Over the last several years, e-cigarette use has skyrocketed — particularly among teens and young adults. However, use of e-cigarettes during one’s teenage years may lead to a higher likelihood of smoking tobacco cigarettes, a new study has found. According to LiveScience.com, researchers observed a group of teens who had just entered ninth grade and […]

Here’s your weekly reminder to take nothing for granted when it comes to finding quality car repair services; not even an oil change. According to WFFA News in Dallas, TX, local woman Roberta Slayton took her car in to the Wal-Mart auto center in Midlothian for a routine oil change. Only a few minutes later, […]

Earlier this week President Obama gave the go-ahead to the Royal Dutch Shell corporation to begin preliminary drilling in the Arctic region, according to The Christian Science Monitor. It didn’t take long for one 2016 Presidential candidate to come out in opposition. “The Arctic is a unique treasure. Given what we know, it’s not worth […]

Tianjin, China is now recovering from an explosion in its port on Thursday. The explosion was so strong that even residents miles away from the site felt it and thought there was an earthquake. The death toll has since risen to 50 people; 12 of whom were firefighters, over 700 more were injured and 71 […]

As the 2016 presidential election nears, presidential candidates turn to the issues of preschool programs in their educational agendas. The debate over whether or not preschool programs should be made available to all children, no matter their social or financial status, is one of the most important issues for voters who are also parents. Research […]

Study after study has been dedicated to figuring out what children need to succeed in education. For example, a past study showed that kids who attend preschool are more likely to perform up to 21% better on subjects such as math and reading, as compared to children who do not attend preschool. More recently on […]

Reading aloud to children now has proven scientific benefits. According to a recent study published in Pediatrics, “MRIs revealed that children from more stimulating home reading environments had greater activity in the parts of the brain that help with narrative comprehension and visual imagery,” the Huffington Post reports. In addition to building stronger language and […]

Breaking up is hard to do, as the song goes — but it’s even harder on women, according to a new study published in the journal Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. The good news is, though, that women also heal better. “Breakups seem to ‘hit’ women harder at first, but they do recover, often in better ‘relationship […]

Each year, there are about 3,900 hotel and motel fires are reported to U.S. fire departments, most of which are caused by cooking. However, a recent fire in Fargo, North Dakota was caused by something small, ordinary and innocuous. A battery charger. According to a report from local news affiliate WDAY, the Fargo Fire Department […]