Taking London’s new electric taxi for a ride
The first fully-certified electric taxis can now be flagged down on the streets on London. The rollout of the so-called TX eCity London Taxi from the London Electric Vehicle Company will be gradual, with only a handful of the new taxis on the road Read More...
Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, says report
“Sin taxes” on meat to reduce its huge impact on climate change and human health look inevitable, according to analysts for investors managing more than $4tn of assets. The global livestock industry causes 15% of all global greenhouse gas Read More...
Six ways we can adapt to climate change
As our climate changes, human creativity has been turning to solutions to problems ranging from restoring water supplies to rebuilding failing ecosystems. In interviews, six scientists discussed their efforts to slow or even reverse changes brought by warming. Their comments have been edited and Read More...
Scientists have discovered a protein that helps direct our T-cells to fight tumors
One way scientists are manipulating the body's natural defenses is called adoptive cell transfer, which involves extracting a patient's own T-cells, genetically modifying them to target the specific proteins that mark cancer cells, and then injecting them back into the patient. While this kind of Read More...
Could this be the hotel industry’s only advantage over Airbnb?
While Airbnb can make you feel at home in a new place, it misses something hotels have: A communal space like the lobby. Sure it sounds simple, but the tried and true hotel lobby offers a novelty experience and has various other benefits. See here why hotels are starting to upgrade their lobbies in Read More...
The Keto diet can help the you beat diabetes
The drastic influx of carbohydrates and sugar in the American diet has created innumerable physical and mental diseases that are easily prevented when an addiction to certain foods is curbed. We know overcoming any addiction is challenging, but until the medical industry treats our obesity epidemic Read More...
Macron is spending millions to move American scientists to France
In an effort to counter Donald Trump on the climate change front, Emmanuel Macron has awarded millions of euros to 18 American scientists so that they can relocate to France. The “Make Our Planet Great Again” grants are part of the French President’s plan to replace US financing of climate Read More...
Why this Facebook executive says you should get rid of the social network
Facebook’s former vice president of user growth doesn’t use the social network anymore. Neither does he allow his kids to use it. In fact, he thinks the social network is “eroding the core foundations of how people Read More...
Dead coal mines everywhere are being reincarnated as solar farms
The world is quickly abandoning coal, the dirtiest of fossil fuels. But that’s not the end of the road for coal mines—in many countries they’re coming back to life as solar Read More...
Air pollution has a massive impact on early brain development
The effect that polluted air can have on the lungs is well-documented. Now, a new UNICEF report provides evidence that it can be similarly harmful to the developing Read More...