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Ireland cuts way down on plastic bag use

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 03, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Ireland has successfully banned the free distribution and reduced the overall use of plastic bags in businesses throughout the country.


India, China's AC prompts ozone worries

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The growing popularity of air conditioning in India and southern China has some scientists worried about the impact on the ozone layer.


Tech review: The Livio Radio

Tech review: The Livio Radio

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Product: The Livio Radio, an Internet radio stereo featuring Pandora radio.


Multivitamins are no magic bullet panacea

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

We've been told for years that popping a multivitamin will make us healthier and prolong our lives, but a major study recently found that daily multivitamins don't make a difference in the rate of breast or colon cancer, ...


Insignia NS-DCC5HB09

Insignia digital camcorder (short review)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Product: Insignia 5-megapixel high-definition digital camcorder (model: NS-DCC5HB09).


Parents still give cough medicine to infants despite FDA warning

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly two years after the FDA issued a formal advisory urging parents not to give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to infants younger than 2 years old without a doctor's advice, a new study says many parents still ...


Jitterbug J cell phone

Tech review: Jitterbug J cell phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Features: This super-simple phone for seniors doesn't require a yearly contract -- just pay for minutes monthly. Easy-to-press big buttons. Has text messaging and Bluetooth capabilities. Phone contacts and ...


Tech review: Zoombak GPS Car & Family Locator

Tech review: Zoombak GPS Car & Family Locator

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Product: Zoombak Advanced GPS Car & Family Locator.


Facebook's new status feature may cause headaches

Technology / Internet

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook has just announced another feature that should make you scramble to update your privacy settings.


Technical advances help erase stigma of prosthetics

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A Scottish magazine once ran a headline above an article on former Paralympics track star Aimee Mullins that read, "Can You See Anything Wrong With This Woman? No? Her Either."


Government to remap manatee habitat

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It has been more than 30 years since federal wildlife managers formally mapped the places where endangered manatee live in Florida. On Tuesday, they acknowledged it's probably time for an update.


Review: Moshi voice control alarm clock

Review: Moshi voice control alarm clock

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Product: Moshi voice control alarm clock


Fla. governor approves plan to capture, kill Burmese pythons

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

By next week, the first of a select squad of python hunters will be ready to roll.


Sansa slotRadio

60-second review: Sansa slotRadio

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Product: Sansa slotRadio, by SanDisk


How to promote your cause on Twitter and Facebook (without being annoying)

Technology / Internet

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A reader recently posed this question: I'm training for the NYC Triathlon with a group that raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. What is the etiquette on soliciting people through Twitter or even Facebook to ...