Earth’s tectonic plates make our world unique. Thanks to these colossal continental and oceanic islands floating atop a partly molten hellish mantle, we have oceans and mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and even an atmosphere. That’s why a team of Dutch scientists from Utrecht University has conjured up a new database containing everything you’d need to know about every single subduc
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Pollution is killing up to 9 million people every single year across the planet. As grimly expected, most of these deaths – 92 percent – are in middle-to-low income countries. This makes the unnatural phenomenon, which is responsible for one-in-6 deaths worldwide, more deadly than anything else, including natural disasters, famine, and war. Although drinking water contamination was t
1 / 7 Having a neat and tidy home is important for many people - not least myself. But it's so easy to let things fall by the wayside when it comes to actually cleaning - because it isn't the most fun thing in the world. We're all busy with work, families, and a hundred other things, but that's why this extremely quick and easy trick to clean your shower is so useful. Bathrooms are a
1 / 4 Standardized testing is an incredibly stressful time for students. While it doesn’t necessarily count against their grades in school, it’s an assessment that many analyze to view a child’s ability. Keeping this in mind, Chandhi Langford, a fifth grade teacher at Evergreen Avenue Elementary School in Woodbury, New Jersey, chose to do something surprise. When students walked int
Picture 1 of 5 Many people pay thousands of dollars to put a pool in their own backyard. Whether it's an in-ground or above-ground pool, both options aren't exactly cheap. But José Franco from Curitiba in Brazil decided he could build his own pool all by himself in his backyard as cheaply as possible. And he came up with the following idea. He buys a simple pool with plastic walls and flo
It was a quiet evening when Ryan Cook and his two friends grabbed a bite at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The three teenage boys looked over and spotted a homeless man sitting at a nearby table. The man, Eddie, was counting his change and struggling to find enough money for a meal. Eddie had a worn Bible on the table, along with a photo of Jesus. The Chick-fil-A staff said
Picture 1 of 6 Doctors did not expect 89-year-old Norma Cook to live past the holidays. The elderly woman was diagnosed with leukemia. Additionally, pneumonia and breathing problems forced her to spend two months in the hospital. Following her release, doctors told her she couldn’t live on her own without 24-hour care. It seemed that Norma’s options were limited, and with her health
1. 10 Even today, when the whole world has been mapped by GPS, there are still valuable hidden treasures left to discover. After calling in auctioneers, the grandchildren of entrepreneur Roger Baillon discovered that the collection of 60 vintage automobiles from the 1930s to the 1950s left to rust in sheds on the family’s farm in western France could be worth £12 million or more at auction
Audrey, a single mother of three, had to go to the hospital to get some tests done. She asked her neighbor Tisha — a mother of five and a Las Vegas bingo cashier — if her three kids could spend the night at her house. Tisha and her husband agreed to take the kids for the night, even though their home was cramped enough as it was. Audrey’s test results came back. She was diagnosed wit
The old saying goes: those who live in a glass house shouldn’t throw stones. But they never said anything about fruits and vegetables. For one family in Sweden, living in a glass house is a reality. Well, sort of. They actually built a greenhouse around their home! A Greenhouse to a Green Home (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Charles Sacilotto and Marie Grammar

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