Illustration courtesy Thom Hartmann As my wife Louise and I have aged, we’ve noticed that one of the biggest challenges is keeping our posture straight and our bones from getting brittle. There’s science behind this challenge, and it gives us all suggestions for...

Taylor Swift performs at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., in August 2023. Photo courtesy Stephen Mease on Unsplash, CC BY. When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time in 2024, hauling in more than US$2 billion, it was hailed...

An ancient Roman depiction of the genius loci, the spirit of place, as a serpent from Pompeii in the first century BCE. From Marisa Panetta (ed.), Pompeji: Geschichte, Kunst, und Leben in her versunkenen Stadt, Stuttgart: Belser Verlag, 2005, p. 111. Alexander Pope,...

Photo©KasperRavlo/123rf Humans now spend the overwhelming majority of life inside buildings. Research cited in the journal Building and Environment reports that people spend up to 90% of their lives indoors — surrounded by artificial air, sealed ventilation systems...

Photo©IakovFilimonov/123rf About half of the global population menstruates at some point in their lives. Disposable products, such as tampons and pads, are some of the most popular products used around the globe to manage menstrual flow. Unfortunately, studies have...

The two bald eagle chicks made their debut live online at the weekend in southern California’s San Bernardino national forest. Photograph courtesy Friends of Big Bear Valley Hatchings Of Two California Bald Eagle Chicks Delight Vast Livestream Audience by Dani...

  Photo©paylessimagesjapan/123rf   The following is an article David Spangler wrote in 2001 as a contribution for a conference that year on angels sponsored by the Findhorn Foundation. The title is misleading. For those who don’t believe in angels, the answer to the...