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Apartment gardeners rejoice: Going all-out at your local gardening store has science-backed approval. Houseplants add a pop of color and some (literal) life to a room, but they also have a hidden health benefit. According to a 1989 NASA study, several houseplant species are particularly adept at cleaning the air in your home, removing pollutants that either originate inside, or slip in from the outside world.
Buying a water filter for your fridge or tap might seem like the ultimate adult move: taking steps toward better health and safety, giving yourself more voluntary responsibility. But is your pitcher actually making any difference whatsoever to the quality of your water? New research suggests that home water filters do not work in one incredibly important way — they are completely inconsistent when it comes to filtering out toxic chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
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