Can positive thinking prolong your life?

Strong social connections are 50% more likely to live than isolated people

Researchers say that being optimistic about aging is as beneficial to your health as exercising or eating well. In addition, people who have good relationships with friends and family tend to live longer. A team from Brigham Young University in the US looked at results from 148 studies dating back to 1900 to investigate whether … Read more

Catastrophic floods change the shape of Europe

One of the worst floods in human history occurred in 1287 in Europe, claiming the lives of tens of thousands of people. It can be said that the flood of St. Lucia in 1287 was one of the greatest disasters in European history. With more than 50,000 people dead, dozens of villages wiped out and … Read more

The weirdest experiments of all time

Drugging elephants, sexually arousing turkeys, and breathing life into corpses are some of the craziest experiments ever, voted and published by New Scientist magazine. Video: DIY unique science experiments Underground labs 10 fun experiments with fire In 1962, American researchers were curious as to what would happen to an elephant injected with a potent hallucinogenic … Read more