Evil Week: How to Keep Dogs From Crapping on Your Lawn
Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games,…
Why Washing Lettuce Doesn’t Get Rid of E. Coli
Leafy greens have been the carriers for dozens of outbreaks of food poisoning in recent years. The CDC recently linked several to a particular strain of E. coli, but other…
You Should Be Using Coconut Oil on Your Plants
Photo: mama_mia (Shutterstock) Over the past few years, coconut oil has become a go-to personal care product, with uses ranging from ridding your hands of garlic stink, to deep-conditioning your…
Jharkhand MLA’s Son Dies Allegedly By Suicide: Police
Police said Vivek might have been suffering from depression. (representational)Ranchi: Jharkhand’s Sindri MLA Indrajeet Mahto’s 29-year-old son Vivek Kumar Mahto died on Monday after allegedly consuming pesticide, police said.The dead,…
Upset Farmer Sets Himself On Fire Outside Madhya Pradesh Police Station
The farmer received 25% burn injuries and is being treated at Sagar medical college.Bhopal: A farmer in Madhya Pradesh was left with 25 per cent burns after he tried to…
A chemical that encourages locusts to swarm could also help stop them
By Michael Marshall Swarm of migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria) near Isalo National Park, Madagascar, in August 2013Nature Picture Library / Alamy A chemical released by locusts turns out to encourage…