Study: New Drug Allows Adults to Learn As Quickly As Kids Do

You’re only as young as you think you are. But what if you could re-train your brain to absorb information as easily as a child can? That’s exactly what scientists testing the FDA-approved drug called valproate investigated in study of adults who had little or no musical training yet demonstrated some degree of absolute pitch,…

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Hydroponics: 90% Less Water Than Conventional Farming

Hydroponic vegetable growing less water

As rising food costs become an increasing burden on people’s lives, more people are seeking ways to grow food for themselves in inexpensive and sustainable ways.  Hydroponics is gardening without soil, where plants are placed in a growing medium and nutrients are fed to the roots directly from water. Not only can you save money…

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Study: Therapy Dogs Boost Health of the Sick and Lonely

Most people are familiar with dogs that assist their blind or otherwise disabled owners. Therapy dogs offer a different kind of help. Some pay informal social visits to people to boost their spirits, while others work in a more structured environment with trained professionals like physical therapists and social workers to help patients reach clinical…

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7 Miraculous Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World

Mushrooms fungi save world

Perhaps you only think about mushrooms when one sprouts up in your yard or when you’re ordering a pizza. But they have many incredible, world-saving capabilities that you need to know about. “I believe that mycelium is the neurological network of nature. Interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes. These membranes are aware,…

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Humanure – Goodbye, Toilets. Hello, Extreme Composting!

For more than a decade, 57-year-old roofer and writer Joseph Jenkins has been advocating that we flush our toilets down the drain and put a bucket in the bathroom instead. When a bucket in one of his five bathrooms is full, he empties it in the compost pile in his backyard in rural Pennsylvania. Eventually…

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