Most people are familiar with the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show with inventive and inspiring garden design exhibitions featuring a wide range of plants. But the annual London show, which opens on Tuesday 21 May, also offers researchers like me the chance to present horticultural science to a wider audience. This week I’m taking […]

Spring has arrived early this year. The weather is warming up, and spring flowers like daffodils and tulips, as well as magnolias and cherry blossoms, have all but come and gone. Many of you have probably already done some spring cleaning in your gardens or common areas. You may be thinking about what you will […]

Over the last century, almost all of the wildflower meadows in Britain have been destroyed through the expansion of farms, cities and towns. This loss of habitat has led fall of natureaccording to research conducted by a charity dedicated to the protection of birds and nature RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Nature). As […]

As spring turns to summer in the U.S., kids are spending more time outside. Playing outside is vigorous in many ways, but it also comes with its own set of risks. One that many families may not be aware of is exposure to lead in the soil, which continues to be a sedate problem, especially […]

We recently passed 10k downloads for Ahrefs Podcast. And honestly, I thought 10k would be easier. I mean, Ahrefs is a pretty mature brand in the SEO industry and most of our channels are measured in millions: So when we hit that 10k milestone, I felt both content and enraged that the number was so […]

Academic success has several components. One of them is developing Positive Thinking. Are you also, as a student, stuck in a negative thought loop? If so, this article on 10 benefits of positive thinking for students will give you enough clarity on what it can do to you and make you get rid of those […]

High or prolonged doses of any of these behaviors or substances are not sustainable or robust (spend too much time in cool water and you’ll get hypothermia). But in miniature bursts, the little bit of irritation these stressors cause is sufficiently to jolt you out of comfortable homeostasis and activate a variety of cellular mechanisms […]

Our health is inextricably linked to the health of the ocean. Half of the oxygen The gas we breathe comes from petite plankton living in the sea, and our activities on land, no matter how far from the coast we live, affect our waters in many ways – from plastic waste and sewage pollution to […]

More Australians than ever they ride electric bikes – this fact can be seen on the streets of our cities and towns. Electric bikes, or e-bikes, typically feature an electric motor and battery that provide power to support you pedal. Some allow you to boost and decrease the amount of pedal assist you receive. Globally, […]

When you enter the gym, which way should you head first? To the treadmill and spinning studio to sweat out a cardio session? Or to the free weights and strength machines for resistance training? American College of Sports Medicine suggests doing both types of exercises to take advantage of their unique benefits to improve health […]