The Los Angeles Zoo’s newest resident weighs as much as a full grown adult, but she was born only a few weeks ago. On Oct. 5, Masai giraffe mom Hasina gave birth to her fifth calf, a female that weighed in at 138 pounds at birth. The “little” calf is already over six feet and is walking on her own. […]

Over the last 35 years, just 12 American women have set foot into space. At 7:38 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch strapped on their space suits and left the safe harbor of the International Space Station. While this might sound like a routine day in the life of an astronaut in space, it’s actually […]

The best-selling 2006 phenomenon, “The Secret,” told the world that you can visualize your dream life through gratitude and the “law of attraction.” Now, 13 years later, it’s still selling (in the top 500 books on Amazon), despite some aspects — like visualizing a necklace that will magically appear on your neck — being far from reality. But what if […]

LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the world’s first Ebola vaccine be approved, after it was administered to hundreds of thousands of people in Africa. The agency on Friday described licensing the vaccine as “an important step toward relieving the burden of this deadly disease.” The Ebola vaccine was originally developed in Canada and is now marketed […]

Woman who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer 12 weeks after giving birth says she felt like an ‘inadequate’ mother when she couldn’t hold her baby after a double mastectomy Vicki Keating, 29, of Birmingham diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer  After a biopsy, mammogram and ultrasound she went in for what she thought was a routine […]

LONDON — Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world’s deadliest malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans — giving insight into the origins of one of human history’s biggest killers. The researchers said their work also deepens understanding of a process known as zoonosis — when a pathogen that can infect […]

We are marinating in violence. Real or fictional, we are up to our eyeballs in aggression, anger and angst. From the evening news to the latest blockbusters, we are surrounded by stories using violence as the means to resolve conflict. It seems that every week a mass shooting occurs or an ultra-violent film opens. Occasionally, events in the two worlds […]

These days I’d have thought being stressed is a condition of any pregnancy. New research, however, shows women who become stressed during pregnancy are at greater risk of having children with a personality disorder. That makes me wonder how many mums-to-be this leaves out. Let’s hope a lot because children whose mothers experience severe stress while pregnant are 10 times […]

Jon Taffer on ‘sober bars:’ This is a powerful trend ‘Bar Rescue’ host Jon Taffer on the growing popularity of ‘sober bars’ and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ divorce settlement. A mocktail could soon cost as much as a fancy cocktail. Continue Reading Below Mixologists are shaking up non-alcoholic drinks with ingredients like cold-pressed water melon juice, elderflower tonic and yerba […]

According to GLSEN’s most recent National School Climate Survey, a staggering 70.1% of LGBTQ students report being verbally harassed, and 48.7% of LGBTQ students have experienced cyberbullying. If you find these stats to be distressing or downright disturbing, that’s all the more reason to speak out against LGBTQ bullying by participating in GLAAD’s Spirit Day on Oct. 17. This year […]