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Could Waste Fees be California’s New Years Resolution?

by Gloria Campos

While some program's pay consumer money to recycle in an effort to reduce waste, California has plans to approach the waste issue a bit differently and much more aggressively. How? California plans on implementing bans on certain plastics and charging fees for the use of others.

Flawed Fishing Policies Result in Fewer Fish

by Lisa Zyga

In an effort to maintain a steady population of fish, many fisheries have rules for minimum fish sizes or weights. If the fish is too small, it must be thrown back to give it more time to grow and reproduce. Now researchers have found that this policy is flawed.

Study Shows Drivers Are Distracted Most by Cell Phones

by Rane

A new study conducted by the University of Utah found that cell phones are more of a distraction than anything else for drivers.

Night Terrors in Children May Be Inherited

by Rane

Have your children ever woken up from a night terror? You know the symptoms: bolting up out of bed with their eyes wide open, almost as in terror, with a look of fear on their face and sometimes letting out a horrifying scream.

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Yubz Retro Styled Phone Handsets Get a Grip on Hi-Tech

Yubz Handy Retro Phone Handset for Cellphones, Skype & Bluetooth

by Steve Levenstein

Cellphones are getting smaller and smaller but our hands are still the same size. What to do? Get a Yubz: a blast from the past retro-styled handset that may look clunky but gives you a grip on anything hi-tech throws your way.

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Study Finds Link Between Mental Illness and Abortion

by Rane

A new study shows that women who have an abortion have a 30 percent increased risk for developing a mental health problem.

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Hot News! Charcoal Briquettes from Old Newspapers

by Steve Levenstein

Could old newspapers become a valuable source of home heating energy? A 75-year-old Japanese bicycle shop owner named Shigeru Ota thinks so. Ota has built a simple device that compresses the daily news into burnable briquettes.

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Study Finds Tongue May Hold Clue to Obesity

by Rane

Neuroscientists at Penn State have done a study that links taste to body weight, claiming that fat on a body could hook the brain on junk food.

19+ Best Interactive Pet Gifts: Toys For Cats, Dogs, Horses, Birds, Ferrets and Fish!

by Lady Bee

Pets are like kids: they love new stuff and they get bored easily. So, in looking for perfect pet gifts this year, I focused on pet toys that have the potential of holding your pet's attention for more than a few minutes on more than one occasion. High on my list are those toys that don't require the owner to participate in the play, which is what I mean by interactive. read more »

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New Molecule Discovered That May Suppress Hunger

by Rane

As the holidays quickly approach, many weight-loss resolutions are made in order to start the new year fresh. However, new discoveries may help with the battle of the bulge.

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Wig Out at the 3D House of Virtual Hairpieces

by Steve Levenstein

Let's HairTry! Aderans' new virtual toupee shop allows balding men to try on a variety of trendy hair styles and, curiously, eyeglasses from the comfort of their computer chairs. It's the eerie 3D imagery that really makes you wig out, however.

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Caring For Sick Spouse May Lengthen Your Life

by Rane

A new study has found that older people who spend at least 14 hours a week caring for an ill spouse tend to live longer than others.

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Eco-friendly Pasta Pot's Hourglass Figure Makes Less Waste, More Taste!

by Steve Levenstein

This eco-friendly pasta pot has an hourglass figure that cooks long pasta in less time, uses less water, and allows less CO2 to escape into the environment. Less waste, more taste!

New Device Gets Rid of Pain and Speeds Healing Process

by Rane

PainShield™ MD is a pocket-sized device that is used to stop pain and speed the healing process.

Study Finds Hairspray May Cause Genital Birth Defect

by Rane

A new study has shown that women exposed to hairspray while pregnant may double their risk of having a son born with the genital birth defect hypospadias.

Light Could Bring Music to Deaf People

by Lisa Zyga

Scientists have accidentally discovered that infrared light can stimulate neurons in the inner ear like sound waves do.

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Skeletons In The Headlights: For Biker Safety?

by Toby

It's dangerous out there for bicyclists, also known as bikers in communities where Hell's Angels have not arrived. Suck UK has just contributed its safety product for them in the form of reflective skeletons, one nearly the size of a human head!

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Businesses of Convenience: 2008's Most Weird and Wacky Vending Machines

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

Vending machines offer the consumers the convenience of finding products and services at hand wherever they go. Many companies are profiting on this growing business trend, and are branching out beyond the typical candy and soda vending to provide some very unique and wacky services. Learn about the top 5 vending machines that exist in 2008!

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Men's Premium Bra Offers Hope for Japan's Overly Endowed

Men's Premium Brassiere Offers Hope for Japan's Overly Endowed

by Steve Levenstein

Show us your moobs! Well, at least show them off with the new Men's Premium Bra from Wishroom. It's no joke either, Men's Bras are the number one ranked seller at Japan's Rakuten online store.

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If You Need Them, Flaunt Them! 4Occhi Fashion Eyewear

by Toby

If anyone could make a work of art out of a measuring spoon, it would be industrial design master Guilio Iachetti... and he has! Iachetti creates art out of the ordinary tools we use every day. Best known for his ultra-modern table and kitchen ware, Iachetti's designs are captivating and practical. And so is his new departure into fashion eyeglass frames: 4Occhi!

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Babies Born in Fall Have Higher Risk of Developing Asthma

by Rane

Are you concerned about having a baby with asthma? Well, you may want to hold off on when to conceive. A new study has shown that children born about four months before the height of the cold and flu season are at a higher risk of developing asthma.

Social Network Mixi's Up Designer Ramen

Cup Noodle Creativity Channeled Into Designer Ramen

by Steve Levenstein

Social Networking - is there anything it can't do? Mixi, Japan's largest social networking site, and cup noodle maker Acecook have combined for a tasty collaboration that is cranking out new instant ramen flavors and cool slogans to advertising them.

Paper Cut Clouds: 6 Truly Magical Cloud Lamps By Yu Jordy Fu

by Toby

Paper cutting is an an ancient Chinese art, and a very intricate art form. Prolific artist, designer, and architect, Yu Jordy Fu, may have the gene for mastering this art, because her talent is hard to beat. In her new Cloud Lamps, she creates lovely, peaceful dreams from paper, and she even makes them accessible to us.

Attending Religious Services May Reduce Risk of Death

by Rane

Do you regularly attend religious services? If so, you are reducing your risk of death, according to a new study.

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Invasion Of The Robot Snatchers Coming To A Nursing Home Near You

by Boomer Babe

Guess what? We don't have to worry about growing old alone. We will have robots to take care of us... the kind that can become any person you authorize it to be, kind of like a medium to communicate with the living.

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