This app provides vulnerable communities with free fruit and vegetables
Many of the neighborhoods in Los Angeles that are being hardest hit by COVID-19 because of overall disparities in health are also food deserts, places where it’s impossible to buy fresh food. A lack of good nutrition during these times can put people with already poor health to considerably high Read More...
Make this DIY drink to maintain your electrolyte levels
Any medical or nutrition expert will tell you how important it is to stay hydrated; after all, it keeps everything in the body functioning properly. But when it comes to hydration, while water is crucial, so is maintaining electrolyte levels (like sodium and potassium). In fact, when electrolyte Read More...
Let your child design their own playground with this versatile kit
In the ever-expanding search for ways to keep kids entertained while stuck at home, Chloe Varelidi, an architect turned toy designer, has created a kit that allows kids to build their own playgrounds. The kit, called Follies, consists of 45 flat plastic shapes in bright colors that slide together Read More...
How scientists revived 100-million-year-old microbes
Deep within the cold abyss, beneath the primordial muck of the seafloor and the sediment of millions of years, ancient microbes sit between life and death…and have now been awakened! Scientists haven't quite unleashed Neptune's revenge, but they have revived ancient microbes — possibly over Read More...
Sleeper trains in Europe are making a comeback due to Covid-19
For all their promise of romance and adventure, Europe’s sleeper trains appeared to have reached the end of the line. Pressured by high operation costs and forsaken by travelers for budget airlines, a decision by the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn to terminate the service connecting Paris to Read More...
Here's the best place on earth for a telescope, according to astronomers
Summer is the season for stargazing. Whether you’re just laying out on a picnic blanket in your backyard or have invested in a high-tech telescope, the twinkling vastness of space above can captivate our attention for hours. Now, astronomers have identified the most ideal place on earth for a Read More...
This New Orleans musician offers trumpets to kids in exchange for guns
Music can be a real life-saver, and no story exhibits the message like the one you’re about to read. In New Orleans, a trumpeter named Shamarr Allen wanted to find a way to get guns out of kids' hands, so he turned to what he knows best: music. He recently created a gun-for-trumpet exchange Read More...
Trinity College to transform campus lawn into native wildflower garden
We recently shared a very popular article about replacing tradition lawns with a clover alternative. Trinity College Dublin is taking a page out of the alternative grass handbook and opting to turn their college green into a native flower garden to promote pollinator health and boost Read More...
Connecticut just passed a major bill to start holding police accountable
After months of protests against racism and police brutality, it would be a great waste if all that effort doesn’t translate into real change. Fortunately, in some states that change is already happening. This past week, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed sweeping police accountability Read More...
Don’t throw away your banana peels. Do this instead
With bananas being such a delicious and healthy snack, it’s no wonder that people in the US eat as much as 3.2 billion pounds of these tasty treats every year. The problem, however, is that most banana peels are tossed away once the sweet fleshy part is eaten. This not only contributes to the Read More...