We associate so many scientific discoveries and innovations and inventions with happiness—the things that make our lives better and easier and more productive—it's easy to forget the more unfortunate side of science. The hard truths researchers dug up might not have been the expected results, but that doesn't make them any less true.
So if you think life is getting you down, it just might be. Life does that. But take heart, you're not alone. So you have that going for you.
Enjoy 50-plus years of cognitive decline.
It's hard to connect with other humans when you're the only one who knows what you're talking about.
If you've read any comment sections on the Internetand if you haven't, don'tyou've seen it in action: positions get entrenched, emotions come into play, and nobody wins.
Clams have to be opened to determine their agewhich kills them. Ming the clam turned out to be 507 years old though, and clearly didn't look a day over 20.
Somehow, he has his own website though.
No pun intended. Also, not to suggest that hunger isn't a problem.
Pluto was discovered in 1930 and reclassified as a dwarf planet 76 years later; one year on Pluto equates to about 248 Earth years.
They're on opposite sides of the planet. Probably for the best, lest they multiply and invade the Earth.
And you thought your last birthday was bad.
Which makes the killing of Cecil all the sadder.
A study found 41% of people treated for cat bites had also been treated for depression at some point. And 86% of those were women. So much for therapy animals.
Shaming your dog on the Internet won't change his behavior. But it might make you feel better about it.
At the age of 42, it's unlikely he'll ever mate with any of the four remaining females.
