The Biloxi City Council voted 6-0 this January to rename “Great Americans Day” to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But, technically, if you live in almost any other part of the country, that day already is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Great Americans Day” was a state-named holiday that caused a large amount […]
Currently, the world makes and consumes about 600 billion pounds of plastic yearly, in a market that is growing at about 5% a year. However, scammers in Nigeria are taking the word “consuming” much too seriously. The Nigerian government seized 2.5 metric tons of rice, which they believed to actually have been made of plastic, […]
Wholly two-thirds of young Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 have moved within the past five years. One of the major factors contributing to why people are moving both at younger ages and more frequently than ever before is because they’re Millennials who aren’t pursuing a particular career path but who are job-hopping […]
E-cigarettes have become popular methods for quitting smoking in recent years, and have even become popular among non-smokers. These products are marketed as safer alternatives that do not have nearly as many carcinogens or chemicals that can cause oral and overall health issues. But just recently, however, a new study showed that e-cigs aren’t nearly […]
A massive winter storm complete with snow, below-freezing temperatures, and freezing rain served as the welcome mat for winter in the U.S. last week. Hundreds of accidents happened on icy roads, and thousands of flights were either delayed or cancelled as a result of the weather. Snow fell from the Midwest to the Northeast in […]
A recent study by researchers at the University of Toronto suggests that a specific protein deficiency could be the key to understanding some cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous studies from this team of researchers, led by Professors Benjamin Blencowe and Sabine Cordes, revealed a connection between autism and a protein in the brain […]