Waste Heat Generated from Electronics to Warm Finnish City in Winter Thanks to Groundbreaking Thermal Energy Project
It will be the largest in the world by all standards and contain enough thermal energy to heat a medium-sized city all winter.
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Living Near Water as a Child is Linked to Better Mental Health and Well-being in Adulthood: Study
Using research from 18 countries, a new study concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes as children. The findings were replicated in each of the 18 countries, say the authors studying ‘blue spaces'. Mounting […]
Study Finds that Eating Dinner as a Family Makes 91% of Families Less Stressed
91% of respondents said their family was less stressed when they share meals together. 84% say they wish they could share a meal more often
This Ancient AC System will Cool your House Without Electricity
The Nave is a large terracotta radiator filled with cold water, inspired by the Jarrah of ancient Palestine.
Electrician Comes To Repair Lights For 72-Year-old, Then Enlists Entire Community To Fix Her Crumbling House-For Free
When electrician John Kinney found Gloria Scott living in a house that was falling into disrepair, he rallied their MA. community to help.
Man Stores Rainwater Since 1976 and Has 6,000 Liters to Get Through Drought
Peter Harden has kept right on hosing worry-free. That's because he's been storing rainwater in large catch thanks for almost 50 years
Man Spends 13 Years Transforming Barren Backyard into Terraced Japanese Garden - LOOK
In a dull backyard, a man has spend 13 years adding a koi pond, Zen garden, and tea house until the how Bristol home looked Tokyo-classic.
Family Recovers from COVID Trauma with Mom's Massive Floor-to-Ceiling Photo Montage in Living Room
A family in East Hampshire turned their living room wall into pre-covid photo mural to remind them of happier days that will return soon.
Innovative 'Sand Battery' is Heating Small City, Storing Green Energy for Months at a Time
Storing heat in a giant "sand battery" may be the key feature to northern countries' energy needs, as one goes online in Finland.
Baling Water: These Young Farmers Built a DIY Swimming Pool With Hay Bales to Beat the Heatwave
They used baling wrap to hold the hay together, and a tipper truck to dump dozer-loads of water into the swimming pool.
Meet the Alpaca Who Thinks She's a Dog and Rides in a Car Bought Especially For Her - LOOK
At the Alpaca Trekking Center in Stirling, one of the 75 herd alpaca's has taken to house life, because she believes she's a Labradoodle.
Download a Free Native-Plant Garden Plan for Your Specific Region
There are hundreds of attractive native ornamentals that will survive better, and attract more wildlife than common imported oriental species
A Mom Posted to Find Friends for 24-yo Son with Down Syndrome-the Flood of Support Shocked Her
Making friends was never hard for the young man, now 24, afterwhich he found it's not as easy and straightforward to maintain a social life.
See 40 Shooting Stars Per Hour Under the Aquariid Meteor Shower in May Night Sky
On the pre-dawn hours of May 7th, the Earth will pass through the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower, when 40 meteors may be seen per hour.
These Lego-Like Bricks Make Building a Raised Garden Bed a Snap
Raised garden beds remove the need for constant de-weeding, but they need to be built, which may involve tools and big costs.
Rooms Filled with Plants Could Protect Us from Colds and Flu by Disinfecting Air, Study Finds
When absorbing sunlight, plants produce a biochemical that is a common sight among home first aid kits—hydrogen peroxide—a disinfection.
Check Out This 'Cat Heaven' - Built on the Ceiling to Save Space (LOOK)
In a great use of vertical space, a woman's mom built hanging cat beds and walkways for their five beloved felines.
90-Year-old Woodcutter Built his Own Hobbit House Where He Lives in Charming Comfort (LOOK)
A retired carpenter built himself a kind-of Hobbit house, and is living comfortably off the grid at 90 years old, tourists notwithstanding.
Green Comet in the Sky This Week Is Rare 'Messenger from the Outer Reaches of Our Solar System'
A green comet has been dazzling astrophotographers, and its once-in-50,000 year passing of Earth on Feb 1st is not to be missed.
Brightest Jupiter in 70 Years Appears in the East Two Hours After Sundown Thanks to Near-Perfect "Opposition"
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is now the brightest light in the eastern night sky by a country mile.
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