The current world altitude record for powered paragliders is 7,589m (24 898 ft). It was set by Ramon Morillas Salmeron (Granada, Spain) on 19/09/2009 while flying an Advance Sigma paraglider and a PAP frame powered...
Christiania has been a source of controversy since its creation in a squatted military area in 1971. Its cannabis trade was tolerated by authorities until 2004. Since then, relations between Christiania and Danish authorities...
Has anyone ever told you, “Stand up straight!” or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying—but they’re not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement...
Norway’s western coast is home to some of the most dramatic landscapes on earth. Carved by glaciers throughout the ages, some of these fjords stretch for 200 kilometers inland and are over a kilometer...
How many sexual partners have you had in a lifetime? For the majority of people it would be very few. A lot of people only have a mere handful of partners with whom they...
The Hubble Space Telescope has been at work for almost three decades, but it’s still learning new skills — like how to squeeze an incredible 15,000 galaxies into a single image. That’s the feat Hubble accomplished...
Electronic music is everywhere these days. It’s so common that it’s easy to forget that it was once avant-garde. One person who was responsible for bringing electronic music to popular acceptance was Robert Moog....
Johann Hari: Unexpected ways to feel happy, everything you’ve been told about depression is wrong. “It’s no sign of good health to be well adjusted to a sick society” [Via: Double Down News]
Edward Blonz, PhD, has served on the editorial board of the University of California, Berkeley, Wellness Letter since 2009 and is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of...