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Overweight Tourists Are Crippling The Donkeys On Santorini

"The obese and overweight tourists, combined with the lack of shade and water as well as the sheer heat and 568 cobbled steps, is what is causing such a problem."

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 1, 2018

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Overweight Tourists Are Crippling The Donkeys On Santorini

"The obese and overweight tourists, combined with the lack of shade and water as well as the sheer heat and 568 cobbled steps, is what is causing such a problem."

By Caroline Redmond • August 1, 2018

Toxoplasma Gondii: The Cat Feces Parasite That Alters The Human Mind

Researchers have discovered a link between exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and a higher likelihood to pursue entrepreneurship — among other puzzling side effects.

By Caroline Redmond • Jul 26, 2018

Toxoplasma Gondii: The Cat Feces Parasite That Alters The Human Mind

Researchers have discovered a link between exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and a higher likelihood to pursue entrepreneurship — among other puzzling side effects.

By Caroline Redmond • July 26, 2018

Adam Curlykale Had His Whole Body Tattooed — And Now He’s Had His Nipples And Genitals Removed

"I've just had a nullification surgery, had a lot of bleeding but luckily no need for a blood transfusion."

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 19, 2018

Adam Curlykale Had His Whole Body Tattooed — And Now He’s Had His Nipples And Genitals Removed

"I've just had a nullification surgery, had a lot of bleeding but luckily no need for a blood transfusion."

By Kara Goldfarb • July 19, 2018

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 3, 2018

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • July 3, 2018

Doctors Fight A Lot During Surgeries And It’s Often Rooted In Gender, New Study Finds

Conflict inside operating rooms isn't reserved for TV dramas.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 3, 2018

Science News

Doctors Fight A Lot During Surgeries And It’s Often Rooted In Gender, New Study Finds

Conflict inside operating rooms isn't reserved for TV dramas.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 3, 2018

The Rosenhan Experiment: When Fake Mental Patients Fooled Psychiatrists

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals."

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 22, 2018

The Rosenhan Experiment: When Fake Mental Patients Fooled Psychiatrists

How the Rosenhan experiment showed that "it is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals."

By Gina Dimuro • June 22, 2018

New Exposé Claims Notorious Stanford Prison Experiment Was A Total Sham

One of the participants claims he faked his cries for help so he could get out of it.

By Katie Serena • Jun 15, 2018

New Exposé Claims Notorious Stanford Prison Experiment Was A Total Sham

One of the participants claims he faked his cries for help so he could get out of it.

By Katie Serena • June 15, 2018

“The Largest Chunk Of Him Was His Butt Cheek”: A CSI Tech Reveals What The Job Is Really Like

In a world full of true crime dramas, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

By Katie Serena • Jun 13, 2018

“The Largest Chunk Of Him Was His Butt Cheek”: A CSI Tech Reveals What The Job Is Really Like

In a world full of true crime dramas, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

By Katie Serena • June 13, 2018

Wilhelm Reich, The Freud Disciple Who Tried To Harness The Power Of Orgasms To Cure Illnesses

Wilhelm Reich believed he could absorb the energy of an orgasm and use it as an all-purpose cure for all of mankind's ailments.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 12, 2018

Wilhelm Reich, The Freud Disciple Who Tried To Harness The Power Of Orgasms To Cure Illnesses

Wilhelm Reich believed he could absorb the energy of an orgasm and use it as an all-purpose cure for all of mankind's ailments.

By Gina Dimuro • June 12, 2018

Her Plane Exploded 33,000 Feet In The Air – And Somehow Vesna Vulović Survived The Fall

In the end, the very thing that almost prevented Vesna Vulović from becoming a flight attendant is what ultimately kept her alive.

By Katie Serena • Jun 4, 2018

Her Plane Exploded 33,000 Feet In The Air – And Somehow Vesna Vulović Survived The Fall

In the end, the very thing that almost prevented Vesna Vulović from becoming a flight attendant is what ultimately kept her alive.

By Katie Serena • June 4, 2018