Recycle

How to Recycle: A Quick Guide to Recycling Symbols

How to Recycle Whenever you are about to throw an item in the trash bin, you should look at the recycling symbols first and consider...
A Lesson About Power

A Lesson About Power

A Lesson About Power. For several months now, I’ve been running trails on a big hill here in Laguna Beach, and I’ve seen all...

What Harry Potter can (and can’t) teach us about economics

A new paper in Oxford Open Economics, published by Oxford University Press, explores "Potterian economics"—the economics of the world of J.K. Rawling's Harry Potter...

How Your Environment Influences Infertility

Fertility issues are on the rise, and new literature points to ways that your environment may be part of the problem. We've rounded up...

Coke and Pepsi Among Ten Companies Sued For Plastic Pollution ‘Nuisance’

The environmental non-profit Earth Island Institute has filed a lawsuit against the companies who are responsible for a very large portion of the world’s...

10 wild theories about the universe

Why is the universe the way it is? Over the years, scientists have explored many ideas to explain our cosmos and its future. Here...
SolarGaps

Plug-and-Play SolarGaps

These plug-and-play solar smart blinds track the sun's angle in the sky throughout the day and produce clean electricity for home or office. For those...

Teacher evaluations weed out low-performing teachers in urban schools

New research finds that as education policy has shifted, post-No Child Left Behind and as a result of Race to the Top (RTTT), the...

How do Dolphins Sleep

Dolphins Sleep. The ancestors of cetaceans (like those of dolphins) were mammals that evolved on Earth. Some 55 million years ago, these animals returned to aquatic...

The 15 Best Foods to Eat After Running

By Gavin Van De Walle, MS, RD Whether you enjoy running recreationally, competitively, or as part of your overall wellness goals, it's a great way...