How to steer clear of dry, irritated skin this winter
Of all the beautiful things that come with winter, dry skin is not one of them. Our skin tends to get drier in the winter, not only because of the cooler air but also because of central heating, which can cause conditions such as eczema to flare up. With winter coming quicker and quicker, here are Read More...
Slingshotting pumpkins and other ways to deal with post-Halloween pumpkin waste
After each Halloween, more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkin get tossed out and left to rot in America’s landfills. Some are thrown away the day after Halloween, contributing to the 30.3 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S. When left to decompose in a landfill, that food waste Read More...
These artificial sunflowers move like real flowers to harvest solar energy
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: nature is the best source of inspiration for the design. In that light, scientists from UCLA have designed tiny solar panels disguised as sunflowers that mimic the behavior in plants known as phototropism, which is what plants do when they bend to Read More...
Boost your smile with these chemical-free teeth cleaners
Going to the dentist to keep your pearly whites clean can be an expensive trip, but that doesn’t mean that dental care, in general, has to be pricey. There are some teeth-cleaning products you can use every day that are sure to keep your teeth white and your wallet happy. The people over at Clean Read More...
How the world’s most anonymous site created an actual safe space on the Internet
All too often, the premise of anonymity is abused by Internet users. Nearly anywhere you go on the web is susceptible to Internet trolls, and behind the mask of anonymity, some feel inclined to say things they would never say in person. But then there’s Reddit, the so-called “front page of the Read More...
A Mexican student has made pavement that self-repairs with rain using old tires
Wouldn’t it be amazing if rain repaired roads rather than damage them? Well, that could soon become a reality thanks to a student by the name Israel Antonio Briseño Carmona. Using recycled tires combined with additives, the student has created a sort-of rubber pavement that turns rain into a Read More...
Memphis turned its parks named after Confederate generals into inclusive spaces
Two years ago, a crane arrived at a park in downtown Memphis and took down a statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War, as a crowd watched and cheered. Now, after a two-year legal battle about the statue’s removal, the park, once known as Confederate Park, Read More...
Peatlands store vast amounts of carbon, which is why Scotland is restoring them
The burning Amazon rainforests, with their jaguars, monkeys, and colorful birds, have grabbed global attention in a way the destruction of the world's mossy peatlands never has. Yet protecting the world's peatlands, which store at least twice as much carbon as forests, is critical in the fight Read More...
How a network of sensors could soon help firefighters stop blazes faster
As wildfires become more common and more deadly in California, firefighters are exploring new technological means to get an advantage over them, so that they can be controlled quicker. This summer, fire department officials from the Bay Area’s Contra Costa County intentionally set four test Read More...
Why you might want to skip breakfast before working out
If you want to make your morning exercise routine more impactful on your health, you might want to consider skipping breakfast before you work out. Over the course of a 6-week study, researchers from the universities of Bath and Birmingham studied dozens of sedentary men who were overweight or Read More...