December 2019

Serrano Pepper: The Heart-Healthy, Immune-Boosting Hot Pepper

Hot peppers have been used for cooking and medical purposes for ages, and the serrano pepper is one of them. Not only does it share the characteristics of the desired spiciness in many popular dishes, similar to cayenne pepper, but the serrano pepper can actually generate relief for sore muscles, arthritic patients, those who have heart problems,

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Here’s How Employees From Different Industries Decorated Their Workplaces With Very Fitting Christmas Trees (30 Pics)

Are fairy lights and dangling ornaments a breakable objects hazard? Do your coworkers not want to spend January picking pine needles out of the lobby? There are plenty of reasons not to have a traditional Christmas tree at work, but if you’re missing Christmas decorations, you might be able to convince your colleagues to put

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DIY

After Generations of Animal Sacrifice, Nepal Is Butchering Coconuts and Squash

When Ashok Adhikari invited me to celebrate Dashain at his family’s home in the countryside outside of Kathmandu, he had explained that it is Nepal’s “biggest festival, like Christmas is for Westerners.” On the streets, he describes holiday traditions as we pass them: oversized card games played in courtyards, towering bamboo swings used by adults

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Hvide Sande Nazi Beach Bunkers in Ringkøbing, Denmark

In the shadow of the sand dunes, juxtaposed against the beautiful, wild beach of Houvig, these Brutalist concrete structures provide a stark reminder of the Nazi occupation of Denmark during World War II. Now empty, dank, and graffitied, these weathered concrete blockhouses are nevertheless worth a visit for any history, architecture, or photography buff. They also form a

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Bogs Lose Their Carbon-Chomping Powers When Roads Cut Through Them

In recent years, Northern Alberta’s boreal peatlands have seen a string of unwelcome visitors, in the form of access roads that criss-cross the ecosystem. The wetlands make up 20 percent of the province’s forests and capture almost 60 percent of carbon stored in Canada’s soil. But new research suggests that local wetland microbes are not

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As the Year Winds Down, Let Us Help You Dream About Your Next Adventure

This year for the holidays, we’re presenting a special series of collections—assembled and curated by our staff—that are directly inspired by the more than 18,000 awe-inspiring places available to discover on our site. We’ll be highlighting locations and ideas that have long fascinated us, from spectactacular bathrooms, to places best visited on two wheels, to

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Oxytocin (The Love Hormone): Benefits + How to Increase Levels

Oxytocin — nicknamed by some experts “the tend and befriend hormone” — is one of the most important hormones that humans (and many other mammals) produce, considering it plays a role in social bonding, building relationships, reproduction, childbirth and breastfeeding. According to the American Psychological Association, oxytocin is released in response to positive social connection

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Remedies

Social Media and Mental Illness: Can Instagram & Facebook Predict Depression & Narcissism?

Can the words we type and filters we use on social media really predict if we’re depressed or narcissistic? It’s looking that way… The latest evidence? Researchers from Stony Brook University and University of Pennsylvania developed an algorithm that can accurately predict future depression by analyzing the words a person uses on Facebook posts. In

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