The rubber seal around your fridge door stands guard over all of the food inside. The seal, or gasket, helps create a vacuum and an air-tight seal or barrier to keep the hot air out and the cold air ...

Next time you open your fridge, note the rubber seal around the outside edge of the interior door. This is called the gasket and it does the essential job of sealing your refrigerator, keeping cold ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. When ...