Opioid Epidemic Opioids function by reducing the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affects areas of the brain that control emotion, which diminishes the effects of painful stimuli. Opioid medications attach to opioid receptors in the brain as a way to mask …
Ancient tribes and cultures would look up in amazement and wonder at what they described as a milky river; as a path on an infinite journey. What we know today as the Milky Way, a typical spiral galaxy 100,000+ light years across with over …
Yosemite National Park, part of the California Sierra Nevada mountains, is a designated World Heritage Site, meaning that it is protected by international treaties due to its educational, scientific, cultural and historical significance. Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864, which established a …
Yosemite Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the world and the tallest waterfall in North America with a drop of 2,425 feet. The entire waterfall is divided into three sections, upper, middle cascades and lower falls. Native Americans called the waterfall “Cholock,” …
Alaska’s name is based on the Eskimo word “Alakshak” meaning Great Lands or Peninsula. Russian whalers and fur traders established the first settlement in Alaska on Kodiac Island in 1784. Russia is only 50 miles from Alaska. In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State, William …
Total Solar Eclipse: August 21, 2017. One of the most amazing events to experience on planet Earth. This natural celestial phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun between the Earth, which casts a shadow, the umbra, seen by those …
Follow you inner moonlight, don’t hide the madness. Allen Ginsberg