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Feeding your family when you're flat broke isn't easy but it can be done. Here's how to prepare...

Built popular in the 1970s, these homes utilize "Geothermal Coupling." Because the earth is a near-perfect insulator, the house requires no AC in 100°F heat. They are "banned" or "gatekept" by Building Egress and Window-to-Wall Ratio codes. These co

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Normal blood levels don't always mean you're healthy. Discover why standard lab tests can miss disease, the difference between optimal vs. normal lab ranges, and how to interpret normal lab results when you still have symptoms.

Is ivermectin the cancer-fighting drug nobody is funding? A pharmacist with 22 years of experience breaks down the 3 scientifically studied mechanisms by which ivermectin may fight cancer at the cellular level.

Learn how to build a $50 underground fridge/root cellar that keeps food fresh for 6 to 12 months with no electricity.

Germany has taken an important step toward hydrogen-powered aviation through research led by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Mobile solar panels on vehicles offer versatile power solutions for agriculture and general use, enabling off-grid operations and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) continues to puzzle medical practitioners. To date, it's estimated that around 3.3 million Americans have this condition.

One of the most versatile canned goods in your frugal scratch-cooking pantry is crushed tomatoes. They are certainly a pantry staple.

"If we can do this for a dog, why aren't we rolling this out to all humans with cancer?"

This ain't teleoperation. Chinese researchers have tested a new, much quicker and easier method of teaching robots to play tennis, and the results look like a breakthrough in machine learning and real-world AI.

The goal is no longer just to have food, but to have a resilient, reliable and nourishing stockpile that can sustain you through prolonged disruptions.

There is a LOT of terrible medical advice out there on the internet. In this video, two paramedics discuss 12 ...

...that uses near-infrared light to physically destroy cancer cells.

Scientists are initiating human trials for a groundbreaking drug designed to regrow teeth naturally, potentially rendering dentures and implants obsolete.

Fake food - including lab-grown meat, animal-free dairy, and plant-based meat - is the globalists' latest attempt to control the food supply. The globalists are trying to replace animal husbandry with lab-grown meat, which will allow private compa

I just spent the afternoon at Figure headquarters in San Jose with Brett Adcock and David Blundin, and I'm still processing what I saw.

Who doesn't love a hot, fluffy loaf of bed, fresh from the oven, drenched in salted butter?

Want to know how compressed earth blocks / bricks are made? Ryan takes us through how they are made, what machines he has to make them, and how amazing they are for building structures.

I was not expecting that from the wind turbine

You're probably well aware of spinach's reputation as a superfood, but a recent scientific review is turning conventional nutrition advice on its head, revealing that when you eat this leafy green and what you pair it with are just as critical as the

Americans report high rates of chronic fatigue, but myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), represents a distinct...

High in the hills of Hawaii's Big Island, Henk Rogers--best known for bringing Tetris to the world--is taking on a new kind of challenge: building a fully off-grid life. On his 32-acre ranch, he's growing his own food, producing his own energy,

Adobe in Action describes its adobe brickmaking process. Adobe in Action is a New Mexico-based 501c3 non-profit organization. We support owner builders with the planning and construction of their adobe homes. We promote adobe home building and owners

What do people really need to be self-sufficient in if society faces a prolonged crisis?

Truss framing the whole off grid cabin building. I'm using a book written in 1984 as my inspiration. The book is about truss framing a whole house and super insulating it. Written with DIY in mind.

Beloved, welcome back to the homestead.

One of the questions I hear more than almost any other when teaching food preservation is this: Is water bath canning actually safe?

To touch grass, venture outdoors and take a break from doom-and-gloom news, what can one do to pass the time without a smartphone?

Rural electric cooperatives may face disruption from cheaper on-site renewables.

Scalable, sustainable solutions engineered to change lives around the globe.

In an era where digestive discomfort is commonplace, a growing body of nutritional science is pointing to a simple, often overlooked solution: what we drink.

Dr. Jack Kruse returns with a powerful breakdown of how sunlight, EMFs, and artificial light are shaping our biology and our behavior.

In another example of "I didn't have this on my 2026 wishlist", we have The Chery KP31: a diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain packaged in a pickup. In a segment dominated by gasoline and battery-only powertrains, a new contender has emerged from China

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction – the first such approval

I was not expecting that from the wind turbine

Cyberattacks are now hitting the food supply chain. Less than 24 hours after my warning about vulnerabilities in U.S. food distribution and production, Qilin ransomware has hit Brothers Produce – Texas' largest fresh produce distributor supplying r

IBS 2026 was insane. I found 9 game-changing building products that I want to use in an upcoming build, plus one "terror" that might actually be the start of Skynet.

This video explores the surprising story behind one of the oldest and cheapest building materials on Earth.

This hidden ingredient in junk food is quietly destroying your health.

A research team led by scientists at the University of Waterloo, Ontario is developing a novel tool to treat cancer by engineering hungry bacteria to literally eat tumors from the inside out.

It has been a long, twisting journey for Aptera's solar-powered EV (sEV), but we can at last report that the extraordinary futuristic car has taken a huge step toward mass production.

Today we begin building what I'm calling the mother of all solar panel mounts.

China recently launched the Chaotan One - the first commercial deployment of a supercritical CO? generator with a 2×15 MW demonstration project. But is this the end of everyone's favourite Victorian steam-based power system?

...made from decellularized corneal stroma and stem cells.

...that's reportedly eight times stronger than graphene, which until now has been celebrated as one of the strongest materials on Earth.