This gem has to be one of the most beautiful treehouses in the world
Who said treehouses are just for kids? In South Africa, a duo of architects recently completed the ultimate treehouse in the suburbs of Cape Town. The “vertically arranged” treehouse strikes a perfect balance between the human-made and nature, and is perched beautifully amongst the surrounding Read More...
This machine milks the venom out of scorpions to fight malaria and cancer
Scorpion venom is used in immunosuppressants, anti-malarial medications, and cancer research. The only problem is gathering is difficult and dangerous. That’s why a team of researchers in Morocco have created a device that gently holds scorpions in place and uses small electrical shocks that Read More...
New bill allows German tenants to generate solar power on rented roofs
Supporters of solar power have won a big victory in Berlin after lawmakers passed legislation that will allow owners of tenant blocks a subsidy for generating solar power on rooftops. As many as 3.8 million rental properties in the German capital could benefit from the newly introduced subsidy. At Read More...
'I pick up plastic waste to save it from landfill. It's lonely but worth it'
For the past ten years, Andrew Mayers has picked up at least 50 pieces of litter a day, single-handedly removing 180,000 items from winding up in the ocean or landfill. Mayers feels he’s simply doing the right thing, but in the eyes of those around him, he’s seen as a weirdo. What’s up with Read More...
The 15 cities with the most trees around the world
There's a global movement encouraging cities to grow more trees and plan more parks. But which ones have the most green space today? To find out, MIT's Senseable Lab partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to create Treepedia, a site with interactive maps that show the density of greenery in Read More...
Danish meat company sees strong demand for probiotics to replace antibiotics
Food ingredients maker Chr. Hansen is seeing strong demand for probiotics for animals as farmers and restaurant chains come under growing pressure to use fewer antibiotics in the food chain, its chief executive said. Scientists warn the routine use of antibiotics in animals is contributing to the Read More...
Lyft is now completing one million rides a day
Lyft just announced it’s hit one million rides a day, a milestone Uber announced in December 2014. As of July 2016, Uber was completing an average of 5.5 million rides a day. Last week, Uber hit 5 billion total completed trips. So, one million rides a day is cool for Lyft, but it’s still Read More...
Japan's population is falling faster than it ever has before
Japan's population fell at the beginning of this year at the fastest pace since 1968, when the earliest comparable figures started getting collected. As of January 1, the number of Japanese people (excluding resident foreigners) fell by a record 308,084 from a year earlier to 125,583,658, Read More...
How video games helped give us the self-driving car
Self-driving cars. They're the future of transportation — and they're getting smarter all the time. Thanks to advances in software and artificial intelligence, these machines are now able to distinguish between cars and cyclists, or between pedestrians and your pet. Many can now "see" just Read More...
How cutting China’s coal overcapacity could help tackle its water woes
The Chinese authorities could provide water for nearly 30 million people by the end of the decade by simply scrapping superfluous coal power capacity in water-stressed regions, according to a new analysis. Despite the historic reduction in China’s coal consumption since 2014, a huge number of Read More...