How hope protects the brain, according to science
Hope is more than just wishing for the best. It’s having a desire to envision goals and find ways to achieve them. Hope isn’t just simply good, it’s also been found to help protect the brain against anxiety. Here’s what scientists have to say about hope and how it protects the Read More...
Better sleep can build emotional resilience
There might have been a secret reason Albert Einstein could make a decision as scary as the one he made in 1939, when he went against his personal pacifist convictions and encouraged President Franklin Roosevelt to pursue the research necessary to make an atomic Read More...
Entrepreneurs are turning trash into food, drink, and clean energy
When Tristram Stuart was growing up on a farm in England, he raised pigs as a hobby. He saw that much of the thrown-out food he was feeding them was actually fit for Read More...
Amazon wants to charge electric cars with drones
How to recharge an electric vehicle while it is driving is a problem the industry would love to solve. The limited range of electric cars and the lack of a widespread charging infrastructure make charging in transit an incredibly attractive Read More...
Solar power costs expected to keep plummeting as technology improves
The already-plummeting costs of installing solar power could fall an additional 60 percent over the next decade, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said Read More...
Washington D.C. tackles emissions with dockless bikes
It's morning rush hour in the nation's capital, and bicyclists crowd their lane six deep at an intersection. Clad in spandex and business suits, a few ride the bright green, orange, red or yellow bikes that signal a new phase of city Read More...
Tesco to sell green oranges in order to cut down on food waste
Just like you can’t judge a book by its cover, you can’t always judge a fruit by its color. That’s why retail giant Tesco will start selling green oranges, which it claims are “perfectly ripe” and will be as sweet as orange-colored ones. Oranges grow green to begin with and turn orange Read More...
Alternative credit agency lets immigrants bring their credit scores to the US
US credit bureaus don’t recognize foreign credit, so when people come to this country, they have to start building their credit over again. This isn’t fair to immigrants, which is why a startup has created a platform to translate data stored abroad into a form that can be consumed by banks, Read More...
World’s most sustainable office space opens in London
The new European headquarters of Bloomberg isis being lauded as the greenest office space in the world. For starters, the office building utilizes traditional sustainability solutions, such as a grey water collection system on the roof and vacuum-drainage toilets—just like the ones found on Read More...
The lines that supply internet to your home could predict earthquakes
Predicting earthquakes could be pivotal in saving lives in the future, but rolling out a sensor network to detect seismic activity across earthquake-prone areas is a very expensive process. To make predicting earthquakes more affordable, researchers have developed technology that detects Read More...