The perfume, pots of paint and cleaning products you keep in your home could be more harmful in terms of air pollution than cars, according to new research. A study by the University of Colorado, with the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration in the US, saw scientists measure the effects of ‘volatile chemical products’ like …

Our homes can attract a lot of dirt, germs and bacteria, making them hotbeds for viruses, such as the flu. To keep ourselves in the best health possible, it’s important to eradicate viruses from our homes through a process of prevention and control. Writing for The Conversation, scientist Jason Tetro, a visiting professor of immunology …

If you’ve ever stumbled into the kitchen during the wee hours of the night to satisfy that Ben & Jerry’s craving only to realize you can’t see a single thing in your freezer, you know how much of a dilemma this can be. So why is there a light in our refrigerators but not in …

Is something always falling on your head when you open up those kitchen cabinets? Then these are for you! Use a tension rod to hang spray bottles Instead of digging for your spray bottles under the sink, or piling them on top of each other, save yourself the mess with this nifty trick. Place a …

Forget the tool box; all you need for this fix is a coat hanger and a mirror. If you have hard water, mineral deposits can accumulate in the rinse holes around the rim of the toilet, causing a weak flush. The fix is unusual, but simple and effective. Clean out the rinse holes Use a …