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10 Elements of a Perfect Holiday Card
Holiday greeting cards are dashing through the mail system—a festive treat that reminds recipients somebody, somewhere, is thinking of them and wishing them well. They’re a rarity in this...
EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
The use of pesticides in agriculture has always meant managing a tricky balance—protecting the harvest and making sure essential produce gets to market, while guarding against the possibility that...
Donald Glover’s Stroke Highlights a Troubling Trend for Young People
Donald Glover, the 42-year-old musician and actor, revealed recently that he had a stroke while on tour in 2024. Though strokes are rare in younger adults, Glover is among...
Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Appear to Work Against Alzheimer’s
GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been racking up sales and new indications, as researchers learn more about how the drugs affect the body beyond just weight loss.But...
If You Use a Plastic Cutting Board, You Might Be Eating Some of It
Long ago, humans chopped and ground meats and vegetables on natural surfaces like rocks. Eventually, we decided to trade these slab stones for wooden cutting boards. More recently, many...
Moss Can Survive the Harsh Conditions of Space
In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA Space Shuttle missions grew in a breathtakingly weird shape,...
Blue Light-Maxxing? Using Your Phone At Night May Not Be So Bad
For many years, the advice from scientists and experts to people of all ages has been pretty universal: using your phone before bed will mess with your sleep. But findings...
Where Dolly Parton plans to open first-ever travel center
Parton plans to announce plans for more travel centers next year. Source link
10 Ways to Gracefully Change the Subject
There you sit, happily spooning mashed potatoes onto your plate, when Uncle Larry starts spouting off his unique views about politics and the conspiracy theory he read about on...
The Science Behind Chris Hemsworth’s Alzheimer’s Documentary
When actor Chris Hemsworth, who played Thor in the Marvel series, agreed to join a documentary exploring longevity several years ago, he figured he would learn about how to...
How People Feel About Vaccines Is Now Largely Political
Not long ago, vaccines had largely bipartisan support. But they have become a divisive issue in the U.S., fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and political policies that are increasingly...
This Small Amount of Plastic Is Enough to Kill a Sea Turtle
The ocean is awash with plastic—more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals get tangled in plastics or swallow them, the chemicals released...