natural sciences
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How to ‘Supercool’ Your Home (and Why You Should)
If you have some sort of air conditioning in your home, you are among the lucky ones — at least it feels that way until the energy bill arrives. If epic utility bills are making you sweat, there’s one strategy you can try that may seem counterintuitive on the surface but can keep your home…
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How Many Calories Do You Actually Burn During Sex?
Can anything spice up a roll in the hay more than worrying about how many calories you’re burning while you do it? Impossible, right? So let’s take a look at the energy expenditure of various ways of having sex, as calculated by the world’s greatest scientific minds. And when I say scientific minds, I mostly…
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Why Your Microwave’s Defrost Function Sucks (and What to Do Instead)
I love having a microwave. I use mine to whip up mashed potatoes, roux for gumbo, even lemon curd. It’s a versatile appliance, and I think everyone should have one. I’m not, however, in love with its defrost function.
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8 Reasons Your Weight Fluctuates From Day to Day
Changes in weight can be tricky to gauge. Your weight isn’t static, but rather something that fluctuates during the course of the day depending on things like what you ate and your daily activity. In addition to this daily fluctuation, your weight can also go up or down a few pounds throughout the week due…