For those with a green thumb but not a lot of acreage to exercise it, companion planting is the perfect way to maximize space and minimize pest problems through careful planning.

Investing in habitat that attracts wild bees to farms is an effective approach to increase crop pollination, and it can pay for itself through larger yields in four years or less. “Other studies have demonstrated that creating flowering habitat will attract wild bees, and a few have shown that this can increase yields,” he says. …

He loves me, she loves me not. Is it real love or just an infatuation?

Find out what kind of love you have (or give) with this intriguing (and perhaps disappointing) infographic by Divya Gaitonde.

You know what you really need after falling off a raft into chilly water? A sauna, that’s what, and it turns out some clever Finns built one themselves, because awesomeness like this cannot be mass produced.

Bullying affects more than just isolated and marginalized students, a new study shows. In fact, relatively popular students may be targeted and may actually suffer more from a single act of social aggression. A study of students and their friendship networks in 19 North Carolina schools shows that the risk of being bullied drops dramatically …

Who said smart people aren’t funny?

Reactions, a show produced by The American Chemical Society, thinks it’s time for all you chemists out there to feel free to lose the lab coat and take the stage at Open Mic night with a few jokes sure to sort the wheat from the chaff in the audience…or just prove that other chemists don’t go out for Open Mic night.

A new large study shows that several anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs or hypnotic drugs (sleeping pills) are associated with a doubling in the risk of mortality. Although these findings are based on routine data and need to be interpreted cautiously, the researchers recommend that a greater understanding of the drugs’ impact is essential. “The key message …

10 things you may not know about the Eiffel Tower, on its 125th anniversary. Here are Conde Nast’s top two: 1. The Eiffel Tower was built in two years, two months, and five days–a record back in the late 1880s. It was officially completed on March 31, 1889. 2. It was only supposed to last …

In a study of 14,000 US children, researchers found that 40 percent lack strong emotional bonds with their parents—bonds that are crucial to success later in life. Children under the age of three who do not form strong bonds with their mothers or fathers are more likely to be aggressive, defiant, and hyperactive as adults. …

If this isn’t animal cruelty, we don’t know what is.

Care2’s Becky Striepe gathered sixteen wonderful ideas for creating visually interesting container gardens for all kinds of spaces using upcycled materials you might already have around the house or yard.

Stuck with a blank page and trying to figure out how to mix things up to get the words flowing?

Try a new approach to the traditional writing styles with some help from the humor of Grant Snider.

You might not fill the page, but you’ll have fun trying!