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When Times Get Tough, Women Want Girly Men
A new study found that when the going gets tough financially, we want to curl up next to the most feminine wimps we can find, whereas if we are worried about ailing health, we’ll run straight into the arms of a burly man. Why? Because we want...
Nuclear Regulators Rewrite History
When commercial nuclear power was getting its start in the 1960s and 1970s, industry and regulators stated unequivocally that reactors were designed only to operate for 40 years. Now they tell another story – insisting that the units were...
4 Beginner-friendly treadmill workouts
The ‘mill is a fine tool for staying fit, but it’s important to have a plan of action when you hit the machine. Not only will it make the time pass more quickly, but you’ll get a greater fitness boost than you would if you...
Cellophane: A Green Plastic?
We see many news stories about developments in the plastics industry to make these items greener. With disposableplastic shopping bags being banned in some places and consumer concern acting as the writing on the wall for the industry, it’s...
How Many Wild Pandas Are Left?
China has counted its 1.34 billion people; now it’s the pandas’ turn.
After conducting a census of its human population last year, China is about to start a once-every-10-years count of giant pandas in the wild.
The official China...
Authentic Happiness: 3 Simple Steps to Find the Courage to Be Yourself
We all have flashes of inspiration. Sometimes they appear as quiet whispers in the night, as fleeting thoughts in the morning shower or as huge “a-ha!” moments. The question is: Are you giving enough attention to the clues that your...
Depression and Risky Behavior
Depression poses many dangers, burdening people with hopelessness and raising their risk of suicide. But in attempts to quell the pain, some turn to alcohol, drugs, and other harmful behaviors that endanger them even further, psychologists...
New Additions To List Of Endangered World Heritage Sites
NESCO has added tropical rainforests in Honduras and Indonesia to its list of endangered world heritage sites.
The Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve on Honduras’ Caribbean coast is back on the endangered list after only coming off it in 2007....
Other Reasons To Go Green
“You need to eat your veggies to help you stay healthy”. Sound familiar?
Often this reasoning doesn’t work as the child (or even adult for that matter) simply won’t believe you. A reward needs to be offered, or a clear...
Balanced Life — 7 Tips for Giving Effective Praise
Gold-star junkie that I am, I was once grumbling to my mother about the fact that some extraordinarily praiseworthy effort on my part had gone unremarked. My mother wisely responded, “Most people probably don’t get the appreciation...
