Well folks, the science is in. It turns out that having a sister is great for your health! OK, perhaps that’s a bit of an overstatement, but research does suggest that having a sister protects young teens from a whole host of negative emotions, including feeling unloved, guilty, self-conscious and fearful. (1) The 2010 study
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3 Things Every Father of a Girl Should Remember We often hear about how important it is for fathers of boys to have a strong relationship with their sons. But young girls are equally impacted by the quality of their relationship with their father. It affects not only their early development but also their success
When it comes to raising children, many experts have thrown their hat in the ring. But, perhaps, it doesn’t hurt to look to the arts. Maybe Philip Larkin said it best in his poem, This Be The Verse: . . .your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you
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While the coronavirus outbreak has most of the world on hold, another disturbing outbreak has taken over much of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Forest fires, common in the region following the winter thaw, are ablaze spreading at an alarming speed. President Vladimir Putin is calling for vigilance during these difficult times. (1) Siberia
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Demand for Cheap Furniture Devastates Forests Driven by American demand for cheap furniture, China has become the greatest importer of illegal timber. The illegal timber trade is devastating forests across Africa and Asia. (1, 2) A study published in the Royal Geographical Society in 2018 demonstrates the relationship between the exportation of timber to China
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IKEA Garden Sphere Design IKEA has made the designs for a garden sphere available to the public for free. By following a step-by-step guide, people can build a structure with the capacity to feed a whole neighborhood. (1) The garden sphere, officially named the Growroom, originated through a contest put on by SPACE10. IKEA describes
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A pile of corpses, heads torn off. Babies consumed. You would think it’s a bad Halloween horror film, but it’s May. What’s happening? Murder Hornets That’s not a joke. While it’s not the “official” name of the species–which is Asian giant hornet–researchers have nicknamed these hornets “murder hornets” due to their violent stinging and group
Giant “Murder Hornets” Spotted in North America, Making 2020 Even Scarier Read More »
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us already knew that pets added value to the lives of older adults or those who live alone. Yet, with weeks of quarantine already in our rear-view mirror, many more members of the public would likely agree that pets are incredibly important to the mental health and well-being of
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Your pantry may be bare at home, and your grocery store shelves may be empty, but Florida farms are having the opposite problem. There are many Florida farms with too much produce and no place to sell it. But now, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is offering to solve both problems
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The Silent Infection Making Coronavirus Worse Dr. Richard Levitan, an emergency doctor with more than 30 years of experience, published an opinion piece in the New York Times on April 20, 2020. In the piece, he described an “infection” that is furtively killing COVID-19 patients: silent hypoxia. (1) As New York City was being overwhelmed
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