Having recently moved to Prague, I have spent many of my weekends in the Czech countryside. Life there is slow, with a usual day involving a long walk in the forest as the main event. I am often...
From grocery stores to our medicine cabinets, dates stamped on products carry a subtle authority. These "best before" or "expiration" dates guide our consumption, influence our purchasing decisions...
Approximately half of the homes in the UK do not have a tumble dryer. My flat is lucky enough to have a 2-in-1 that washes poorly and dries worse, so we mostly hang wet clothes from a drying rack...
As I type this, I occasionally have to pause and swat away tiny annoying flying bugs that seem drawn specifically to my face. In light of my plight, let鈥檚 look at some fruit fly science 鈥�...
Mention lithium and you likely conjure up an image of lithium batteries or a medication to treat bipolar disease. But researchers are now looking at another aspect of lithium. The possibility that...
While camping this weekend, I got to mind a very cute 7-month-old baby. She was super social, giggly and sporting a patch that inspired this article. As she laid her head on my shoulder, I noticed...
Vladimir Lenin lies in a mausoleum in Red Square in Moscow in a preserved state. But he has no brain. That鈥檚 because the Soviet government had it removed after he died in 1924. They wanted to have...
There may be an uninvited guest in your home. It doesn鈥檛 eat your snacks, hog the remote, or leave the toilet seat up鈥攂ut it might be slowly increasing your risk of lung cancer. Meet radon: a...
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