Did you know that the average woman goes through 20 tampons per menstrual cycle? While this may not seem like a lot, it adds up to almost 10,000 throughout a lifetime. It’s estimated that a whopping 20 billion pads...
Those of us who have played sports on a synthetic turf are familiar with the black "crumbs" that come off it and seem to end up virtually everywhere. Children play on it all day long, and come home with...
Awkward, gawky, expensive — solar power has made great strides — it’s now sleeker, cooler and more affordable. In the past eight years, the increase in solar energy usage was enough to power 4.3 million American homes (average sized,...
When you're thirsty and head to the tap, you probably feel grateful that you have access to clean drinking water. There’s no denying the importance of a clean source of water. However, in the U.S., there may be more...
We’ve known for a long time that air pollution is a problem for both the environment and our health. However, new research is suggesting that air pollution may harm our bodies in ways that we never could have imagined....
Have you ever felt so frightened that you thought you would die? Have you ever experienced total-body paralysis just before falling asleep or immediately upon waking? If you have, then you’re not alone. Symptoms like these are very common...
A recent article in the Canadian magazine Maclean’s revealed that half of Americans admit they don’t know the names of their neighbors. The numbers are just as bad in Canada, where more than 30 percent of people say they...
For as long as I can remember, I have balked at the idea of using Western medicine. Not because I don't respect what it is good at — in fact, what it is great at — but just because...
Most people can agree they hate cockroaches. But what if these insects could save the lives of earthquake victims?
While live roaches have yet to develop that particular skillset, researchers at the University of California (UC) Berkeley and Harvard University...
When we think of orange juice, we don’t picture large steel containers of tasteless fruit (sitting for a year). We think of oranges — they’re good for you. They’re healthy and taste yummy and sweet. Hate to break it...
