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Penguins caught whispering under water: what their secret calls might mean

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Daisy Linden0 Comments

I’ve always loved the idea that animals have entire conversations we can’t quite hear, like eavesdropping on a party through the wall but only catching laughter or a sudden gasp. Turns out, scientists recently confirmed that penguins, yes, those wobbly tuxedo birds we usually see sliding on ice, are carrying on with their own chatter while diving for food. And not just random noise either. Calls. Repeated. Purposeful. Almost like an underwater group text with terrible reception.

The research wasn’t a quick one-off. It spanned two full years, equivalent of two breeding seasons, focusing on Gentoo penguins in Antarctic waters …

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Dating an extrovert: Why your nights out may never feel the same again

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 Daisy Linden0 Comments

Dating an extrovert is like saying yes to the person who always orders an appetizer and dessert when you’re already full, and relationship coaches often use this analogy when describing extrovert dating. It’s excessive sometimes, chaotic, but hard to resist. If you’re used to quieter evenings, small circles of friends, and long stretches of silence, an extrovert partner can feel like walking into a carnival at midnight. Overstimulating but oddly addictive.

I’ll be honest, I’ve dated extroverts before, and sometimes I thought: “Wow, I could just borrow your energy and start my own power plant”. Other times I wanted to …

Woman walking briskly with smartwatch on city sidewalk in daylight

Why counting your steps can change the way you see exercise

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 Daisy Linden0 Comments

I still remember when my phone buzzed one evening: 10,214 steps. A tiny confetti animation danced across the screen, and I felt way too proud for someone who had mostly walked around the grocery store and chased after a slightly rebellious dog that kept pulling toward squirrels. But that little number, those steps, it did something to me. It made the invisible visible. It was proof that I had moved, that my body had carried me through an ordinary day that suddenly looked more like a quiet victory.

Walking is ordinary, yes. But sometimes ordinary is powerful.

Specialists often talk …