By LISA MARCAURELE Wealth of Geeks Christmas is a time to enjoy dinner with family and friends. But some folks spend Christmas alone or with just one or two others. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy a festive meal - in fact, psychologists say it’s imperative. Whether you’re ...

Born into this world, we live our lives, all of us destined to shuffle off this mortal coil. To put it bluntly, we are born to die. In simplistic terms, aging is a time-dependent decline in function, whether it is a cell, a tissue, or the entire organism. But when that final chapter arrives is ...

Are habit-based interventions beneficial in long-term weight maintenance? Two weeks ago, I wrote here about a 2019 study by Dr. Gina Cleo and her colleagues published in the International Journal of Obesity that attempted to answer this question. The researchers randomly divided the ...

The well-known and nostalgic lyric “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” conjures memories of good times with family and friends. For some, preparing for the holiday means shopping for those perfect gifts. For others, it’s finding and decorating that perfect tree or untangling ...

Most of us worry about climate change and the environment. Keweenaw Youth for Climate Action (KYCA) is doing something about it. From policy changes to changing light bulbs, the Michigan Tech-based group is promoting actions—large and small—to make the Keweenaw more energy-efficient and ...

While moving picture technology was still in its infancy, the Copper Country was at the forefront in adopting moving pictures. In fact, within two years of the opening of the first documented movie house in the world, nickelodeons began appearing in the Copper Country. On June 19, 1905, some ...