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Visit This Traditional Korean Tea House With a Conscience

At the base of Songnisan Mountain, about a 3.5-hour journey from Seoul, South Korea, lies a very unique, traditional Korean tea house. It was built in the 1920s during the Joseon Dynasty by Seon Byeongguk. The building lies in the middle of Sanmgacheon Stream, which flows from Songnisan Mountain, and is surrounded by farmlands and the peaceful Songnisan National ...

Jessica Kneipp

Korean tea house owner.Hong Yongchee.

The Three Holy Temple

The Ling Bridge, located on the Fenghua River in the center of Ningbo, is famous for its unique appearance. It has a large iron archway that is visible for miles. On one side of the bridge is the Three Holy Temple. The original Ling Bridge began its life as an ordinary wooden structure spanning the ...

Emma Lu

A blooming violet lotus flower.

Tips for Building a Great Remote Team

Companies have faced unmatched struggles over the past year and some have responded by coming up with alternative ways to stay in business. One such strategy has been to carry out the process of hiring, training, and supervising newly recruited employees remotely. Employers already face several challenges in building teams when all the members are ...

Armin Auctor

A woman sits in front of a computer for a video conference with four coworkers.

10 Eclectic Valentine’s Day Movies

Whether or not you celebrate Valentine’s Day, it’s nice to pause and appreciate L-O-V-E. It doesn’t have to be with the love of your life, but lucky you if it is. What better way than to watch some Valentine’s Day movies. So on this Valentines’s Day, you can go for a nature walk with some friends ...

Jessica Kneipp

Still from film 'Tokyo Story.'

Is SpaceX Retrofitting Oil Rigs as Launchpads?

SpaceX has hosted many land-based prototype launches from its site in Boca Chica, Texas. For example, in December 2020, the first launch of the Starship prototype, which the company hopes will eventually lead to commercial space flights to Mars, took place. But now, is SpaceX retrofitting oil rigs to conduct launches from platforms located off ...

Armin Auctor

An offshore oil drilling rig.

Your Electric Car Can Now Be Charged in 5 Minutes

It takes the same time now for an electric car to recharge as any other car that runs on petrol or diesel. Climate uncertainties have been the topmost priority in the invention of electric vehicles. Nevertheless, it is an inevitable and lingering concern for the car drivers to run out of charge during a journey ...

Jack Roberts

Tesla car showroom.

Hypnotism, Are You Convinced?

Maybe, like me, you have encountered a hypnotist performing live on stage, wherein the show itself was absolutely hilarious due to the participants’ performances, but at the same time, it was also intriguing. How can someone get another person to run around on stage arms akimbo, crowing like a rooster? How can someone snap their ...

Julie-anne D’Alcorn

A stage hypnotist performing hypnosis on participant.

Explore Lençóis, One of Brazil’s Hidden Gems

When we say there is more to Brazil than Rio and soccer, we mean it. With carefully restored colorful colonial buildings, iconic cobbled streets, and warm and inviting restaurants, the beautiful town of Lençóis is a perfect getaway destination. Surrounded by mountains, waterfalls, and untouched caves, the old diamond-mining village in the Chapada Diamantina offers ...

Armin Auctor

Quaint and colorful buildings lining a cobblestone street in Lençóis, Brazil.

Some Food Contamination Begins in the Soil

When most people hear “food contamination,” they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked meat. However, there are other ways for harmful contaminants to be present in food products. Angelia Seyfferth, a member of the Soil Science Society of America, investigates food contamination coming from the soil where the plants grow. Seyfferth ...

Troy Oakes

Rice paddies.

Evidence for Substance at Liquid-Gas Boundary on Exoplanet WASP-31b

One of the properties that makes a planet suitable for life is the presence of a weather system. Exoplanets, such as WASP-31b, are too far away to directly observe this, but astronomers can search for substances in the atmosphere that make a weather system possible. Researchers from the SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and ...

Troy Oakes

Artist impression of an exoplanet.