Fighting Fast Fashion
Sometimes, being a “material girl” comes with a downside. An endless cycle of fashion trends doesn’t only weigh on your wallet; it takes a toll on the planet too. In 2020, the fashion industry acco...
15 Helmi 20228min
The icy fate of the universe
Have you ever wondered how the universe will end? Chances are that the answer is “yes”; humans tend to have an innate curiosity when it comes to morbid questions. Scientists, of course, are no diffe...
10 Helmi 20228min
Blue cheese and pale ale have been on the menu for longer than researchers thought
Today, many charcuterie boards, servings of buffalo chicken and cobb salads feature blue cheese and possibly even a glass of beer. New evidence shows that humans’ taste for a cheese flavored by fungi ...
8 Helmi 20226min
Everybody wants to help a cat
Like many other volunteers, Brooklyn resident Hailee got involved with feral cat care by accident. After seeing cats in need around her neighborhood, she adopted some, found veterinary resources for o...
3 Helmi 20226min
Today's gamers may be tomorrow's agricultural experts
If you’re a parent, you might have the opinion that video games are a waste of time. But the U.S. Department of State, educators and other experts think that gaming might actually be the best way to e...
26 Tammi 20228min
The lost and future wildlife of New York City's East River
Right in the heart of New York City is the East River, separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Brooklyn, Queens and the suburbia of Long Island. For many New Yorkers, the river is just water running u...
8 Huhti 20217min
Oddities of outer space
In the last few decades, the study of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — has exploded. Since the first one was spotted in 1992, scientists have found thousands of different exoplanets in ...
26 Helmi 20218min
Death of a sourdough
Last year, plenty of people took up the new hobby of baking sourdough. What better to do when you can’t leave the house? And, since sourdoughs are based on cultivating a microbial community of yeast a...
28 Tammi 20219min
