Sheet roofs: Puerto Rico reels 2 years after Hurricane Maria
Sixto Marrero shivers every time the skies open in Puerto Rico.
Environment
Sep 20, 2019
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News tagged with household items
Mattresses could emit higher levels of VOCs during sleep
Hundreds of household items, including furniture, paint and electronics, emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which at high levels can pose health risks. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2019
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Some of our foods contain nano particles—should we be worried?
We choose to spend money on household items based on how they look, feel and taste, and how we think they might make our lives better.
Bio & Medicine
May 21, 2019
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Walmart reports jump in profit, warns on tariffs
Walmart reported a jump in first-quarter earnings on Thursday on increased US store sales and e-commerce growth but warned that higher US tariffs could hit its business.
Business
May 17, 2019
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From mother to daughter, Tunisia potters pass on ancestral know-how
With bucket and spade in hand, Sabiha Ayari from Sejnane in northern Tunisia is among the women keeping alive an ancient tradition of creating pottery with all-natural materials.
Archaeology & Fossils
May 16, 2019
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Debate on banning organohalogen flame retardants heats up
Hundreds of everyday household items, from laptop computers to babies' high chairs, contain flame retardants to prevent the objects from catching fire. Recently, several groups petitioned a U.S. agency to ban flame retardants ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2018
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E-waste: What we throw away doesn't go away
In the life of almost every household appliance, there comes that moment of out with the old and in with the new.
Environment
Jul 08, 2015
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Food pantry clients struggle to afford diapers, detergent, other non-food items
Many food-insecure families also struggle to afford basic non-food household goods, such as personal care, household, and baby-care products, according to a new University of Illinois study published in the Journal of Family ...
Social Sciences
Apr 02, 2014
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Economic analysis shows 3-D printing is ready for showtime
It may seem like a stretch to envision a 3D printer in every home. However, a Michigan Technological University researcher is predicting that personal manufacturing, like personal computing before it, is about to enter the ...
Engineering
Jul 29, 2013
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Early human burials varied widely but most were simple
A new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows that the earliest human burial practices in Eurasia varied widely, with some graves lavish and ornate while the vast majority were fairly plain.
Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 21, 2013
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