Air pollution: over three billion people breathe harmful air inside their own homes
Replacing wood stoves is essential but won't solve the indoor air pollution epidemic on its own.
yesterday • ~6 min
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Magnetic induction cooking can cut your kitchen's carbon footprint
Shifting from fossil fuels to electricity is climate-friendly, but serious cooks don't think much of electric stoves. Will induction cooking finally catch on as an alternative?
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~9 min
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How to host a safe holiday meal during coronavirus – an epidemiologist explains her personal plans
COVID-19 and holiday family gatherings are not a good pair. But taking the right precautions before, during and after the family gets together can greatly reduce coronavirus risk this holiday season.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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5 ways eating in a pandemic is improving your relationship with food – and why you should stick with them
A nutritionist shares five habits becoming more common during the pandemic that she hopes will continue. Eating family meals together is just the start.
June 1, 2020 • ~7 min
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What every new baker should know about the yeast all around us
Yeast is a single-celled organism that's everywhere around us. Understanding how yeast works can help you make better bread and appreciate this old friend of humanity.
May 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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Home cooking means healthier eating – there's an opportunity to change food habits for good
A spike in flour sales and an increase in home cooked meals could signal the start of a new healthier relationship with food.
April 27, 2020 • ~6 min
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Meet the meat-eating ducks of South Georgia
On one of the world's most remote islands, a species of duck has learned to scavenge on dead seals.
March 16, 2020 • ~6 min
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Study finds gut microbes adapt quickly to changes in food preparation
Scientists have recently discovered that different diets — say, high-fat versus low-fat, or plant-based versus animal-based — can rapidly and reproducibly alter the composition and activity of the gut microbiome, where differences in the composition and activity can affect everything from metabolism to immunity to behavior.
Oct. 2, 2019 • ~8 min
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Arboretum gets solar boost with massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
April 24, 2019 • ~11 min
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Arboretum goes solar in massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
April 24, 2019 • ~11 min
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