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The announcement that fans had been anticipating for years—that country music superstar Blake Shelton and pop icon Gwen Stefani had welcomed their first child together—shocked the entertainment industry. The adored couple finally revealed the news of their baby’s arrival on Instagram with a heartfelt post, following ten years of romance, a dream wedding, and endless…

Love That Time Can’t Erase Growing old with the one you love is a dream for many—but for those affected by memory loss, it becomes a bittersweet reality. In a quiet nursing home, an 80-year-old man lives that reality every day. Each morning, without fail, he brings breakfast to his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer’s.…

      SO FAR NO ONE HAS FOUND THE NUMBER INSIDE THE EYE, NO WINNER YET

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were once one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples, known for their seemingly happy decade-long marriage. Their relationship, often seen as a model of Hollywood romance, ended in separation in 2015 and a finalized divorce in 2018. In the years since, both have moved on, though the public continues to compare…

Siblings’ love is one of the strongest and purest forms of love there is, and this story is yet another proof of that. Owen Burns, a 13-year-old boy Alpena Township in Michigan, was getting ready to play his favorite game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” on his PlayStation 3 when he suddenly heard his…

In decades past, when everything was done by hand, we had the tools to do it right. Along the way, we’ve left behind many of these tools in favor of newer ones or pre-made foods that require very little work. But, back in the day, our mothers and grandmothers would have relied on these gadgets…

Eagle-eyed viewers may notice something isn’t quite right about this image. Can you spot it on your first attempt? Take a look! It might help to think of the Alphabet Song while examining this picture to ensure all the letters are in the correct order.     Having trouble? Perhaps you should examine the entire…

Over the past few years, more and more research has been published revealing just how fundamental our gut microbiome is to our health. It can affect everything from our response to fear and negative stimuli, to our weight and mental health, to whether or not we develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus and type 1 diabetes. Now, a new study published in The Journal of Immunology has found…

When it comes to genetics, we inherit half of our DNA from our mother and half from our father. While many traits are influenced by both parents, some fascinating genetic traits are exclusively inherited from our fathers. Let’s take a closer look at some of these traits, including the shape of our teeth.   Fascinating Genetic…

A fisherman doesn’t usually expect their catch of the day to set off alarm bells for the biologists in their entire region. For this fisherman in the Pacific Northwest, however, that’s exactly what happened. The Chinese Mitten Crab, an invasive crab species, has been detected for the first time in this region. The presence of…