From “burping” your house to sloth biology, curling stones and cunning squirrels, this humor column mixes odd facts, bad jokes and nature notes.

The series stands out not just for its subject matter, but for its striking, old-school aesthetic. Every frame is hand-painted in traditional watercolor and animated using the classic cut-out style ...

A simple German practice, 'house burping' or Lüften, is gaining global traction. This involves briefly opening windows wide multiple times daily to refresh indoor air, combatting mould, pollutants, ...

It seems that many people have been posting on social media about their well-ventilated houses and how they’ve been ‘burping their houses.’ So, what is the actual concept of house burping? It’s just ...

“House burping” is the latest thing cluttering people’s feeds: Short clips of people flinging open every window and door, announcing they’re “burping” their home to get rid of stale, germ-filled air.

Have you heard of “house burping”? First of all, it sounds disgusting, but it also sounds smart. Apparently, it’s a custom Germans have known about and practised for years They call it “luften,” but I ...

The German practice of lüften, airing out your house, is becoming popular in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Annette Baran from the Goethe Institute, and her husband Robert, about embracing ...

Oh, it's been cold this winter. So open a window. In Germany, they called that luften, and it's found fans in the U.S. who call it house burping. Annette Baran is with the Goethe-Institut and joins us ...

Airing out your house has become a trend on social media, labeled by American wellness influencers as “house burping. But the origins of this practice go way back: “lüften” is the German tradition of ...