The smells of the first morning cold snap of the year. People like the smell of a clean, crisp first frost morning because it combines sensory elements of freshness and purity, evokes positive memories and emotions, and is often associated with nature and the changing of seasons. Petrichor. The term coined by Australian scientists in…
Home insurance rates in the United States are set to reach unprecedented levels in 2024, largely due to the impacts of climate change. According to Insurify, a leading insurance comparison platform, the average annual premium is expected to climb to $2,522 by the end of this year, marking a 6 percent increase from the previous…
Pickleball is a sport that has gained popularity in recent years, especially among older adults. It is a combination of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, played on a small court with a paddle and a plastic ball. Many people enjoy pickleball for its social and physical benefits, as well as its supposed low-impact nature compared to…
Every time we would take Miss Ruby to the veterinarian, he would lecture us about her weight. He would say we are going to kill her, that we are simply feeding her too much food. I did my best to protest but we were giving her a lot of treats, how can you not? She…
Fast food has become rapidly unaffordable in the wake of inflation. The internet was lit aflame when McDonald’s Big Mac meal was revealed to be $18 and the $1 menu became a thing of myth. Now, Wendy’s is starting to make headlines for their “dynamic pricing”, a concept in which the fast food giant would…
Deep within the Earth, there’s a secret reservoir of water. Imagine a blue rock called ringwoodite, tucked away 700 kilometers below the surface in the mantle—the hot layer between the Earth’s crust and its core. This discovery sheds light on where Earth’s water came from. Some scientists believed that comets brought water when they collided…
Which offers better protection? At first glance, this question may seem like a no-brainer. After all, aren’t guns made to kill, while bear spray does not? Most bear sprays boast a capsaicin content of 2 percent, compared with 1.2 to 1.4 percent in most self-defense products. So is bear spray more effective in self defense…
Methane (CH4) contributes approximately 20–30% of global emission-related radiative forcing, and is the second largest source of current anthropogenic warming, with a global warming potential 28–34 times larger than that of CO2 over a 100-year time horizon. The study “Boreal–Arctic wetland methane emissions modulated by warming and vegetation activity” published in nature on Feb 14th, 2024…
Most intelligent financial advisors will tell you that vehicles are a very poor investment. The featured image is of a 3rd generation Toyota 4 runner. Clean examples have been auctioning off recently for more than the original MSRP sticker price of $30,000. Why? The answer is a lot simpler than you might think. All collectable…
Roe was born with a deformed right front paw that was non-functional. He had a bunny-like gait as he could put no weight on his right front paw. Roe was scheduled to be euthanized. Our neighbor decided to adopt him to save him. They took him to the vet to have his front leg removed…
