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Eventually, we all must learn how to take pills. We’re not dogs, so they can’t (always?) be wrapped in cheese. They probably shouldn’t be shoved to the back of a kid’s throat, either. I don’t remember exactly how, but I remember being very young when my dad taught me how…

There is a worm that eats Styrofoam. Yes. Yes, there is. Scientists and biologists specifically studying what bacteria and organisms can consume things like styrofoam and water bottles which occupy a considerable space in landfills. More than 14 million tons of styrofoam and plastics end up in water. Here’s what’s…

Apparently dying is an issue. Well, it’s probably always an issue of some kind, whether it’s your death or that of a loved one, friend, or colleague. For years I have given thought to ways I do not want to go. Drowning Fire Dementia Recently, I’ve added COVID to the…

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Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1. When I first saw this story, I was tickled. I love peeing outside. At concerts, on long trips, at night when I take the dog for bedtime pee. It has variously annoyed or embarrassed boyfriends over the years. All…

The highest and best use for recycled water! Beer made from recycled toilet water Well, these guys are late to the party. The Florida Water Reuse Association along with Hillsborough County had a competitive brewing competition in which each registrant received five gallons of treated wastewater to use. No one…

For decades the City of Tampa has considered options for its 50 million gallons per day of wastewater production. Right now, it goes into Tampa Bay. Some would like to see that water cleaned and reused others think Tampa Bay is better off for the freshwater infusion. Until now. A…

In 1947 scientists developed the Doomsday clock as a metaphor for how close we are to destroying the one planet we have with our powerful bombs. According to the clock, it’s 100 seconds to midnight. The clock hasn’t moved for three years. It started at seven minutes to midnight. Since…

It is rare to have a female as the alpha, so she has a tough job anyway. You know, the monkey boys probably didn’t just bow and accept her. Especially since she overthrew the male alpha, something that hadn’t occurred in the 70 years the clan has been observed. Now,…