In case you missed out on the top five stories that had everyone talking this week, here’s a recap .They range from a new condom prototype that covers ‘just the tip’ to six seemlingly harmless activities that can actually harm your health.

Just The Tip: 'Galactic Cap,' Newly-Invented Condom, May Be The Future Of Contraception

“Initially, the Galactic Cap is designed only as a pregnancy prevention product. It will greatly reduce unwanted pregnancy because it enhances sexual pleasure, and this enjoyment will encourage its use,” said Charlie Powell, Inventor of the Galactic Cap, in a video. Powell, a Torrance, Calif., native, has marketed the condom to be a barrier method that effectively traps semen all while increasing the much-desired sensitivity of sexual intercourse. Read more…

Weird Urine Color? Strange Urine Odor? 6 Medical Conditions That Can Be Detected In Your Pee

Healthy urine is light in color and can even become almost clear as the day progresses. Urine that is darker yellow, even sometimes an amber coloring, can be a sign that you are dehydrated. When a person doesn’t drink enough water, their urine becomes over-concentrated with waste. This is what gives it the darker coloring. Read more…

Effects Of Smoking: Scientists Demonstrate The Incredible Damage Just 60 Cigarettes Can Do To Your Lungs

The demonstration shows two sets of healthy pigs’ lungs. Then, one of the lungs is inflated with clean air and the other with smoke that would equal 60 cigarettes. At the end of the experiment, Au cuts open the trachea of both the lungs. What he reveals is that the one without the smoke is perfectly pink and the other smoke-filled one is black and charred in appearance. Read more…

Can Sitting Be As Bad As Smoking? 6 Seemingly Harmless Everyday Activities That Threaten Your Health

Unhealthy habits such as smoking and excessive drinking can have a detrimental effect on our physical well-being, but certain daily activities that we deem harmless may also be leading us down a path to an early grave. Sitting most of the day, wearing an uncomfortable outfit, or spending too much time on our Smartphones are just a few of the ordinary behaviors that we fall victim to as a result of carelessness and relaxation. Read more…

What Genius Looks Like: The Common Traits Of The World’s Smartest And Most Creative

On paper, the world’s most imaginative, driven, innovative, and intelligent people are really quite different. Their temperaments swing from manic and erratic to solemn and stoic, and rarely do their bodies of work tell a similar story. But geniuses are a close-knit bunch for the certain qualities they do share. At once they are creatures of simplicity and solitude, who revel in the abstract and can often see, ruthlessly at times, what mere mortals never can. Read more…