By Mayukh Saha DROP Structures is a Canadian company that manufactures hassle-free cabins. These cabins can be set up by customers in any location in a flash. Especially the ‘Mono’, a tiny cabin which is prefabricated– it can be ready in 4 hours, and completely…
By Sara Tipton Whether we are climate change activists or skeptics, we can all agree that we should all be doing our part to leave our Earth in the best condition possible. Sustainability isn’t always the easiest thing to accomplish considering our consumerist lifestyle in…
More “intensive” beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects, new research suggests. Intensive agriculture – where animals or plants are kept crowded together in very high densities – is thought to result in higher rates of disease spreading….
By Mayukh Saha We have all heard the infinite loop – what came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, get ready for the new doozy – what came first, the egg or the plant? With the entire world finally sitting up and taking notice…
You can now buy attractive DIY tiny house kits on Amazon that two people can assemble in a few days. The is a high quality multi purpose tiny home or cabin for sale for $18,800 with free shipping to your property. This tiny home kit…
By Daisy Luther If you live on the West Coast, you know that the fault lines there are pretty active right now. You may even be dealing with regular aftershocks from the two major quakes last week. I’ve written a detailed article about what you…
Human waste might be an unpleasant public health burden, but scientists at the University of Illinois see sanitation as a valuable facet of global ecosystems and an overlooked source of nutrients, organic material and water. Their research, directed by civil and environmental engineering professor Jeremy…
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers. The ‘Vegebot’, developed by a team at the University of Cambridge, was initially trained to recognise and harvest iceberg lettuce in a lab…
When most people clean their house, they’re actually doing more harm than good. While they may be killing off bacteria and germs, they’re actually exposing their families to harmful chemicals and toxins in the process. But thankfully, there are ways to clean without exposing your…
By James Prigioni James Prigioni is growing a food forest garden in his small backyard in New Jersey. After a few years of deliberate planting, he now has an abundance of free food for life. The food forest is loaded with a wide variety of…
By Andrew Wimmer Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 82 on June 24th, legislation protecting the right of all Floridians to grow vegetables and fruit on their own property. For one Miami-area couple, this represents the end of a years-long struggle that started when their town…
Adolescents exposed to elevated levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, according to a new study led by Jose R. Suarez-Lopez, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at University of California San Diego School of…
In a recent study with 3 to 7-year-old children provided an example of how children’s daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish context. The main finding revealed that residential density is related to children’s motor skills, engagement in outdoor play…
Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops. They exclusively eat nectar and pine pollen. So in areas where intensive agriculture is practised, they suffer from the thin supply of flowers in May…
After only three weeks of exposing indoor chickens to UV light for six hours per day, the vitamin D content of the eggs increased three to four-fold. Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk…
By Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI You vacuum it, sweep it and wipe it off your furniture. But do you know what it actually is – and how it may affect your health? Don’t feel bad if you’re clueless about your dust. Scientists are not that far…
By Mayukh Saha Self-sufficient homes are homes that can generate their own power, recycle their sewage and water, and even have space to grow food. Seems like quite the idealistic dream, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not, architect Michael Reynolds intended to make self-sufficient residences which…
We’ve all heard about bacteria that are becoming resistant to multiple types of antibiotics. These are the so-called superbugs perplexing and panicking medical science. The plant analogue may just be waterhemp, a broadleaf weed common to corn and soybean fields across the Midwest. With resistance…
If you’re a property owner, you have the responsibility to maintain a safe space for residents, visitors, and — in some cases — even trespassers. How you design and develop your property will play a central role in whether you’re able to meet this duty….
Eating a cup of blueberries a day reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard and across the UK. New findings published today in the American Journal of Clinical…
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