These new wind-energy technologies look incredible
Many consider modern windmills eyesores in the landscape despite their obvious clean energy benefits. A new generation of wind technologies are on their way, and they not only promise to make wind energy safer and more affordable, their sleek designs are also stunning. See this series of new Read More...
Universal basic income is gaining support across Europe
The digital economy could make for a very unstable economic future as the Internet is transforming and reducing whole classes of jobs. That’s why the idea of universal basic income is gaining more and more support. With a basic income, every citizen, regardless of employment status, would receive Read More...
8 cost-free ways to help you fall asleep at night
Considering that nearly half of all adults get less sleep than the recommended amount, it's no surprise that an entire industry has popped up around sleep. There are sleep-trackers, sleeping-pills, self-improving beds, and even sleep-consultants that are supposed to help you get some good shut-eye. Read More...
Self-repairing roads could also charge your electric car
Potholes are bad enough for the jarring rides, car damage and safety hazards they create, but it's also problematic to fix them. You're looking at lane and road closures that can last for days, assuming the city can even spare the resources. However, Dutch researchers might have a solution that not Read More...
Germany breaks record: 85 percent of electricity produced by renewables
On April 30, Germany established a new national record for renewable energy use. On that day and throughout the long May 1 weekend, 85% of all the electricity consumed in Germany was produced from renewables such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydroelectric power. Patrick Graichen of Agora Read More...
Happiness research shows the biggest obstacle to creativity is being too busy
From Vincent Van Gogh on through Kanye West, the figure of the broody, tortured artist looms large in the popular imagination. But research suggests that the key to creativity has little to do with angst. In researching my book The Happiness Track, I found that the biggest breakthrough ideas often Read More...
'It's like Airbnb for refugees': UK hosts and their guests
Think of it as Airbnb for refugees, quips Robina Qureshi. It’s a simple premise: people with a spare room in their house are matched with a refugee or asylum seeker in need of somewhere to stay. And it’s a popular one: before 2015, Qureshi’s organisation, called Positive Action in Housing Read More...
This eco-guide will help make your laundry cleaner and greener
The issue with modern fashion is that garments often use synthetic microfibers that end up polluting sewage systems when washed. Ultimately, these fibers end up in fish that we consume. One study found that a day’s worth of laundry in a city the size of Berlin releases the equivalent of 540,000 Read More...
Could eating insects help save the planet?
Eating insects may not be very appetizing, but scientists are hoping that will change in the future after new research revealed that replacing half the meat eaten worldwide with insects could cut greenhouse gas emissions by one-third. Take a look here at the radical new solution that could Read More...
Mushrooms could hold the key for saving bee populations
Researchers are buzzing over the possibility of using mushrooms to help save declining populations of honey bees. They have found that mushroom spores and extracts have the ability to fight against varroa mites—nasty parasites that spread diseases within bee populations. By treating hives with Read More...