You Can't Judge How Healthy Your Food Is by Whether or Not It Rots

Every creature, no matter how noble, is eaten by microbes in the end.Its the circle of life! It turns out theyre not as immortal as viral Facebook memes would have you believe. The truth is far less scandalous. It smells only of cardboard. We did this experiment to show our patients how unhealthy this food is. Especially for our growing children!! There are so many chemicals in this food! Apples, bananas, carrots, celery…....

February 9, 2016 · 2 min · 403 words · Ricardo Vargas

8 Sound Sculptures That Lets Nature Be The Musician

When the wind blows, the sculptures produces an eerie sound in several octaves. Even on windless days, the tubes produce a hum at low frequencies. The sculpture was made by British artist Luke Jerram. At the top of the towers, horizontal steel vanes catch the wind and rotate the pipes. However due to its poor condition one only hears tones when there is a strong breeze blowing. The trick is to arrive at high tide, sit down, and shut up, writes RoadsideAmerica....

February 8, 2016 · 1 min · 212 words · Cheryl Adams

A Simple Plan to Start Reading More

I used to really enjoyed the library and I still do. But when I look at my shelves I realize that I own so many books that I havent read. This post originally appeared onMedium. I bought them because I learned over time that for me toowna bookintellectuallyI needed toown the damn book. I needed to have it close by for reference. But I keep adding. The book I put down wasThe Power Broker, by Robert Caro....

February 8, 2016 · 3 min · 484 words · Jodi Guerrero

Career Spotlight: What I Do as an Arborist

So who do you send to climb hundreds of feet into the air with a chainsaw? An arborist like Mark Chisholm. Mark has been working most of his life as an arborist, having taken up the family trade. The work requires extensive knowledge of arboriculture as well as the physicality of an athlete. In fact, Marks won quite a number of tree-climbing championships. (Yes, there are climbing competitions; the profession seems rife with friendly competitive spirit)....

February 8, 2016 · 4 min · 662 words · Teresa Carter

Inca Tern: The Bird With A Magnificent Moustache

The moustache is not male exclusive, its shared by the females as well. Inca terns with longer moustaches tend to mate together and have more and larger chicks.

February 8, 2016 · 1 min · 28 words · Johnathan Carson

The Coconut Palace, Philippines

Coconut wood parquetry covers the floors, carpets are made of coconut fiber and wallpaper from the fibrous sheath. No wonder the Philippines call the coconut tree the tree of life. The Coconut Palace also has a certain notoriety. (Her shoe collection are now on display at the Marikina Shoe Museum in Manila). The Coconut Palace was opened for public tours on 2011. Photo credit:Paul Shaffner/Flickr Photo credit:Raphael Bick/Flickr Coconut inlaid onto a table....

February 8, 2016 · 1 min · 87 words · Jason Garcia

Unseen Pictures of The Vietnam War From The Other Side

Others were self-taught civilians, many of whom anonymously sent their films to news agencies. Many of these photographs are rarely seen, even in Vietnam. So in the early 1990s, he started tracking down the surviving photographers. Niven started off with the official channels and the government news agency. Many of the surviving ones he interviewed didn’t even know each other. Niven recovered thousands of images, many of which were still in negatives never printed....

February 8, 2016 · 3 min · 500 words · Taylor Walter

155-Year-Old Mouse Trap in a Museum Claims Another Victim

Luckily the only damage the mouse had made was a nibbled label. The museum plans to make the mouse a permanent feature of the trap and will be put on display. The mouse waits on a petri dish while it will be prepared for display.

February 6, 2016 · 1 min · 45 words · Megan Shelton

Gomantong Caves: The Caves of Horrors

Entering the caves is not for the squeamish. The caves also house snakes that feed themselves on the rats and cockroaches. The air smells thick with ammonia because of the bird droppings. The guano deposit on the floor is estimated to be 10 feet deep. The swiftlets build their nests almost entirely with threads drawn from their saliva which hardens when exposed to air. Some nests also contain foreign materials such as feathers and twigs, and are known as black nests....

February 6, 2016 · 2 min · 255 words · Jessica Campbell

How to Fake Your Way Through the Super Bowl Without Knowing Anything About Football

Its Super Bowl 50, and that big five-zero is sure to be flaunted around all day. As long as youre paying attention youll pick up on most of those rules. That was boring, so the NFL changed the rule. Learn Some Important Talking Points Want some talking point before the big game? This ones really easy this year, because both teams have a wonderful cast of characters. After injuries earlier in the season,hes now kept together by strips of tape....

February 5, 2016 · 2 min · 398 words · Desiree Hughes

This Ordinary House Has an Outrageous Interior

But once you step inside, its like visiting a Renaissance palace. The doors are thick and hand-carved. Windows are covered with stained-glass purchased from old English churches. When she bought it, the house was an ordinary suburban home. The owner built it with just basic materials in a very, very sturdy way. So she started renovating and somewhere along the way it went a bit overboard. But she left the outside as drab as possible so as not to attract the tax men....

February 5, 2016 · 1 min · 83 words · Thomas Bailey

Europe's First Underwater Sculpture Museum

A lot of marine life seek for shelter from predators, so they naturally gravitate toward submerged objects. As a diver, Taylor knows that if you place any object underwater theyre very quickly colonized. Taylors team only chooses sites he describes as barren and desolate. He avoids using metals because they are corrosive and pollute the environment.

February 4, 2016 · 1 min · 56 words · Hannah Johnson

The Best Tips for Finding Cheap Airfare With Google Flights

Google Flightsisa solid tool for booking travel. You could researchthe cheapest months to fly, on average. Instead, you might consider booking your trip in March or May. Besides, the weather is just as nice, if not a little less swelteringly hot. Google Flights recently released a new tool that lets you find destinations based on month and duration. The tool will populate a list of popular destination cities and prices....

February 4, 2016 · 2 min · 357 words · Caleb Bates