Best Household Plants to Grow to Purify the Air at Home
Most people would never say that, yet the substances most dangerous to health are inside our homes. How can we avoid contact with indoor sources of pollution? As well as being careful when buying furniture, preferring eco-friendly detergents and natural paints, and often changing the air at home, plants can also help. Many can purify the environment and neutralize harmful compounds.
Pets at homes are the best allies for finding love on Valentine’s day
Valentine’s Day is a day to show love to those who are important in our lives: if there are creatures that deserve all the love, they are pets.
Valentine Day Origin: Why Do We Celebrate It Today?
The pagan origins of Valentine’s Day, the feast of lovers, were wild and uninhibited. The highlight of the feast was when the matrons let themselves be whipped by a group of naked young men. Then came a pope who christianized the feast with the saint, or rather with 3 saints.
On Valentine’s Day, Do Not Forget to Respect the Environment
Valentine’s Day is coming up. As an opportunity to express more attention to your partner, it is lately becoming a tool of mass consumerism, to enrich large companies. In fact, we should show love to our partner every day throughout the year, and not only on February 14. However, if you are looking for an idea to amaze your beloved, we suggest some eco-sustainable ideas. So you can celebrate without unnecessary waste, respecting the environment and surprising the other with original gifts.
Surviving Fires: Nature Does It Better than Humans
Surviving fires is not easy, yet nature does it better than humans. Fire has an important and often negative impact on wild plants and animals, but some systems have adapted to it. And, paradoxically, some species cannot live without fire. In an environment adapted to the fire, in fact, once the fire is extinguished, nature can resume the lost ground. Moreover, some species, even with a fire, do not die and can grow back very quickly.
A list of the world’s 5 most popular sports
Sports permeate through billions of lives whether it be playing, supporting or watching. Here we round up the world’s 5 most popular sports.
Global Warming: is it really getting too hot?
Global warming has become the most pressing concern for humanity in the present day. How hot is it getting and how will this affect us?
Brexit timeline: key dates in the saga of the UK’s divorce from the EU
The UK passed its vote to leave the EU back in 2016. Nearly 4 years later, the UK has finally left. We present a Brexit timeline of how it all unfurled.
Conspiracy Theories Were Born Sooner Than You Thought
A The history of conspiracy is ancient. The moment when the “conspiracy theories” became an explicit and conscious political method to justify political actions was the French Revolution (1789) and the following years. It was the so-called period of Terror. Poverty and social inequality in France had reached such a dramatic threshold that it became unsustainable. The bourgeois masses, inspired by the new ideals proclaimed by the Enlightenment philosophers – equality, freedom and brotherhood – joined forces to subvert the feudal monarchical order. In this way they led to the fall of the so-called ancien regime. As a result, kings, nobles and clergy became the privileged targets of their protest.
Simple DIY Projects to Perfume Your Home in a Natural Way
Having a scented home can help you create a unique atmosphere. However, you don’t have to resort to industrial environment perfumers, which often contain chemicals that are both polluting and harmful to health. Fortunately, it is possible to perfume your home with natural ingredients. Flowers, spices or aromatic herbs are all you need to create simple DIY projects for this purpose.
Here Are The Most Incredible, Best Marathons in the World
The most famous are those in New York, with more than 50 thousand participants, that of Berlin and that of Athens. But there are many other suggestive marathons that can give unique emotions. Among them, we have the Outdoor Marathon in Australia, the Kilimanjaro Marathon, the Midnight Sun Marathon in Norvegia, the Inca Trail Marathon and the Grand to Grand Ultra.
Is my smart speaker spying on me?
People have grown increasingly comfortable with technology all around them. Smart speakers are now commonplace in millions of homes – are they spying on us?
How have influencers changed the world of marketing?
The rise of influencers on social media has generated a new wave of marketing success. How have these influencers changed digital marketing?
How This Peruvian People Avoided the War by Drinking Beer
A border town of the pre-Incan Huari empire woven diplomatic relations with neighboring peoples by organizing festivals based on chicha, a fermented beverage made from local berries. Alcohol production could continue unaltered during periods of drought and economic crisis.
3 Toxic Substances That You Can Find Inside Your House
Every day we use products that are dangerous to our health at home, perhaps without knowing it. Among the most toxic substances to which we are exposed on a daily basis are certainly chemical detergents, ammonia and pesticides. The greatest risks are due to ingestion or accidental contact, which can cause intoxication or even permanent damage to the digestive system.
5G networks: what are the benefits and how does it work
5G has started to appear around the world, promising faster connections, better communication and more reliable connectivity but how does it work?
Food allergies: why are more people developing them?
In recent years there has been an inproportional rise in food allergies among children. What are their causes and what is the reason behind this rise?
4 Things You Probably Do Not Know About Rainbows
The word rainbow comes from the Latin arcus pluvius. This shows that even our ancestors understood its physical origin: there can be no rainbow without rain. But how are rainbows formed? They occur when sunlight – i.e. all wavelengths of light, which together appear as white light – passes through water droplets. And how many color do they contain? That really depends on us. Some scientists even think that perception can be a cultural issue.
What Kind of Fossils Will We Humans Leave Behind?
We are all going to die, and that is for sure. But who will remember us, and how? We are not talking about our children and grandchildren, but something more long-term. What fossils will we leave on Earth as a trace of our passage? Paleontologists Karen Koy, from Missouri State University, and Roy Plotnick, from the University of Chicago, asked themselves this question. As a result, the two published a study in the journal Anthropocene imagining what the fossils of our civilization will look like, and how they will be interpreted by future humans (or an alien race visiting our planet).
Online Shopping? Then Pay Attention to These Dangerous Items
Shopping online is convenient. In fact, it allows you to shop without moving from home, avoiding trips around the city and crowded shops. Moreover, you can often find great deals online. However, we must pay attention to what we buy, as some products may be dangerous for our health. In particular, we should be careful when buying toys, clothing and household products, which may contain toxic substances that are still legal in other countries.
The rise of Esports and its billion dollar valuation
Esports have seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the last few years: what has caused this incredible rush and how much is the industry worth?
Amazon vs Walmart: The Race for Retail Supremacy
Amazon vs Walmart: companies with very different retail strategies. As their market share increases and smaller chains are pushed out of the market, who will take over?
If We Are Eating Cheese Today It Is Thanks to a Prehistoric Fly
Do you like eating cheese and dairy in general? Then you should know where do they come from. In fact, if today you can satisfy your passion and enjoy cheddar or mozzarella, you must thank a prehistoric fly. Neolithic farmers were actually the first to learn how bacteria and other tiny creatures could help preserving and transforming food. This is what emerges from a study published in Current Biology. This new discovery is rewriting, at least in part, the food history of man.
Who Is Ruth Pfau, the so-called ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’
Ruth Pfau has been an extremely important figure to the people of Pakistan. Throughout her life, in fact, she has always done her best to help others. Precisely for this reason, many today call her the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’. As a doctor and a nun, she dedicated much of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan. In fact, she has coordinated the activities of hundreds of hospitals throughout the country. For this reason she was the first woman to get a state funeral in Pakistan.
Spa in House: DIY and Organic Recipes for a Complete Beauty Ritual
There are rare moments in life when we have a few hours to ourselves. With work, family and daily commitments it doesn’t happen often – but when it does it’s a priceless gift! What better occasion, then, to pamper your body in a natural way with a complete beauty ritual? A Spa in house, only with organic products and DIY cosmetic recipes!