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A Mustard Seed Supply Shortage Is Looming on the Horizon

It seems that the world is staring at a supply shortage of major food grains used for making edible oils. In many countries, including Germany, mustard producers are talking about supply bottlenecks. Owing to unforeseen mustard seed shortages, mustard prices may soar upward in Germany, as is being speculated. Of course, this is not without ...

Jack Roberts

A bowl of mustard seeds.

Do Fidget Toys Help You Self-Regulate Anxiety and Focus Better?

There is a misconception that only kids need toys. On the contrary, grown-up people also need toys suiting their temperament. That explains why fidget toys are so much in demand. They are seen a lot in clinics of psychotherapists. However, they are also used profusely by people coping with stress or attention issues. Nowadays, it ...

Armin Auctor

A cupcake-shaped antistress pop it toy in pastel colors on a pastel rainbow background.

From Five-Year Plans to Now Plans

Not so long ago, it was quite common to find people, especially those completing their education or stepping into professional life, who were talking about five-year plans. However, things have changed a lot in the last few years. That is why people today are focusing more on “now plans.” It seems that planning for the ...

Jack Roberts

The hands of two people are seen holding ink pens over notepads on a table covered with a drawing of a scale with the words "life" on one side and "work, career, business" on the other with pencils and colorful paperclips scattered across and a mug of black coffee sitting nearby.

The Largest Statues in the World Are Mostly Religious Ones

There are many ways to express yourself through art and one of these is through eye-catching and aesthetic sculptures. Did you know that the largest statues in the world are based on religious themes and consist of deities, apostles, and holy figures? Some such sculptures carved out of stone and metal remain as memorable and ...

Armin Auctor

Statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro.

How Our Ancestors Viewed Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue

In this current cycle of time and space, many things around us, including poverty and wealth, follow certain laws. The criterion our ancestors used to measure wealth and poverty aligned with these laws, especially as far as virtue was concerned. This was quite different from that of our modern thinking. If we look beneath the ...

Tatiana Denning

An ancient Chinese building.

Can Mushrooms Be Used to Fight COVID-19?

Mushrooms are being looked at in a number of trials to thwart COVID growth in the human population. Despite the arrival of different types of vaccines and usage of booster vaccination, it seems near impossible to eradicate the menace called COVID-19! The medical community is having a harrowing time containing the massive pandemic. The virus ...

Armin Auctor

Turkey tail mushrooms surrounded by moss in the forest.

A Fabric That ‘Hears’ Your Heart

Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT and collaborators at Rhode Island School of Design. The team has designed a fabric that works like a microphone, converting sound first into mechanical vibrations, and then into electrical signals, similar to how our ...

Troy Oakes

Man holding both hands on his heart.

15 Ways to Create Balance in Your Life

Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Do you feel like you can’t keep up with everything on your plate? If so, it’s time to learn how to get your life back into balance. In this post, we’ll discuss some simple tips that will help you restore order and balance to your life and reduce stress. ...

Emma Lu

Wooden clock with upper half blue with numbers in white and lower half white with numbers in blue and notes stuck to the hands that say "work", "life", and "balance".

Medicinal Properties of Irish Moss

By Anthony Langstone, courtesy of New Land Magazine During the potato famine of 19th century Ireland, Irish moss saved thousands of people from starvation. Also known as carrageen moss (meaning moss of the rock in Irish), it is named after the coastal town of Carragheen in southeastern Ireland. It is also found on the northern ...

Audrey Wang

Seaweed along the waterline at the beach.