Some of us thought these so-called doomsday preppers were exaggerating things a bit, even laughing about how weird they were. After all, many believed that doomsday was not going to happen in the near future, or in this lifetime. But nobody is laughing now with the Coronavirus pandemic. It may not exactly have been what…
200 Million People Could Be Fed With China’s New Strain Of Saltwater Rice
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Chinese scientists have developed a strain of super-tough “sea rice” that farmers can grow in salty water, set to spark a rice revolution that could help feed over 200 million people. The rice was developed by the godfather of rice, Yuan Longping, at the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research And Development Center…
Celebrity Chef Brings 45,000 Meals To Puerto Rico — And Won’t Stop There
By: Good News Network For nine days celebrity chef José Andrés has been in Puerto Rico cooking and delivering thousands of daily meals for hungry survivors of Hurricane Maria—and he’s only getting started. “We have big dreams because people have big needs,” the Spanish-American chef told his Twitter followers in a video update. Today alone he…
This Teacher’s Neat (But Extremely Gross) Experiment For Her Students Has Gone Viral
By: James Felton/IFL Science Teaching children to love science can be difficult. Getting kids to wash their hands can be even more so. Well, one teacher in Gray’s Creek, North Carolina, has managed to do both for her class in one foul, really gross swoop. In a post that’s gone viral on Facebook, Donna Gill Allen showed off…
Japanese Scientists Make “Unmeltable” Ice Cream
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Melted ice creams, the destroyer of pleasant sunny days, are a problem as old as the frozen treats themselves. Fortunately, a team of Japanese engineers has the solution. Strangest of all, the story of this dessert development began with the massive tsunamis and earthquakes that struck Japan six years ago. The Biotherapy Development…
These Golden Bananas Could Save The Lives Of Many Children In Uganda
By: Jonathan O’Callaghan /IFL Science Scientists have developed a new type of banana that could help the many children in Uganda who have a pro-vitamin A deficiency. The so-called “golden bananas”, named for their appearance, were developed by a team from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, led by Professor James Dale. The findings have been published…
“Concerning” Amount Of Poop Bacteria Found In Popular Coffee Chain Iced Drinks
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science From under your fingernails to inside a batch of unfortunate Coke cans, fecal matter sure turns up in the strangest of places. Now, after an investigation by the BBC, it seems that it’s contaminating the drinks in a few popular coffee chain stores in the UK too. Specifically, the ice used in things like…
A Recall Has Been Announced On Yummy Yummy Dino Buddies Chicken Breast Nuggets
By: Kenza Moller/Simple Most If your kids are chicken nugget fans, you’ll want to check the products in your freezer before you serve up any more of them. Maxi Canada’s Yummy Yummy Dino Buddies Chicken Breast Nuggets were voluntarily recalled on June 17 by parent company Maxi Canada, after they realized that the product might contain undeclared milk ingredients. The affected nuggets were…
The Real Reason Wheat is Toxic (It’s Not The Gluten)
By: Sarah/The Healthy Home Economist Emails from folks with allergic or digestive issues to wheat in the United States experienced no symptoms whatsoever when they tried eating pasta on vacation in Italy. Confused parents wondering why wheat consumption sometimes triggered autoimmune reactions in their children but not at other times. In my own home, I’ve long…