Share this on WhatsApp Now is the time for hygiene of hand and mind. “You don’t need to add much to the CDC’s handwashing guidelines to make it a meditation practice,” observes author Taylor Plimpton. “Just carefully following the steps requires focus, presence and a complete immersion in what you are doing.” Meditation can help […]
Share this on WhatsApp Bumblebees are a resourceful bunch: when pollen is scarce and plants near the nest are not yet flowering, workers have developed a way to force them to bloom. Research published on Thursday in Science shows that the insects puncture the plants’ leaves, which causes them to flower, on average, 30 days […]
Share this on WhatsApp This summer the American Postal Workers Union filed a grievance against the U.S. Postal Service over the agency’s plans to decommission 671 mail-sorting machines at facilities across the country. Although a few such machines are normally replaced each year because of wear and tear, this mass removal would involve a significant […]
