Americans hold approximately $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. The longer that you look at that statistic, the more you see: this isn’t “just” a problem for young adults starting out in the world. Borrowers of all ages- parents and grandparents alike- are sacrificing their own retirements in order to repay student debt.
Follow one parasite’s path from a household pet to the sea otters of the California coast.
There is a prickly debate in the field of art law over who should own the past. Nevermind business. When the items for sale have totemic significance to a nation or culture, ownership is a privilege, not a top-dollar right… But an entire genre of artifact has been overlooked- underwater cultural property. There are some fifty thousand shipwrecks in the U.S., with 5-10% being of historic significance. As with art, so with shipwrecks and their related artifacts: who should own the past?
It’s no secret that one tough aspect of retirement planning is settling on the optimal strategy for drawing down a nest egg. Planning for a couple creates an extra level of complexity. Much depends on the lifestyle preferences of each spouse, their different approaches to stock market volatility and, of course, their willingness to compromise.
“In countries that are only now starting to think of older adults as possible consumers for tech, you’ll see startups developing digital health products for the aging- which is great- but older adults are not just patients… The population is extremely diverse, and a 65 year old baby boomer has different wants and needs than their parent who’s 85 years old, although they’re both considered ‘old.’”
A tire-store living mascot. A former big-top performer. A zoo cast-off. These are some of the elephants who have found their way to a unique sanctuary in rural Tennessee. It’s part refuge and part retirement home and this lucky reporter made a visit.
It’s not easy staying one step ahead of Mother Nature. Learn how the science of weather forecasting helps keep us on our toes.
Just how dangerous are chemical weapons of mass destruction? Here’s what we know about these airborne killer agents.
Sabrina McLaughlin Smith 