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Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Best ways to reduce stress: 5 of 26
Healing yourself with music!A growing body of medical evidence shows music isn't just beautiful; listening to and playing certain musical instruments produces actual physiological changes that can cure life-threaten ailments, tame tension and depression and even help people recover faster from illness and surgery!Drums boost ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) How to address Internet problems: 1 of 3
Anyone who ever saw the Night of the Living dead movies, particularly the first one, knows that zombies are pretty scary creatures. But as scary as they are, chances are pretty good that you'll not be attacked by one of those kinds of zombies. However, the chances of your being attacked over the Internet and having your compu... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather Lightning conductors and thunderclouds: 3 of 8
Most of us are in awe of lightning. We often sit by the window and watch, as lightning dances across the heaven. But it isnt until the thunder and lightning happen simultaneously that we begin to appreciate the power of our world's electrical forces. Even in this setting, however, the true impact of lightning escapes us. That... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Firewalls and how to use them to protect your online activity: 3 of 5
Some people define a firewall as a specific box designed to filter Internet traffic-something you buy or build. But you may already have a firewall. Most routers incorporate simple packer filters; depending on your security, such a filter may be all you need. If nothing else, a router can be part of a total firewall system-fi... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather How hurricanes are named: 12 of 19
While middle-latitude cyclones help transfer heat and moisture pole ward and bring colder and drier air Equator ward, Hurricanes and their counterparts in other locales all within a broad class of storms known as tropical cyclones, move incredible amounts of tropical heat and moisture toward the poles. That's because these st... More..
Pets & Animals > Birds What not to feed to your pet bird: 7 of 11
Birds in the wild spend a great deal of their time exploring their environment with their beak manipulating, chewing, tasting, and nibbling. A bird who flies around freely in your home will engage in similar activities, often without your knowledge. An owner might turn around to discover that his or her unusually quiet pet is... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Tips for fighting password theft: 6 of 8
The easiest way into a computer is usually through the front door, which is to say, the login command. On nearly all systems, a successful login is based on supplying the correct password within a reasonable number of tries.The history of the generic login program is a series of escalated attacks and defenses: a typical arms ... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather How a snowstorm develops: 4 of 5
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.SnowstormsWhile light snowfalls occur often, these are typically mostly a concern for travel (e.g. car, plane, or school bus). These events do not usually disrupt whole communities and created lengthy travel delays. ... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather How El Nino affects the weather: 9 of 10
El Nino and La Nina are normally cool waters present in the eastern pacific near Peru and Ecuador El Nino , occurs about every two to seven years and may last for one to two years. Every event is different. Significant cooling is known as La Nina. The names, linked to the Christ child, come from the warming events that occur ... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather How clouds form: 12 of 13
We know that there is a lot of water in the world and that the air contains but a tiny fraction of it, in the form of vapor and cloud. Warm air can contain more water vapor than cold, and when warm air with a lot of water vapor cool, some of the vapor condenses into liquid. The air contains a lot of microscopic particles of d... More..