Honey isn鈥檛 just useful as a topping for your toast; it鈥檚 actually a powerful antimicrobial. To the best of our knowledge, honey never spoils, as it is a supersaturated sugar solution with only 17%...
Turbulence during a flight may make plates crash to the floor but it doesn鈥檛 make planes crash. Airplanes are built to withstand turbulence, but people aren鈥檛, so it can make for a most unpleasant...
Past studies have suggested that a connection may exist between diet and breast cancer. A paper published in the prestigious journal, Science, proposes a possible explanation. It seems that a...
The original mistletoe, Viscum album, (different from the ornamental North American version) got its name from the Anglo-Saxon word 鈥渕istel鈥� for 鈥渄ung鈥� and 鈥渢an鈥� for 鈥渢wig.鈥� Dung-on-a twig really...
What is a kilogram? A seemingly easy question with a bizarre answer. The gram (1/1000th of a kilogram) is defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at 0藲C, so it seems obvious that a...
E-readers might be convenient, but they鈥檒l never have that comforting old book smell. It turns out that the smell of old books is due to the organic materials in books (like cellulose from wood...
While it makes for a great album title, the dark side of the moon is simply a myth. As the moon rotates around the Earth, and the Earth around the sun, the moon is exposed to the sun鈥檚 light just...
The fear behind the rule of 鈥榥o phones on planes鈥� is that portable electronic devices could potentially interfere via electromagnetic radiation with the measurement and navigation tools on board....
It鈥檚 time to put to rest the idea that plane air will make you sick. While the thought makes sense, as the air on a plane is indeed recycled, and the many passengers are spreading their germs into...
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