24 h. ago Flies will not come inside the house if you place these three plants on windowsill

Houseflies in the summer months are a constant bugbear but there's a simple, natural solution which can keep them out of your home.

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5 d. ago Five causes of snoring — and simple solutions to address each one

Snoring can stem from something as minor as a blocked nose, but it can also hint at more serious concerns like obstructive sleep apnoea

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6 d. ago Only top 1% can answer 'impossible' quiz question despite simple solution

People have been left scratching their heads as they struggle to work out a quiz question that only 1% of people can solve - but some say the answer is 'so obvious'

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8 d. ago Garden expert's 'easy and convenient' solution to kill weeds instantly

Weeds can be a real nuisance in any garden and one expert has revealed a simple and quick solution to kill them using something you'll likely have in your kitchen cupboard

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9 d. ago UK gardeners urged to leave spare coins in birdbaths over summer to counteract one common problem

It is a simple solution to a common problem over the summer months

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2 w. ago West Midlands attraction named UK's top tourist spot, outshining theme parks and castles

The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley has been named the best tourist attraction in the UK, beating out the likes of Alton Towers, Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace

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2 w. ago Study finds deceptively simple solution to attractiveness beats botox

Smiling and make-up boosts perceived attractiveness more than Botox, researchers find

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3 w. ago How to turn mango pit and skin into fruit coulis – recipe | Waste not

Make the most of those mango scraps by turning them into a smooth, fruity sauce to stir into sundowners, drizzle over desserts or spoon on to porridgeSaving food from being wasted can range from just composting food scraps to cooking with the whole ingredient, which means the leaves, stems, skin and everything in between. It’s often argued that it’s not really worth saving food from the waste bin if energy or other ingredients are required, but I believe that all food is worth saving.We obviously need to cook and eat food every day, so why not reinvent dishes to include these otherwise unwanted ingredients? Zero waste at its simplest can also mean basic, innovative recipes and solutions for byproducts, such as today’s mango pit and skin coulis. Such recipes are an easier sell, because they simplify the concept and create a valuable product out of very little. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticidesDaniel Janzen only began watching the insects – truly watching them – when his ribcage was shattered. Nearly half a century ago, the young ecologist had been out documenting fruit crops in a dense stretch of Costa Rican forest when he fell in a ravine, landing on his back. The long lens of his camera punched up through three ribs, snapping the bones into his thorax.Slowly, he dragged himself out, crawling nearly two miles back to the research hut. There were no immediate neighbours, no good roads, no simple solutions for getting to a hospital. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Therapy isn’t about life hacks. The best solutions are simpler – and more complex

What we want is quick, clever fixes. What we need is quite different: the ability to tolerate intolerable feelings, to sustainably change and growWhen people seek therapy – and I know this, because I too was once a person seeking therapy – we often want strategies, techniques and tools for our toolboxes. We want to be asked questions and to know the answers; we want to ask questions and to be given answers. We believe that these are the things we need to build a better life.Now that I am a patient in psychoanalysis, and I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist treating patients, I can see why my therapist needed to frustrate this desire, and offer me the opposite. What I wanted was to manage myself out of my emotions rather than feel them, to hack my life rather than live it – and that makes for a shallower existence, not a better one. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gardeners urged to try and store cupboard staple that 'kills moss in 24 hours'

Moss can overwhelm your lawn, but there is a simple and natural solution to remove it

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last month Brainteaser asks players to guess the 'poor man's' song choice

A brainteaser shared to Reddit asks players to think outside the box when coming up with a solution - and consider the 'simple' option as sometimes this can be the correct answer.

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