All the Ways Divorce Can Negatively Impact Your Finances
Many marriages do, in fact, last for decades—contrary to popular misconception, the divorce rate in the U.S. has been dropping steadily for decades, and the old saw about half of…
Why You Probably Shouldn’t Clean Your Dryer Vent With a Leaf Blower
Photo: Benjamin Clapp (Shutterstock) You should be cleaning your dryer vent about once a year, and while it can be a slightly inconvenient task, it’s important to know that the…
10 Royal Weddings That Ended in Disaster – Listverse
Weddings are generally a happy affair, full of cake, dancing, and oodles of champagne. However, some unlucky royals have had weddings that weren’t quite as fun as they had expected.…
10 Historical Shoe Rituals and Superstitions You Might Not Know About – Listverse
A “concealed sho” is a shoe, boot, or slipper hidden in the walls of buildings and houses, sometimes for magical purposes by builders and homeowners. Superstition and spiritual beliefs led…
I helped to build Taiwan’s Silicon Valley
In this picture from last December, I am in the showroom of the Macronix factory in Hsinchu Science Park — Taiwan’s version of California’s Silicon Valley. I can’t show you…
COVID’s future: mini-waves rather than seasonal surges
A woman is tested for COVID-19 in India, which has recorded a surge of infections driven by a SARS-CoV-2 variant called XBB.1.16.Credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Whether you call it…
Air pollution in China is falling — but there is a long way to go
Parts of China continue to be affected by heavy smog.Credit: Getty Over the past decade, China’s once-pollution-choked skies have steadily improved, according to more than two decades of atmospheric measurements…
The sleight-of-hand trick that can simplify scientific computing
Research software is like the tower-building game Jenga — tools atop tools atop tools. When developers tweak their individual pieces, this can change the function of the software that depends…
What it’s like to be in the minority at a conference
Credit: Getty Scientific conferences can inspire researchers to take new directions in their work and help them to meet new employers and collaborators. The opportunities on offer are not, however,…
Mexico is seeding clouds to make rain — scientists aren’t sure it works
Investigadores cuestionan la inversión gubernamental, dadas las incertidumbres sobre la tecnología. The Mexican government has worked with members of its Air Force to disperse particles into clouds with the aim…