Kitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in households. A study in ...

The bright colors of the sponges have a meaning tied to their intended use. Here's a guide to sponge colors and when to use each type. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade ...

Over recent centuries, the intensification of land use has led to the loss of natural sponge functions in many European landscapes. Changes such as soil sealing, erosion-prone land management and ...

In his classic science-fiction story “The New Accelerator,” published in 1901, H. G. Wells describes a drug that speeds up a person’s metabolism by a factor of 1,000. For the two protagonists who ...

Abstract: The unique property of three-dimensional (3D) functional porous sponge which shows excellent electrical performance and softness has drawn great attention for developing tactile sensors. A ...

Ann Céline Zimmermann, Tlek Tapani and Ben Johns in the research group Ultrafast Nanoscience at Umeå University. Credit: Mattias Pettersson. Gold is best known for its shine and value, but in modern ...

Placebo effects are real, powerful, and deeply human, as I've discussed in my previous article. But a thorny question remains: How can we tell whether a depression treatment is producing genuine ...

When Linda White’s grandmother was a young woman, she started a book of recipes that she had clipped from the newspaper or had gotten from friends and family. Now White, who lives in Fort Washington, ...