The tale of an organic farm that is a successful business
A good story about a couple that started an organic farm without any experience and turned it into a successful profitable business. They wrote an inspiring book about their experiences as a “real farm” in a village north of Toronto in Canada. Heirloom tomatoes and kohlrabi are “stupid Read More...
‘Ego dissolving’ psychedelic drugs could assist with mental health
The altered state of consciousness and temporary lack of ego that results from using psychedelic drugs could help some mental health patients recover from their symptoms, according to academics at the University of Adelaide. Researchers in the University’s Department of Philosophy have been Read More...
GM is selling a $5,000 electric car in China
For that sort of price, the Baojun E100 is no Cadillac, of course. The two-seat car's wheelbase -- the distance from the center of the front wheels to the center of the rear wheels -- is just 63 inches. That's about 10 inches shorter than Daimler's ( Smart ForTwo, a car that is already remarkable Read More...
How to trick your heart into thinking you exercise
Researchers have discovered that a protein called cardiotrophin 1 (CT1) can trick the heart into growing in a healthy way and pumping more blood, just as it does in response to exercise and pregnancy. They show that this good kind of heart growth is very different from the harmful enlargement of Read More...
The biggest market for hydrogen as a clean fuel may not be cars—but homes
As in other countries, many people in the UK heat their homes with natural gas, which burns cleaner than oil or coal and thus has been the go-to fuel. In recent years, it has accounted for more than 80% of all the energy consumed on a winter day in Britain, for heat, electricity, and Read More...
EU court asked to speed up case against Poland over logging in ancient forest
The European Union's executive arm has asked the European Court of Justice to speed up a case against Poland over logging in its ancient forest, which has continued despite an order by the bloc's top court to stop immediately, an official said. The Court told Poland 10 days ago to halt the Read More...
Scientists say that there is one form of exercise that helps improve depression
Several studies show that yoga is the best form of exercise to help improve low mood, anxiety and reduce stress and even beat depression. One of the studies found that veterans who took twice-weekly yoga glasses for eight weeks had fewer symptoms. Another study found women aged 25 to 45 who took Read More...
Good news from the Sahara, the emerging center of solar energy
Europe is increasingly looking at opportunities to generate solar energy in the Sahara desert in northern Africa and transmit the power through underwater cables to Italy and France. The solar potential of the Sahara is huge. Recently we reported on Morocco’s initiative to build the world’s Read More...
Socializing is as critical for your health as not smoking
A random but telling statistic: 84 percent of brides use social media on their wedding day. That would be a day they have their best friends around them… Another statistic: The number of social media users has passed 3 billion with no signs of slowing. One thing all that social media usage does Read More...
Learn how to use the medicines that grow around you
We have grown up in a world where medicines come in boxes with labels of big pharmaceutical companies. But even these companies search for new breakthrough drugs in nature. Our ancestors only had plants for their aches, pains, and ailments. And these plants are still growing around us. Here’s a Read More...