Bitcoin spikes to an all-time high
Bitcoin is trading at a record high. The cryptocurrency is up 2.9% at $1,330 a coin as of 10:17 a.m. ET. 2017 has been a volatile year for bitcoin. It rallied more than 20% in the opening week before crashing 35% on word that China was going to begin to crack down on trading. The Read More...
New cycling system helps Dutch riders beat red lights
The Dutch love their biking culture so much that they’re pioneering a new system that will help riders beat red lights. The system, called Flo, uses speed cameras placed 100 meters before each set of traffic lights to calculate whether or not the cyclist should change speed to hit the green Read More...
Plastic-eating worms could be the solution to pollution
A type of caterpillar that can munch up plastic bags has just been identified, fuelling excited speculation that this could one day help to eliminate global pollution from plastic waste. After a Spanish researcher had mistakenly left wax worms in a plastic bag one day, she found that the critters Read More...
Study: Orange essential oil may reduce symptoms of PTSD
Those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have limited options when it comes to treatment. A new study suggests that orange essential oil may offer a non-pharmaceutical option to help reduce the stress and fear associated with the disorder. Previous studies have shown that orange Read More...
The founder of Wikipedia is bringing a fact-based mentality back to journalism
Fake news is an online virus of deliberately misleading information masqueraded as legitimate news. To put an end to it, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is launching a community-driven online news service that will bring the fact-based, fact-checking mentality of Wikipedia to the news. The project, Read More...
Why changing your life isn’t as hard as you think, explained by a psychologist
Most of us—whether we know it or not—hold the belief that change for the better is much more difficult than change for the worse. We confuse the fact that change requires effort with the myth that success is unlikely, a false idea that keeps us from creating the changes that will serve us Read More...
Here's why African cities could lead in water innovation
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 1:45am For sub-Saharan Africa, water long has been something of a paradox. On the one hand, it is the source of some of the continent’s worst PR. Water in Africa rarely appears on the global stage except when there isn’t enough of it — as in the Read More...
Best friends can boost resilience during tough times
Best friends are great for celebrating the good times, but a new study suggests that their biggest emotional boosts may come when the going gets tough. Researchers say the preliminary analysis provides the first long-term evidence that having a close, non-romantic relationship can be enormously Read More...
Uber plans to test flying cars within three years
Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday detailed ambitious plans to take to the skies with flying cars, as the ride-hailing company is reeling from a series of controversies including a lawsuit that could impede its crucial self-driving vehicle initiative. At a conference in Dallas, far from the San Read More...
This device uses the sun to pull clean drinking water out of desert air
In Kenya, where a three-year-long drought was declared a national disaster in February, getting a drink of water can mean walking five miles or more to a well that may or may not be dry. A new device under development now shows how someone in a future drought–or the hundreds of millions Read More...