In two years, Scotland will run only on renewable energy
Countries looking to transition to clean energy as quickly as possible should use Scotland as a model nation to follow. Over the past fifteen years, Scotland has gone from garnering 10 percent of its electricity from renewables to 60 percent. Now its on track to supply 100 percent of its Read More...
We could save oceans from plastic waste by focusing on these 10 rivers
Every year, millions of metric tons of plastic debris winds up in our oceans, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems. A recent study found that up to 95 percent of that plastic waste enters oceans through 10 different rivers around the world. This is an alarming prospect, but also a promising one as Read More...
Fasting from time to time can increase your lifespan
A new study from Harvard researchers has shown how fasting can increase lifespan, slow aging and improve health by altering the activity of mitochondrial networks inside our cells. Mitochondria are fundamental to the aging of cells, and the new research shows that fasting manipulates mitochondrial Read More...
Living in a dense city makes citizens healthier
Though cities can seem stressful, hectic, and potentially dangerous, there are certainly positives: they bring working, living and socializing closer together, cutting down on cars and car journeys, and promoting walking and active Read More...
Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases
Only statistical numbskulls would call it good news, but 2017 is set to be slightly less warm than the record-breaking 2016. Instead, it will merely be one of the three warmest years on record, and the hottest ever without an El Niño to Read More...
New catalyst unlocks industrial chemicals for making plastics from biomass
While most of us are keeping our eye on the transition to electric and self-driving cars and delight in how “green” the future will be, the industrial world continues to crank out billions of tons of Read More...
Google sibling Waymo launches fully autonomous ride-hailing service
Waymo, formerly known as Google’s self-driving car, is launching a fully autonomous Uber-like ride-hailing service with no human driver behind the wheel, after testing the vehicles on public roads in Arizona. Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Read More...
Study: spiritual people are younger, more liberal and more generous
A new study suggests spiritual people are younger, more liberal and more generous. Americans who consider themselves spiritual yet not religious are a fast-growing Read More...
This has to be the world’s most-environmentally friendly chicken farm
Mass-producing farms, even those that have moved on from cages, produce extremely cheap eggs at a heavy cost to the environment and the welfare of the animals laying them. The organic and free-range varieties, where farmers prioritize the welfare of the chickens, often sell at a higher price—but Read More...
The challenge: Men teach gender studies and mostly women take them
Even though the course is called “gender studies,” the overwhelming majority of people attending such courses are women. The imbalance seems bizarre, especially when so many men are engaged in gender debates these days. So why do so few men enroll in gender studies Read More...