Gas production by fracking in the Loppersum, Netherlands, area of the Groningen natural gas field, Europe’s largest, was suspended by a Dutch court after a…

Turkey, one of the world’s largest producers of pista- chios, has begun using tons of the shells to produce biogas (methane) as an alternative energy…

Yeloha, a new, Boston-based, peer-to-peer solar startup, allows anyone to go solar, even if they live in a rented apartment, have a roof blocked by…

Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, by Johanna Basford, are two of the most popular titles on sale at Amazon.com—and both are coloring books for adults.…

Disposable diapers are mostly inde- structible, but a group of research- ers led by Rosa María Espinosa Valdemar, at Mexico’s Autonomous Metropolitan University, Azcapot- zalco,…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) notes that as of March, the global monthly average for carbon dioxide, the most prevalent heat-trapping gas,…

A study from Free University, in Berlin, has determined that listening to sad music may actually lift our mood. The researchers conducted a survey of…

A review of research from the Center for Chemical Regulation and Food Safety finds that the quantity of food consumed by pregnant women for increasing…

Researchers from the UK’s University of Hertfordshire conducted a study that measured the relative relationship satisfaction between couples and their sleeping proximity. More than 1,000…

Research from the University of Washington has determined that chronic constipation in children may be relieved with abdominal mas- sage. The research tested 25 parents…