Mattresses are known to release minute amounts of gaseous chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These VOCs come mainly from the polyurethane used in the mattress, but also from other chemicals used in flame retardants and plastics, the researchers said. The short…
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A wormery brings fertility to your plants and you can even cash in on the worms’ largesse if you only grow houseplants. Install them in a wormery costing a little over £60 and your worms will transform tattie peelings and banana skins…
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Ever since about 2001, when human kind began fast- forwarding through the gradually-unfolding history of progress, like someone impatiently zipping through a YouTube clip in search of the best bits, we’ve grown accustomed to machines veering from essential to obsolete in the…
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