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Since modern humans originated in Africa, then spread all over the world, we know that black or brown is the original skin color. So how did some people turn out to have white skin? It’s all about Vitamin D.

Vitamin D is the vitamin we get from exposure to the sun. A lack of it can make us more susceptible to everything from heart disease to cancer. Lighter skin absorbs more of this valuable vitamin, and lower levels of vitamin D at higher latitudes, where the sun is less intense, are probably what caused the lightening effect of some modern humans.
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Therapists used to think of meditation as nothing more than a fading hippie pursuit or a useful means of relaxation. But a few psychologists were secretly trying it out–and they found it to be an incredible healer. Whitley Strieber found it to be something even MORE: In "Solving the Communion Enigma," he talks about how meditation helped connect him to the Visitors.
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A new study shows that genetically-modified food is contributing to the obesity epidemic. Researchers found that GM corn fed to mice led to an increase in overall body weight of almost 4%, while also increasing the weight of their livers by up to 11%.

No matter how you feel about genetically-modified food, it’s interesting to discover how they are made.
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So why are gas prices so high? High international oil prices are bad news for everyone–even for oil-producing countries. People who have to pay $4 for a gallon of gas don’t have money to spend on other things, and eventually even gas consumption goes down, as people turn to other modes of transportation. For a long time, it was assumed that Middle Eastern countries were keeping prices high because they didn’t gave much oil left, but Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi says that isn’t the case–there’s plenty of oil.
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