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Because there is too much money to be made and too many special interest groups that want them, drones are here to stay. Peter Singer of the Brookings Institution sees drones as a “game-changing technology, akin to gunpowder, the steam ...

Sure, we’ve all tried and loved Grandma’s strawberry rhubarb pie. What we didn’t know as we were spooning that delicious, tarty goodness into our mouths were the favors we were paying to our bodies. This extraordinary plant produces poisonous leaves, ...

During a 2009 stop at a Home Depot in Alexandria, Virginia, President Obama called on Congress to pass a tax credit that would help homeowners pay for energy-efficiency retrofitting projects, and he referred to insulation in particular as “sexy.” “Most ...

…and then there were other people on the island.  We called them the Others, and they started attacking us.     —Hurley, Lost (2009) The primary role of anthropology thus was a process of ‘inventing the human other’ in order to develop ...

While everyone that uses a computer (and almost everyone does in one form or another) should take active measures to secure their information, the hard truth is that it is next to impossible to avoid being tracked by your cyber-footprint. ...

When you think of emergency supplies, you probably think of the most critical preps like food and water.  And while these are certainly important, for extended emergencies, you’ll want more of creature comforts. If you can’t or don’t want to ...

Growing rare and endangered plants is a rewarding experience that allows us gardeners to take on our role as stewards of the land. This stewardship can be taken a step even further as some gardeners choose to use their skills ...

The market has proven that gold is not the ideal investment that some people thought it was. The precious metal lost around $230 in value in the April 12 and 15 trading sessions. It rallied slightly on April 16, but ...

When starting a garden, the technical terms can sound a little overwhelming. Even those who have been gardening for years sometimes have to spend time in research. It can be especially confusing for those who are new to gardening, and ...

It’s 2 a.m., and your mind can’t seem to stop drifting to dark places.  After watching the news for an hour, it’s becoming rather apparent that the world is either tearing itself apart, or it already has and we just ...