'Tis the season of the swimming pool, and here at Shots we've been patronizing our local public pools to escape the heat. One can't, however, frequent a pool without eventually contemplating its ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

One of the biggest factors affecting the health of plants in your garden is the pH of the soil, which is a measure of its acidity or alkalinity. A pH of 7.0 is neutral while that above 7.0 is alkaline ...

Caring for your pool isn’t as straightforward of a home maintenance task as aerating your lawn and planting grass seed or cleaning your oven and disinfecting your fridge water dispenser. It can be ...

In skin care, there are two things we’re always trying to keep balanced: oil levels and pH levels. A terrific skin toner will help manage both matters, but that’s tough to achieve because many toners ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you have leggy or struggling plants, it's often a sign that you should test the soil's pH level. You can invest in professional testing; ...

The pH scale is used to measure the acidity of a fluid. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, whereas a pH result below 7 is acidic and above 7 is alkaline. Urine has the widest ...

You're in a committed relationship with your Fitbit, monitor your shuteye via SleepCycle and leant how to calculate your macros in 2015. Now? It may be time to take tracking to a whole other place: ...

IPI tests paper-based materials and adhesives for pH levels using a modification (described in ISO 18902) of the standardized test, TAPPI T 509 Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH) of Paper Extracts (Cold ...