Sustainable and biodegradable: packaging made from mycelium. Credit: Fraunhofer IAP/Jadwiga Galties Fungi have more to offer than meets the eye. Their thread-like cells, which grow extensively and out of sight underground like a network of roots, offer huge potential for producing sustainable, biodegradable materials. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in
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Organic farms can double plant diversity—but only with time
Location of the sampled conventional (white circles), young organic (1–11 years since transition, gray circles) and old organic farms (20–35 years since transition, black circles) in southern Sweden. Credit: Journal of Applied Ecology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14650 It takes a long time, up to several decades, before the benefits of organic farming take full effect on land that
All types of school absences can be damaging to exam results and career prospects: UK Report
Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Even moderate levels of school absence, not just extreme absences, can have a negative impact on exam results and career prospects, but they are frequently overlooked, according to a University of Strathclyde report. In England, pupils with consistently moderate absences across schooling were found to account for more than a
Here’s How to Play the New ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ This Labor Day
IF YOU’RE EXCITED to play the new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6, you’re not alone. The latest stats show that the iconic FPS game has 100 million active players across all platforms, including NFL stars like DeVonta Smith, NBA stars like Devin Booker (he’s got his own skin in the game), and UFC champion
How Going to a ‘Gay Cuddle Club’ Helped Me Heal
FOR MANY MEN, intimacy has long been synonymous with physical closeness. If you were “intimate” with someone, it meant you’d had sex. But intimacy has undergone a rebrand, and is now thought of as something that goes beyond just the physical, and encapsulates emotional closeness too. As a queer person who sleeps predominantly with men
6 Best Smart Rings to Keep Track of Your Health and Fitness Goals
Best Smart Ring OverallOura Ring Gen3 Pros Advanced array of sensors High level of comfort Great at sleep tracking and activity tracking Beautiful design Available in a wide array of different colors and special editions Solid investment for those who are ready to start using smart rings Water resistant up to 100 meters Cons Expensive
Are Ankle Socks or Crew Socks Better for Your Workouts?
I’M A GENERATIONAL turncoat—from the ankle up, at least. While I’m squarely a Millennial (born in 1990), I’ve found myself on the other side of the latest intergenerational social media spat, siding with Gen Z. The subject: Sock length. I prefer a crew (or half-calf), ideally with light padding in the heel and a snug
The Campus Protests Over Gaza Are All Part of a Good Education
With college students returning to campus, and the brutal war in Gaza continuing unabated, many schools—including mine—are bracing for renewed protests. As president of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, I have already received demands from Pro-Palestinian undergraduates—not to mention emails from students, parents, and alumni demanding that I silence those undergraduates. Throw in the heightened tension
Labor’s Next Big Moment May Finally Be at Hand
For my entire adult life, Labor Day has prompted commentators to pronounce the labor movement dead. Occasionally you’ll see somebody argue that organized labor is regaining strength, but the evidence is always anecdotal. Final word must go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual report on union membership, which is perennially, relentlessly, dismal. Union density
Hamas Murdered Them. Benjamin Netanyahu Abandoned Them.
“Bring Hersh home now,” say big white letters on a red banner, hanging on a building on my Jerusalem street. It’s one of many banners in my neighborhood, where Hersh Goldberg-Polin grew up. I walk down the street two hours after the early morning news flash that Hersh and five other Israeli hostages were murdered