One of the most underrated inventions is still out of reach of 4.5 billion people
Yesterday was World Toilet Day, an ode to one of the most underrated inventions of all time. No other invention has made one of life’s daily deeds more tolerable nor saved more lives. In the Western world we see the toilet as a standard item, but the reality is that 4.5 billion people in the Read More...
How your investments impact climate change
How do people lower their carbon footprint? They may buy an electric vehicle or put solar panels on their roofs. They may eat less beef or eat no meat at all. Maybe they reuse their plastic bags each time they go to the supermarket. Everything helps, but there’s one thing that really has a big Read More...
California is on target to reach its renewable energy goals a decade in advance
In 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that gave California until 2030 to have 50 percent of its electricity come from renewable energy. According to a new report released this month, it seems the Golden state may reach or surpass this goal by 2020. Tax incentives, along with staggering drops Read More...
This German town has too many jobs and not enough workers
Young people in southern Germany don’t really have to worry about the future as the story of this town shows. With the unemployment rate hovering a little above 1 percent, finding work is the least of their worries. The only ones doing any worrying are the business owners themselves who are Read More...
Why gratitude is the key to a happy life
Gratitude is the best medicine you can get. According to studies, practicing gratitude can be used to help lower blood pressure, stop smoking and reduce stress. Here are 10 reasons why it’s beneficial to cultivate an attitude of gratitude year round, not just at Read More...
Neuroscientists have identified how exactly a deep breath changes your mind
Breathing is traditionally thought of as an automatic process driven by the brainstem—the part of the brain controlling such life-sustaining functions as heartbeat and sleeping patterns. But new and unique research, involving recordings made Read More...
UK to launch self-driving cars on British roads by 2021
Driverless cars will be on Britain’s roads by 2021 as a result of sweeping regulatory reforms that will put the UK in the forefront of a post-Brexit technological revolution, Chancellor Philip Hammond will say this Read More...
Blockchain could ‘change everything’ for real estate
“This changes everything.” That’s how Apple introduced the original iPhone in 2007. But it could just as easily apply here and now to the blockchain and its potential to enable transformative innovation in a variety of Read More...
How dirt can clean the air
Soil management doesn't sound snazzy, but scientists say it offers huge potential for keeping carbon emissions in the ground—and out of the atmosphere. A paper published this week in the journal Scientific Reports estimates that improved Read More...
African nations use data sharing to fight illegal fishing
A collection of East African nations are working together to curb the economically and environmentally harmful practice of illegal fishing. To do this, the eight nations have begun to share data on vessels that may be fishing with forged licenses or that have already been caught fishing illegally. Read More...