John Merrow began his career as an education reporter with National Public Radio in 1974 with the weekly series, “Options in Education,” for which he received the George Polk Award in 1982.

Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making them that they’re seen as cheap commodities, but the physics and engineering behind the screw thread is interesting stuff.

Many of us, including me, were taught to brush our teeth and then use floss to remove anything the toothbrush missed. Even dental hygienists floss after they're finished brushing our teeth.

Flossing helps to limit the depth of gum pockets. If you fail to floss, bacteria build on the gumline, which can cause gum ...

It goes in deeper below the gum line, even further than regular floss, to remove more plaque and debris." — Rhonda Kalasho, DDS, Los Angeles-based cosmetic dentist We tested 26 water flossers in ...

Russell's "Floss" dance was only available for a limited period. Which could mean they wouldn't need to pay him for ongoing use. In 2017, Russell performed his trademark dance on Saturday Night ...

Maybe I shouldn't be; maybe everyone else instantly internalized their dentists' directions to floss every night once they had a full set of teeth. But I didn't. It wasn't until I was out of ...

The "thread" refers to the collection of messages organized by the software. The messages are displayed in "flat" chronological order by date of posting or in "question-answer" order. The latter ...

In iOS 18, Apple quietly enabled the Thread radio found on recent iPhone models to directly control Apple Home and Matter devices. Thread is a new IP-based smart home connectivity standard that ...