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This bio-engineered houseplant claims to clean the air as efficiently as 30 air purifiers
A Paris-based startup ‘Neoplants’ has genetically modified a plant to do the work of 30 air purifie…
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Inside Infowars' crumbling empire: Ex-Staffers reveal the 'volatile' and 'unhinged' atmosphere working for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Former staffers describe what its like working for Infowars from holidays with the Joneses to physi…
Tom Porter,Ashley Collman
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This organic crib mattress has a firm side for babies and a softer side for toddlers — my daughter sleeps on it every night
I bought this dual-sided crib mattress for my infant daughter, and she's still using it as a toddle…
Alicia Betz
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I'm a telecommunications expert — here's how I think IoT can help prevent wildfires and save our forests
I founded Dryad Networks, an IoT company developing gas sensors with built-in AI to detect wildfire…
Erin Greenawald
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Your go-to sanitary product likely has harmful heavy metals in it, even if the label doesn’t say so!
We know what you're thinking: a relatively tiny chunk of Indians use tampons. But while this study …
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Plants can talk to each other and scientists say it should make us rethink how we treat them
Plants can talk to each other and what they're saying might make you want to rethink how you're tre…
Maiya Focht
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This $119 houseplant is bioengineered to remove harmful air pollution in your home.
Neoplants has bioengineered a houseplant that uses bacteria to remove indoor air pollution from you…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Your favorite hair products may be emitting chemicals that could be dangerous to your health, according to researchers
Many hair products contain siloxanes, also known as silicones, which are linked to health risks in …
Julia Pugachevsky
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Your household cleaning wipes and sprays may be releasing cancer-causing gases. Here's what to avoid.
A study found chemicals linked to health risks can spread through the air from glass cleaner, multi…
Gabby Landsverk
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Texas found startling amounts of a cancer-causing chemical in the air outside Houston. Nobody told the residents.
Texas regulators documented startling amounts of benzene in Channelview, near Houston. Instead of s…
David Leffler,Savanna Strott,…
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No, artificial vanilla flavoring doesn't come from beaver butts. Flavor scientists explain.
Artificial vanilla flavoring comes from compounds in clove oil, wood, and bark, and not from castor…
Rebecca Strong
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I decided not to have a family and gave up my unfulfilling 15-year career in finance to travel the world with Doctors Without Borders
I quit my job and joined Doctors Without Borders after 15 years in banking. From warlords to peacek…
Ash Jurberg
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Next year's food crisis will be different from this year's. Here's how it could change — for the worse — in 2023.
The war has disrupted sowing and other farm activities in major wheat producer Ukraine. Elsewhere, …
Huileng Tan
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Air purifiers - Best budget air purifiers for home in India
With increasing air pollution, air purifiers have become a necessity in some cities to ensure that …
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‘Tech architecture is becoming business architecture, enterprises recognize that’
Sharath Srinivasamurthy, Research Director, Enterprise Solutions and ICT Practices Team, IDC, bring…
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Women exposed to cleaning products at work are more likely to give birth to kids with asthma - even if the exposure was long before conceiving
Chemicals from cleaning products could impact the health of future generations before they're even …
Aria Bendix
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Singaporean scientists have developed a new 'breathalyzer' test for COVID that can detect the virus within one minute
The test involves a person blowing into a disposable mouthpiece linked to a breath sampler. It can …