As the warmer weather begins to settle in, we are all being met with the familiar signs of the season: the sound of lawnmowers, the smell of the neighbors’ barbecue, the feeling of a warm breeze against our skin, are all synonymous with summer. There is one sound, however, that when you hear it you…
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Ticks are becoming an increasingly problematic issue across North America, particularly in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Their growing population in these parts of the country are bringing with them an increased incidence of Lyme disease and the lesser-known Powassan Virus, which can cause encephalitis or meningitis in its most severe forms [1]. As…
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As housing becomes more expensive around the world and the health of the planet becomes increasingly at risk, more scientists, architects, and engineers are looking at ways to redefine housing. Renewable energy sources and ways to live “off the grid” are at the top of many people’s minds. In some places in the world, the…
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I promised you a summery dessert today, and that’s what this is! An easy vegan strawberry shortcake with a cake base. There are two ways to make shortcake. One is with biscuits, which can be split to make a top and a bottom, and one is with an actual sponge cake. I like both approaches (it’s hard not to love shortcake however it shows up), but I’m a cake lover first and foremost. I was sort of surprised when I realized that I’d…
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In case you didn’t know, Dyson, the famed vacuum company, had an electric car in development until it was canceled last October. For a while, the automobile was a mystery, since only a few engineers had seen the working prototype. Then the company decided to reveal its electric car in an exclusive interview with the…
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Another week down, another rundown of my week in workouts. Going into the week I felt like I needed a down week. No chasing vert. No picking up the pace on purpose. No distance goals. Just running what I felt like. I mean, that’s how I usually run with nothing to really train for right […]
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Standing in the middle of a forest at midnight in the pitch dark, surrounded by glowing mushrooms may sound like something out of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world in Lord of the Rings, but in New South Wales, Australia, this is a very real scenario. Following a cold and wet Autumn, national parks and forests all…
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If anyone thought that guy who built an elaborate tiny restaurant for the squirrels in his neighborhood was over-the-top, wait until they see the full-fledged tiny town this guy built for his wife’s chickens, complete with hotels, cafes, and even a jailhouse for miscreants [1]. The man’s wife owns a flock of chickens and she’s…
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Even as The Minimalists, we’re still letting go…
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Not all superheroes can lift airplanes or climb up buildings with their bare hands. Some are just regular dads who would go to any lengths to make their little girls stop crying. COVID-19 was about to ruin his daughter’s four-year-old dream of walking down the black carpet and stage at her graduation, but this Memphis…
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Animal shelters do some of the most amazing work in any country. Hundreds of thousands of animals without homes are taken in, cared for, protected, and fed until they can find permanent homes of their own. However, these shelters are not always the most comfortable places and animals have to share cramped spaces and limited…
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The Strawberry season is upon us! Of course, raw strawberries are nature’s candy, but just wait until you’ve tried them baked into bread. ‘Bread’ here is used loosely. It’s the same idea as banana bread. It’s technically cake, but we want to eat it for breakfast, so let’s pretend it’s bread. Soft, sweet, and tasty with a…
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It’s a common sight- garbage tossed into the ditch on a roadside, trash blowing across our sidewalks and getting caught in sewer drains, and wrappers, plastic bags, and even clothing flowing down our rivers and streams. It’s sad but true- many people operate with the “out of sight, out of mind” mentality, and carelessly dispose…
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For many years, travel, whether for business or pleasure, has often involved small, less-than-comfortable hotel rooms with dark, stuffy hallways. Over the last couple of decades, however, travelers have begun to demand better, and have looked for alternative places to stay while they’re away from home. One company has seen the need for better travel…
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In conversations about parenthood, much of the discussion ends up focussing on the mother’s role in a child’s life, but fathers carry equal importance. Not only do they often teach their children many hard skills, like how to change a tire, throw a baseball, or tie a tie, but fathers also are critically important in…
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When Courtney Carver began Project 333, in which you pair down your wardrobe and dress with only 33 items, she learned much more about just living with less. The process of learning what to keep and what to get rid of, and how to simply live with less, taught her lessons about the unnecessary emotional…
