The Evolution of the Snowboard

The Evolution of the Snowboard

The Different Concepts that Led to the 21st Century Board  Historians have found evidence that human beings first used some form of snow ski between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. The snowboard, though, a single wide board with bindings for both feet, has only been...
Common Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors

Common Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors

Activities to Keep Your Elderly Loved Ones Active and Involved  Studies over the last quarter of a century have consistently shown that regular activity provides a wide range of benefits to seniors. In addition to reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and...
How Does Hand Soap Work? 

How Does Hand Soap Work? 

What Are the Ingredients in Hand Soaps? How Do They Clean Your Skin?  Substances resembling soap have been found in artifacts dating back almost five thousand years ago, with evidence of ashes boiled with fat on clay cylinders from ancient Babylon. For most of its...
Why Don’t You Freeze in an Igloo?

Why Don’t You Freeze in an Igloo?

How Can You Stay Warm When Your Walls Are Made of Snow and Ice?  Though almost no one lives permanently in an igloo in the 21st century, there was a time when most Inuits in the central Arctic region constructed temporary homes out of snow and ice to get them through...

How Are Basketballs Made?

The Technology Behind the Modern Roundball  In 1891, looking for a way to keep students active inside during the Massachusetts winters, educator and clergyman James Naismith took a couple of peach baskets and nailed them at opposite ends of a gymnasium balcony,...