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Manage your workload by declining non-essential office requests.
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m., the kind of hour when your brain is already halfway home. Your screen was still full of unread emails,...
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Why combining baking soda and hydrogen peroxide is growing in popularity-and the surprising ways you can use this powerful mix.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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A faint medicinal smell drifted out, cutting through the scent of laundry detergent and cold coffee. On her kitchen counter...
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Adding salt to dish soap sparks debate as budget-savvy users argue with health-focused cleaning enthusiasts.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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On one side of the sink are people trying to stretch every cent during a brutal cost-of-living crisis. On the...
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A new kitchen device may soon replace the microwave for good, and experts say it's been tested to be much more efficient.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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A plastic container spins, the edges sizzling while the middle stays annoyingly cold. You tap the door impatiently, glance at...
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We dislike how our recorded voice sounds because we lose the bone conduction resonance we normally hear when we speak.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Her voice played back from a short video for the company’s social media. It was clearly her: the same words,...
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Day will turn to night: The century’s longest solar eclipse now has an official date and will last an unusually long time.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Yet now it’s official. Astronomers have just set the date for the longest solar eclipse of the century-a moment when...
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Stylists say “invisible layers” can boost fine hair’s volume without making it shorter.
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Her hair is long, glossy… and flat against her head. “If we cut layers, it’ll look fuller, right?” she asks,...
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The overlooked cleaner that easily whitens yellowed toilet seats
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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It’s the toilet seat. Once white, now vaguely yellow, with a sort of tired film that won’t budge. You’ve scrubbed,...
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Experienced gardeners always plant these in October to harvest as soon as the weather improves.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Tomatoes hang like tired lanterns, zucchini leaves are collapsing, and most people are rolling up hoses and thinking about pumpkin...
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The Unsettling Truth About Earth's Radio Signals No One Wants to Admit
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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On the giant screen in front of her, a thin green line trembles, then spikes. Somewhere, far beyond the atmosphere,...
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Get ready for the century’s longest eclipse-6 minutes of darkness that will turn day into night.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Phones glowed, buses sighed at stoplights, and kids scuffed the pavement like any other late morning. Then the light started...
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Geologists discover strange tunnels in rock, suggesting the existence of an unknown Earth organism.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Those neat lines etched deep into marble and limestone might not be scars from wind or heat, but marks left...
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Lidl will release a Martin Lewis-endorsed gadget next week, perfect for winter.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Families are counting radiators, eyeing the thermostat, and playing that now-familiar guessing game: “Can we hold out a little longer...
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Why you should boil rosemary at home and the benefits it offers
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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On the stove, a handful of fresh rosemary sprigs slowly darkened, releasing a clean, resinous cloud that pushed out the...
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A safe, affordable, and surprisingly nutritious fish most people overlook
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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The woman in front of me at the supermarket fish counter hesitated, finger hovering between a slab of salmon and...
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This drought-tolerant plant turns any yard into a butterfly paradise.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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The grass was burned to a crisp, the soil cracked like old porcelain, and the garden hose lay coiled and...
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By building infrastructure above and below ground, megacities are growing without spreading outward.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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Cars, bikes, delivery scooters, people wearing headphones-all squeezed onto the same noisy surface. But if you pause for a moment,...
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Plumber amazed by simple household product that clears drains quickly
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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The kind of domestic disaster that always seems to happen five minutes before guests arrive. The homeowner hovered-half embarrassed, half...
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In 1925, students stayed awake for 60 hours to show that sleep wasn't necessary.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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A sweltering summer in Washington, a bold psychology professor, and seven sleepless students chasing a dangerous dream of efficiency. In...
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After 250 years, a lost explorer’s perfectly preserved ship has been found off Australia’s coast-a time capsule from the past.
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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A handful of exhausted scientists leaned in, cold coffee in their hands, eyes suddenly wide. On the monitor, a perfect...
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How your chair's position impacts your sense of control during conversations
Dr. Cameron J. Whitaker
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The manager sits by the window, outlined by the city skyline. The junior employee perches on the edge of a...