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3 ways to lower stress this holiday season

The holidays are typically a time for celebration and mirth, but for many people, they’re also incredibly stressful. And if your level of anxiety is rising this December, you’re not alone. Nearly half, 41% of U.S. adults say their stress increases this time of year, according to the American Psychological Association. “I think there’s solace […]

Science

6 easy ways to make your home more sustainable

The idea of a “green home”–one designed to be sustainable and environmentally friendly–is appealing for a number of obvious reasons. Who doesn’t want to curb wasteful energy use and stop using materials that are harmful to the environment? Even little efforts can help protect the planet in the long term and improve your life in […]

Lifestyle & Culture

5 Timely Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season

While the holiday season is, yes, traditionally the time to shop until you drop, it also presents an excellent opportunity to make a bigger impact, and fight back against the ongoing disenfranchisement of marginalized communities in the United States. This winter, as the Biden administration cedes ground to another Trump one, why not consider donating […]

Science

I fled the war in Ukraine. Now I work on ways to help the country’s soil heal

Olena Melnyk at the Salisbury Plain military training area, UK, testing a soil-sampling protocol for use in bomb craters.Credit: Mark Horton As head of the International Projects Division at Sumy National Agrarian University (SNAU) in Ukraine, Olena Melnyk often strongly encouraged researchers to keep up with the latest developments by building international networks. Little did […]

Science

Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe

At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe – from our planet to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Supercomputers enable projects across diverse research, such as making discoveries about the Sun’s activity that affects technologies in space and life on Earth, building […]

Science

Three innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund

Credit: CC0 Public Domain These days, it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disastersincluding the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are increasingly worried about the widespread damage. A growing question as these disasters worsen in a warming world is how to pay for recoveries, particularly in poorer […]