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If you step in something filthy or muddy (please pick up after your dog! ), you usually clean your shoes. But do you always take your shoes off at the door when you arrive home? Numerous Australians do not. The last thing most people think about as they arrive home is what they bring in on the bottom of their shoes. We are environmental chemists who have spent the last ten years researching the toxins that individuals are exposed to inside and in their own homes. The science points against de-shoeing in the house, despite the fact that our investigation of the interior environment through our DustSafe program is far from complete. Leave your trash outside the door if possible. How did the pollutants enter your house and what are they? Since most of our time is spent inside, the decision of whether or not to wear shoes inside the house is not a simple one. The outside environment's dangers to soil, air quality, and public health are often the focus of legislation. However, the issue...

Learn from NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams, whose father moved to the U.S. from India, and Xulei Wu, a first-generation Asian American born in China, about the convergence of cuisine and culture in space in observance of Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Hear their tales about the ISS's inclusive standard meal, the significance of food in Indian and Chinese culture, and cultural representation in space. This is where we cook. You might have noticed that we have a wide variety of meals. It's like opening the refrigerator; everything you could ever desire is there. In Indian culture, food plays a huge role. Of course, it's the season when everyone comes together, but it still means a lot when someone makes food for someone else and gives it to them as a present. The bulk of the food on the ISS for US OS crew members is developed, ...