Pine tar has been in the news recently - at least for those who follow baseball.听 Pine tar is pretty much what it sounds like.听 It is a sticky substance created by heating pine roots and related...
Recently, there鈥檚 been an influx of media attention on guts. More specifically, the microbes that live听in听your gut. Extensive research is being done on these little guys as they seem to be having a...
On The National, Peter Mansbridge reported the results of a survey on cheating in Canadian universities.听 Reference was made to data gathered from over 40 universities about the number of students...
It is a cheap, safe, readily available mild acid.听听It is ideal for the generation of carbon dioxide from baking soda.听听In fact, one version of baking powder is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and...
A little pump called the 鈥淔izz Keeper鈥� is available in kitchen supply stores to pressurize previously opened soft drink bottles and prevent loss of carbonation. The idea appears to make sense, but...
The press went crazy jumping all over a report that four North Carolina students invented a nail polish to detect "date rape" drugs. Just dip a finger into a drink, and watch for a colour change...
So you want to buy a "green" pot or pan to avoid those nasty chemicals associated with "synthetic" non-stick coatings? They're available. A line of non-stick pots and pans is being advertised as...
We have become familiar with the routine at airports. Your carry-on bags are passed through an x-ray machine after which an officer will often wipe your bag with a piece of fabric which is then...
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