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With the warm weather finally arriving, gardeners across the country are getting outside and preparing their garden beds for planting. It is an important time of year for the avid gardener because what you do now can have a significant impact on how your plants do for the rest of the season. If you’re like…
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Since the beginning of time, people have always loved a good brain teaser. We grew up reading Where’s Waldo? books and putting together puzzles. Though highly frustrating at times, we just can’t seem to resist a good riddle, challenging crossword, or game of sudoku. In the age of the internet, brain games, riddles, and optical…
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We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year. Cats have played a leading role in most of Australia’s 34 mammal extinctions since 1788, and are a big reason populations of at least 123 other threatened native species are dropping. Read more: Don’t let them out:…
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Over the last few months, empty grocery store shelves have become a common occurrence. Prices have been going up on regular grocery items, and lines outside food banks have been getting longer and longer. Despite all of this, farmers have nowhere to sell their products, and across the country milk is being dumped, eggs are…
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Shipping containers are inexpensive and versatile. For those reasons, they have been used for a variety of purposes, including homes. Though they are a popular material for tiny-homes and minimalist living, shipping containers often aren’t the first thing that comes to mind when discussing a luxury residence. In a clash of art and architecture, London-based…
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While bugs, insects, and pests play an important role in every ecosystem, it can’t be denied that mosquitoes can turn a camping trip into an itchy nightmare, bed bugs can ruin a good night’s sleep, and house flies buzzing in your face are just plain annoying. Let’s be real for a minute: who really likes…
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Every year, more than 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally. Half of that is for single-use plastics, which leads to a staggering eight million tonnes of plastic that gets dumped into our oceans annually [1]. That plastic that we use for sometimes mere minutes, takes multiple lifetimes to break down. A single-use plastic…
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A lot has changed in our world in the last few months. What was “normal” is now considered a potential risk. With so many changes to our lives in such a short time, we can’t help but think, have we all been primed for something to come? “Cover your face and wash your hands.” “We’re…
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I love pizza, especially homemade pizza. But with many awesome vegan pizza options available in my hometown, at least under normal circumstances, it’s all too easy to avoid making my own. I’ve been wanting to institute some sort of semi-formal Friday night pizza tradition for a while now, but I often end up skipping it and treating myself to a slice made by a pro instead. Since I’m home pretty much constantly now, and many of NYC’s eateries are re-opening slowly or delivering…
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As children, we all loved to play pretend. We pretended to be superheroes fighting crime, doctors saving lives, or sometimes scientists making amazing discoveries. For a ten-year-old boy in China, making an incredible discovery wasn’t a game of pretend at all. Last summer while playing near his home, science-loving Zhang Yangzhe discovered a nest containing…
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For many people, the concept of eating out is not merely about the exotic restaurant food that would usually taste different (better) from home-cooked food. During this pandemic, many restaurants still operate on a take-out or delivery basis, but people miss easting “out”. Sitting in a communal atmosphere, seeing the faces of other people and…
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If you are a fan of heading down to the bowling alley with your partner or friends on regular nights to catch some good old rolling fun, it’s tough to imagine how edgy you feel these days since most everything is shut down. Bowling alleys were listed amongst the social distancing rule-outs since they are…
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I’ve posted this in the past but with so many new runners out on the roads and trails right now, I thought it would be a good idea to warn the newbs about their dangerous as they start running. Runners – You see them everywhere. They look so happy, fit, athletic and strong as they […]
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I’ve posted this in the past but with so many new runners out on the roads and trails right now, I thought it would be a good idea to warn the newbs about their dangerous as they start running. Runners – You see them everywhere. They look so happy, fit, athletic and strong as they […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most far-reaching and catastrophic global health crisis of the twenty-first century, and has exposed many of the shortcomings of our society. It has revealed to us that some of the most undervalued people among us- such as grocery store workers, delivery drivers, and those who work in long term…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the economy on a national and global level. Nowhere has this impact been felt more acutely than in the food industry, where our national food supply chain has been completely disrupted. With restaurants, schools, and businesses across the country closed, and processing plants operating at a reduced capacity, farmers have…
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