Tag: Physical sciences

How to Remove Rust From Stainless Steel Appliances

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Photo: tab62 (Shutterstock) Although kitchen appliances are first and foremost about functionality, they’re also part of our home decor. (Some might argue the opposite is true, but it doesn’t matter…

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The Easiest Way to Clean Cooking Grease

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Photo: Yevhen Prozhyrko (Shutterstock) Broadly speaking, there are two ways to deal with messes in the kitchen: Everyday tidying up—like after cooking, eating, or spills—and then, the type of deep…

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The Best Places to Catch the Northern Lights in 2023

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Photo: Piotr Krzeslak (Shutterstock) After a few years of limited international travel, people are more eager than ever to take their bucket-list trips to far-flung destinations—and we’re not getting any…

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Where to Get Emergency Ice on Christmas Day

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When making my Christmas (shopping) lists and checking them twice, I often forget to consider ice, which makes some amount of sense. Depending on where you are in the world,…

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Use the ‘Feynman Method’ to Learn New Things

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Photo: Ground Picture (Shutterstock) We often don’t understand things as well as we think we do. How often have you “learned” something you can’t fully recall later, or that you…

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Don’t Get Too Excited About That Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

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This is totally what nuclear fusion looks like, probably.Photo: hallowhalls (Shutterstock) It is big, big news that scientists were recently able to perform a nuclear fusion reaction that gave off…

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Stop Killing Your Lawn in the Winter

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Photo: rangizzz (Shutterstock) Whether you have a traditional green grass lawn, or one of the alternative varieties gaining traction recently—like bee lawns, clover lawns, or tapestry lawns—you probably want it…

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Don’t Throw Out Your Soap Ends

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Photo: mady70 (Shutterstock) Jumping off the body wash bandwagon to reunite with classic bars of soap comes with benefits for your wallet and the environment. But it also leaves you…

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Make Sure You Buy the Right Kind of Snow Melt

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Photo: DimaBerlin (Shutterstock) If you live in an area that regularly gets snowfall, you know the love-hate relationship with the white stuff. A snowy evening can be a peaceful, beautiful…

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11 of the Best Gifts for Amateur Astronomers

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If someone on your holiday shopping list has an interest in astronomy, but you don’t know the Pleiades from pilates, read on. Herre is a ground-zero, get-started guide with 11…

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