A new investigation by Consumer Reports and Made Safe finds some surprising and potentially harmful chemicals lurking in some ...

After using this floss, we found that it was incredibly effective at removing plaque and debris from even the tightest spaces between our teeth. The light coating of natural wax made it easy to ...

That includes dental care: toothbrushes, floss, mouthwash, and the like. Whether you’re upgrading to a water flosser or adding a tongue scraper to your routine, you may as well snag it discounted.

The benefits of silk extend beyond its luxurious feel. It can make a significant difference in the health and appearance of ...

There is a problem, however, in that silk cannot be used in its natural form for such devices because its fibres are arranged in a disordered, tangled fashion. This means it cannot uniformly or ...

In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

Corn silk may be an effective treatment for high blood pressure. First, it encourages the elimination of excess fluid from your body. As such, it could be a natural alternative to prescribed ...

Roborock has teamed up with Mental Floss to explain why space is a vacuum—all while pushing the boundaries of smart cleaning technology back on Earth. Both are places where we bury the dearly ...

As a child, the future president acquired a marine animal's skull, which became the first specimen in his natural history collection Peter Zablocki In a new book, a curator at England's Natural ...

Good ideas and innovation travel easily—and far. Historically, these ideas spread along trade routes. This essay looks at the great Eurasian Silk Roads as a transmitter of people, goods, ideas, ...

This essay explores some of the art traditions, many of them devotional in nature, of the Silk Roads. The travel of artistic motifs, styles, and techniques along the Silk Road is closely bound up with ...