RealPeopleGroup/E+/Getty Images Twenty-five years ago, the United States reached a remarkable milestone: measles was considered eradicated. With vaccination rates at “herd immunity” levels — 95% — the highly contagious virus did not have the opportunity to spread as it had in the past, when an estimated three million people per year would become infected. Since...
As members of our family, our dogs are constantly communicating with us — whether or not we realize it. Sure, we know that we should pay attention when they bark, but they also express themselves through body language, posture, and their eyes. This includes when they make eye contact with us. But what, exactly, are...
The Curious Plate I’m not sure what our neighborhood Publix has against pork loin, but they are always trying to get rid of them. Much like chicken thighs, it seems like every time we’re at the grocery store lately, they’re on some kind of sale. Every time, though, I stand there in the freezing cold...
Fotostorm/Getty Images For most of the first 24 years of my life, I lived within about two hours of my parents. For college, I transferred to a new college my sophomore year to be closer to home. After graduation, I lived with my parents for a year as I searched for a job. It wasn’t...