Seeing fleas and ticks on your pets can really get on your nerves and harm not just them, but also you and your family! Tick and flea bites are also possible in homes and they can be really uncomfortable. This being said, we need to protect our dogs and cats […]
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Teen with Special Needs Raises Money for Charities through 1600 Acts of Kindness
This selfless teen carried out one random act of kindness every day since the pandemic began. The 18-year-old Sebbie Hall from Lichfield, Staffordshire who has learning difficulties started a kindness marathon after he decided to gift his iPad to a friend so that they could zoom. This is when his […]
World’s Largest Garbage Dump Site Transformed into a Green Oasis that Powers Homes
Some two decades ago, the last trash load arrived at the Fresh Kills Landfill. The packed barged turned slowly out of the Arthur Kill, a long, brown tidal strait that divides Staten Island from New Jersey, and docked at the Sanitation Department Pier. The once biggest landfill in the world, […]
Researchers Design a T-shirt Fabric which Lowers Body Heat & Protects the Wearer from High Temperatures
A team of researchers from China made a fabric able to cool down the body by 5 degrees C and may be of aid with the rising temperatures we’re faced with. This “metafabric” is the brainchild of scientists from different parts of China. It looks like a usual T-shirt material, […]
Good News for Diabetics: no more Painful Pricks to Check Glucose Thanks to this Spit Test
According to scientists from Australia, a painless blood sugar spit test for diabetics may soon become reality. This non-invasive strip checks the person’s glucose levels through their saliva. Blood sugar management for diabetics usually involves pricks in the fingers, several times per day with a lancet, and then putting the […]
New Tech on the Way: Sweat-Powered Smart Watches & Fitness Trackers
A new, super-absorbent film may be used to transform sweat into electricity and power in wearable electronic devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers. The research team from the National University of Singapore made a film that can evaporate sweat from the skin and keep people cool while they’re working out. […]
The Venom from an Extremely Poisonous Caterpillar may Hold the Healing Tonic that Saves Lives
Scientists believe that a healing tonic made from the venom of this small caterpillar from southeast Queensland could be the key to the treatment of nervous system disorders like epilepsy. This caterpillar (Doratifera vulnerans) is from the species of the nettle caterpillar and has been used in the groundbreaking studies […]
The World’s First Underwater Veggie Garden Reopens: It Grows Lettuce & Strawberries
The first underwater farm in the world, i.e. the Nemo’s Garden, has started producing fruits and veggies again after a long break. This unique farm consists of six greenhouses underwater located off the coast of Noli, Italy. It’s been installed by the Ocean Reef Group back in 2012. Little by […]
India’s Doing it again: They Plant 250 Million Saplings as Part of their Reforesting Campaign
India’s Uttar Pradesh has carried out a massive tree-planting campaign that has the goal to boost the forest area. In fact, it’s part of the Indian pledge to maintain a third of their total land a forest. And, millions of Indians participated in the annual planting mission. They managed to […]
A New Potential to Kill Cancer: Nikola Tesla’s “Magic Frequency”
A new technique of low-intensity ultrasound pulses could become a promising method to treat cancer. It selectively destroyed the cancerous cells while it leaves the healthy ones unharmed. According to associate professor and director of music at Skidmore College, Anthony Holland, he had a dream. This dream was a future […]