What are the Delta Aquariids? According to NASA, meteors — like the one seen in the Delta Aquariids — come from bits of broken asteroids and comets that are floating in space. In space, massive chunks of frozen rock, gas, and dust orbit the sun. Those chunks are what we call comets, according to NASA. When a comet goes around the Sun, it gives off a trail of dust, which enters the Sun’s orbit....
The secret: practice small acts of kindness. Stay with me here. Even if the thought is, er, less than palatable, don’t let that distract you. Focus on how being kind to others is actually the most selfish thing you can do – because it paves the way, gets rid of impediments, to the best possible enjoyment of your own new, happy post-divorce life. Here are some simple ways to do it: Survival Tip No....
Oscar, how would you describe Maria as a child? And, Maria, when you were growing up, what kind of a dad was Oscar? Fun? Strict? Supportive?Maria: I would describe him as hardworking, workaholic and passionate.And Oscar?Oscar: I will say that she was really smart and… stubborn. It was hard for me to give her directions.Who else was in the family picture?Maria: There are six of us. And my mom. She recently passed away, though....
In the late 19th century, per Mental Floss, a parenting book written by Dr. Luther Emett recommended the process of “airing out children” to “renew and purify the blood.” The idea was that getting infants regular bursts of fresh air would theoretically build their immune systems and ward off common colds. In 1922, as a solution for people living in cramped apartments who still wanted to abide by airing, the baby cage was invented....
For kids, hikes are always epic. Strides are smaller, mountains bigger, and brambles exceedingly eye-level. But the hyperbole of pre-pubescence notwithstanding, my mother’s hikes were actually nasty, brutish, and incredibly long. It didn’t matter if it was raining or frigid or if the narrow blue-blazed path was slick with fallen leaves, my mother marched us around the Skyline Trail loop, driving us relentlessly along the longest possible route to get to the place we started....
Kid Food Origin Story: Like M&M’s and cargo pants, the technology behind these freeze-dried frozen yogurt snacks is a direct outgrowth of World War II. So much blood was being spilled in Europe and so much was needed from the home for the fields of battle, the U.S. Army had to find a way to both transport and refrigerate blood serum. They landed on freeze-drying, a process by which a material — blood, yogurt, whatever — is first frozen and then its water content sublimed directly from solid to gas....
Before we panic (are we even capable of that anymore?): Lambda is a mutation of SARS-CoV-2, meaning the public should not toss our good habits and learned cautions out the window. This isn’t March of 2020, when the public health experts thought handwashing would solve our problems and laughed at the cautious few who were masking up. Vaccines and masks will very much slow the spread of this variant. Virologists too aren’t starting from scratch....
The new study, published in the journal eBioMedicine on May 6 by Australian researchers, has received a lot of attention for potentially unlocking some of the mystery behind SIDS. The researchers measured levels of the enzyme butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in samples of dried blood spots from 67 newborns who died of SIDS and other unknown causes between 2016 and 2020. They then compared those BChE levels with those from a control group of 655 babies....
I live in an inclement area of Northeast Ohio so I often avoid schlepping outside to the grill in the cooler months. I like grilling, I just don’t love freezing my ass off — even when pressured to do so by my two meat-loving boys, who will tuck into pretty much anything with grill marks. I’m such cheesehead-level fan of the Ninja Foodi because it makes it possible to grill all the time, no matter what — yard or no yard, blizzard or heat wave, coronavirus or not....
So it’s time to get a slow, roomy whip. Preferably one that makes it easy to install and remove children and their bag loads of crap. Also, something comfy enough to make you forget the inescapable meltdown happening mere feet behind your head. But the question is, should you buy or lease the family vehicle? There are pros and cons to each approach. Leasing Pros Snagging a new vehicle from your local dealer’s lot is super easy when it comes to leasing....
In the story of the daughter of a Polynesian chief who sets off on an ocean adventure, Moana encounters the legendary demigod Maui, portrayed with long, curly hair and a square-like frame. Fans have long noted the striking similarities between the demigod’s design and The Rock’s grandfather, Peter Maivia, as evidenced in this tweet showing them side-by-side. Earlier today, The Rock replied, acknowledging that the resemblance is no coincidence. “A lil’ Disney gem of a secret,” he tweeted....
To clarify, the so-called sex recession, as its been dubbed, hasn’t hit every demographic. According to Age of Majority, a company designed to crush the stereotypes and stigmas associated with aging, 64 percent of people 55 years or older are still sexually active, with a quarter of them having sex at least once a week. Nearly two-thirds have even opted to bring sex toys into the mix in the interest of spicing things up....
One of our picks for best toys of the year, this flying drone is controlled not with a phone or joystick but with hand motions. Fire it up and the softball-sized device will hover in front of you. It will move away from your hands when they get too close, so you can make it go any direction without ever touching it. And once you’ve gotten some practice in, you can even make your Supernova do corkscrews and other tricks....
Here’s Why It Matters for Workers, and Working Parents Unions Help Families Thrive What we do know is that unions are good for working families, as unionizing means higher wages, smaller gender and racial wage gaps, and a non-company-controlled system to register grievances and bargain collectively. “We chose not to go down the path of an NLRB election for the reasons that were validated in the Bessemer union election,” Randy Korgan, who is leading the effort for the Teamsters, told Vice....
Every product you find here is independently selected by our editors, writers, and experts. If you click a link on our site and buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Setup If you think that setting up camp is one of the more exciting parts of the great outdoors, that unpacking your equipment and building your home away from home is an essential part of the experience, then you’re in luck....
Importantly, Kamala London, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Toledo who specializes in forensic developmental psychology, notes that a toddler’s mind isn’t prepared for these kinds of images. And the fear they experience in these made-for-TikTok moments can have a distinct effect on their developing minds. When Can Toddlers Tell That Digital Images Aren’t Real? One characteristic that separates the human mind from those of other creatures is the ability to learn through symbols and symbolic artifacts....
For months, experts have been warning about supply chain issues for the 2021 holiday shopping season. Hot deals and in-demand items will sell out even faster this year. So this Cyber Monday, and for the rest of the shopping season, buy decisively when you see a great price and return later, if you need to. There’s no reason to sweat sending an item you bought back after the holidays or those getting returned with a gift receipt....
An Australian firm, Compare the Market, recently analyzed 31 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries to determine which developed nation is the healthiest for raising children. The firm based the assessment on six factors—hospitals per million residents, green spaces per million residents, life expectancy, child vaccination rate, access to drinking water, and education spending. The firm analyzed each category and gave the countries an overall score out of 10....
Enter high-end men’s clothing brand Orlebar Brown, which has created an amazing line of James Bond casual wear. The clothes range from rad swimming trunks and beach shirts with cool James Bond art to clothes designed to evoke the feeling of Bond and other pieces that are outright replicas of things Bond actually wore. Here’s the stuff that caught our eye the most, and made us say, in our best (read: worst) Sean Connery voice: “Shocking, positively shocking....
