Few of us can imagine what it is like to endure domestic abuse. Even if physical or verbal altercations don’t leave scars, the experiences can result in mental and emotional trauma that takes years to overcome. Fortunately, for a young woman who was physically (and likely emotionally) wounded by an ex-boyfriend, help came at just the right time — and for free. When 28-year-old Kyleigha Scott visited her dentist in Texas, she had only planned for a wisdom tooth extraction. But instead, dentist Kenny Wilstead surprised her with a new smile. According to GoodNewsNetwork, Wilstead asked Scott why ..read more

The current classification for cannabis compares to that of hard drugs such as heroin, but why does it sit at such an extreme when it has so many positive medicinal uses? Congress first forced federal prohibitions outlawing the therapeutic and recreational use of cannabis with the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. Then, the plant’s organic compounds (cannabinoids) were classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. These classifications force authorities to treat marijuana in the same way they treat heroin and declares that cannabis maintains “a high potential for a ..read more

The region of the human brain where the pineal gland is located is also sometimes referred to as our third eye. More specifically, the pineal gland is shaped like a pine cone, and one of its primary jobs is to generate serotonin derivative melatonin; the human body uses this to manage hormones which impact the modulation of sleep and wake patterns (such as seasonal functions). This gland is found near the centre of the brain between its two hemispheres, and some people have speculated that so little is published about the pineal gland because of its true mysterious and metaphysical nature. Peo ..read more

Although the full truth remains unknown, it is apparent that a massive hole—about as big as the state of Maine—has unexpectedly formed in Antarctica. Atmospheric physicist and professor at the University of Toronto Kent Moore has proclaimed this occurrence to be “quite remarkable. . . . It looks like you just punched a hole in the ice.” It’s important to note that a polynya is a region of open water which is encompassed by sea ice, and also that it is utilized to depict a region of unfrozen sea within an ice pack; fascinatingly, the word polynya is a Russian word which describes a natural ice ..read more

Shockingly, the clouds of Saharan dust that landed on the U.K. as a result of Hurricane Ophelia could be extremely dangerous to human beings on the ground—particularly if they already suffer from breathing difficulties. In fact, Asthma UK has even issued advisories instructing asthma sufferers to avoid inhaling the dust at virtually all costs. In response to these developments, Head of Asthma U.K.’s Helpline Sonia Munde says that, “We are deeply concerned about the toxic air from Saharan dust that Hurricane Ophelia has churned up, as this could pose a severe risk for the 5.4 million people in ..read more