Beautiful Mosques Around the World

26 May marked the beginning of Ramadan—an important time for around one-quarter of the world’s population. Mosques (or “masjids” in Arabic) serve as places of worship for Muslim people, but also—much like churches and shuls—as places to learn, have community events and more. National Geographic created a slideshow of some of the world’s most stunning mosques, and whether a religious person or not, it’s easy …

Best Space Books for Kids

It’s important (especially for little girls and young women) to encourage our youth to engage with science, though this isn’t always easy. The editors at Space.com are constantly on the hunt for great, entertaining and educational books about space exploration and space science—for children and adults, too. From Chris Hadfield’s “The Darkest Dark” which tells the story of exploration and fear, to Leland Melvin’s memoir …

Magic Mushrooms are the Safest Recreational Drug

According to this year’s Global Drug Survey, magic mushrooms are the safest recreational drug. Of the 12,000 surveyed people who took mushrooms, just a minuscule 0.2% of them sought medical aid. More dangerous, drugs like LSD, cocaine and MDMA had a rate five times higher. Founder and consultant addiction psychiatrist of the Global Drug Survey, Adam Winstock says that the most dangerous thing about mushrooms …