Building on previous research from Stanford and Harvard, a team of scientists from PSE Healthy Energy, a nonprofit energy research firm, analyzed 185 individual non-ignited gas samples — meaning ovens or stoves that were not turned on — from residential natural gas ovens throughout California. The researchers found that 12 air pollutants were leaked, including benzene — which was found in 99% of samples. Of the 10 most common contaminants, six are designated as hazardous chemicals by the U....

If you’re searching for a new winter coat, you really can’t go wrong. Fatherly got our hands on a sample of one of these jackets, it’s literally the best all-purpose, all-weather jacket we’ve ever seen. The Boba Fett styling is basically just a bonus. (Though where is that rocket pack?) But, like tracking down Han Solo, these jackets might not be easy to come by. The men’s version is selling out fast....

The streaming series Super Monsters on Netflix is trying to fill that void with a new holiday special; Super Monsters Save Halloween. In an independent survey conducted this September, two in three parents said their preschoolers have been spooked by some part of the Halloween tradition. Over half of those surveyed also said masks, monsters, and scary decorations are why Halloween presents such a problem. If you’ve got a very small kiddo, this data probably resonates....

Well, luckily for you, if you have a smartphone that has map apps on it, you can now find pharmacies and vaccine sites by opening Apple Maps or Google Maps (or even Facebook, apparently!). The initiative by map providers and private companies has been long-rumored, and there are services using Apple, Google, and Facebook, to help you find vaccine appointments. Here’s how to use Apple Maps and Google Mapps to find vaccine sites whenever you’re ready (and eligible!...

The Snow Moon, which is the nickname for February’s full moon because of the heavy snowfall that typically occurs during this month, is set to appear in the sky on the night of Friday, February 26, and will remain visible into the early morning hours on Saturday. The moon will first become visible at around sunset on the 26th and then the Snow Moon is expected to reach its peak at around 3:17 am EST, which is when it will be at its brightest....

What a difference a few years make. Last July I was counting down the days to realizing that dream. Then the Scouts did something I never thought I would object to, they allowed the President to address the Boy Scout Jamboree. Donald Trump made them pay for that decision, going on a foul-mouthed rant attacking the press and running into political tangents instead of addressing the scouts themselves. After that happened, here are the three strikes the Scouts commited that lost my allegiance....

So with the coronavrius, what’s changed is that hospitals are overrun — running out of personal protective equipment and the medical personnel who wear them. That’s not going to stop some 300,000 women from giving birth in the U.S. this month. Some of these women are switching to hospitals outside of the hotspot cities they live in while others are opting for home births. But don’t make a decision in a panic....

1. I Find My “Sit Spot” “Presence, in general, is a foundation of my self-care and shifts me out of ruminating over the past or anticipated future. Whenever possible, I stop for a minute or two and bring my attention to something nearby. I have a regular practice called ‘sit-spot.’ It is simply sitting outdoors for 10-20 minutes – in the same location – every day, and becoming fully present with everything around me....

I find this intolerance amusing because my wife sounds like Holly Hunter, especially when she’s angry. If you come around and notice that someone’s playing deleted scenes from Raising Arizona at a house-party volume, you best come visit another time. My wife was born and raised in Memphis and, despite her efforts in high school and college to erase the vocal evidence of her upbringing, the accent was one of the first things I noticed about her....

Email the Teacher Ahead of Time Murray Suid, former educator One of the best things you can do to prepare the teacher for the issues at hand is to email your kid’s teacher ahead of time to let them know that the situation with your spouse is strained, says Murray Suid, a former middle, high school, and college teacher of English, math, and journalism (and author of a series of books for teachers including How to Teach Writing Without Going Crazy)....

But at the height of his wrestling career, the real Ted DiBiase was also grappling with his demons. Poisoned by fame, he abused substances and cheated on his wife, putting his marriage and relationship with his young sons in jeopardy. But DiBiase, who grew up in the shadow of a loving step-father who died too young, turned his life around, devoted himself to faith, and resurrected both his marriage and his relationship with his children....

You want to introduce your kid to the wonders of Lego, not just because they’re awesome little building blocks that foster creativity, but because you look way less ridiculous playing with them if there’s a kid sitting next to you. Chris Steininger can help. It’s his job to travel the country constructing everything from a life-sized model of Buster Posey to a gigantic X-Wing Fighters made out of tiny plastic bricks....

“Children constantly learn from their environments, especially their primary relationships,” explains Shanna Donhauser, a family therapist and childhood mental health specialist in Seattle. “Rupture and conflict are inevitable. But repairing those ruptures strengthens relationships and builds the foundation of trust, comfort, and safety.” Donhauser has identified four steps to help parents help their children work through the frightening experience of witnessing a parent’s anger. And it is work — acting like it didn’t happen isn’t a solution....

“It’s just an instinct to want to help people feel better,” says Debra DeMartino, psychotherapist in Hicksville, New York. Providing comfort to your partner or friend isn’t complex, but it is easy to mangle, despite the best of intentions. First, a list of what it isn’t. Comfort is not merely listening. You might have to, but sometimes that’s the last thing the person wants. Grief also doesn’t immediately vanish, which means it’s not your job to fix or problem-solve, although that’s probably what you really, really want to do....

My youngest son and I came up with this game when he was a toddler. Honestly, I think I invented the game at least in part because I wanted to lie down. At the time, I was extremely sleep deprived. You know those old Warner Bros. cartoons where a character like Wile E. Coyote is starving and just wants to eat Roadrunner, and everything he looks at starts to resemble a cooked Thanksgiving turkey?...

The Anger Iceberg is a plausible diagram, because anger is big, loud, and easy to call dominating. But, as Mitch Abrams, a clinical psychologist and author of Anger Management in Sport, says “it oversimplifies a complex emotion.” In a way, the iceberg makes anger its own category, when, as Abrams points out, it’s neither good or bad. Anger is an emotion like all the others. Yes, anger can be aggressive and scary and some people get uncomfortable dealing with it....

They Don’t Teach Kindness. They Encourage Compassionate Qualities. According to Dale, raising compassionate kids isn’t about explicitly teaching kindness. Rather, it’s about encouraging a child’s kind qualities and doing so in an interesting and curiosity-building way. “Kind kids are interested in other people, they’re accepting, they’re not so judgmental,” says Dale. “They’re willing to listen, they’re empathetic.” If a child is particularly polite to a server or someone at the grocery store, parents should compliment that....

Consider this: More than six in ten college students graduated with student loan debt in 2019 and their average bill was $28,950, according to The Institute for College Access & Success. Couple that with chronically higher unemployment among recent graduates, and money issues can be a heavy burden for any young adult. Building up savings now can help ensure that, when your children get a little older, they won’t have to worry as much about crippling student loans or where their next rent payment is going to come from....

What does matter is that you’re seeking advice on how to shave your balls or how to shave your pubes and that’s good because it can get, well, a bit tricky. We wonder: Where do I start? What direction should I move the razor? What, if any, aftercare products should I use? These are all good questions to ask. If I nick my scrotum too deeply will liquid spring from it as though it were a punctured water bed?...