildup of beta-amyloid plaques those sticky protein clumps that gather in the brain as the prime suspect behind memory loss and cognitive decline. Billions have been poured into therapies designed to clear them…