Scientists have found a bacterium that might be able to clean up oil spills
Oil spills are serious environmental hazards that are extremely difficult to clean up. Thankfully, we may be getting closer to finding a way to effectively clean up oil spills after scientists discovered a little bacterium that chows down on the hydrocarbons that make up oil. Now the researchers Read More...
Want to truly help the planet? Go vegan
A pound of beef requires 13 percent more fossil fuels and 15 times more water to produce than a pound of soy. Simply put, eating meat, dairy and other animal products is terrible for the environment. The best thing you can do for the environment, according to new research, is go vegan. The study Read More...
New Zealand government says will not issue new oil, gas exploration permits
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that her government would not grant any new permits for offshore oil and gas Read More...
After 97 years selling beef, White Castle is adding Impossible Burgers to its menu
Among American fast food chains, White Castle occupies a special place in US culture. It has been the subject of a feature film, and Time magazine once called its slider “the most influential burger of all time.” Now it’s about to make a little history with its menu Read More...
This battery advance could make electric vehicles far cheaper
Sila Nanotechnologies has pulled off double-digit performance gains for lithium-ion batteries, promising to lower costs or add capabilities for cars and Read More...
Colombia takes 'unprecedented' step to stop farms gobbling forests
Indigenous communities that depend on Colombia’s Amazon rainforest for their survival will have more say over their ancestral lands, as Colombia adds 8 million hectares to its protected areas in an effort to stem forest loss. The new measures announced by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Read More...
Yale’s beloved happiness class is now on the internet for free
Happiness, they say, is infectious. Perhaps that is why the most popular course ever to be taught at Yale University—this semester enrolling 1,200 students, or a quarter of the undergraduate student body—is one titled “Psychology and the Good Read More...
Study: Curcumin may be effective in helping treat depression
Listen up curry lovers: The pigment that makes curry spice yellow, curcumin, is rich with anti-inflammatory properties. That’s quite known, but what we hadn’t known until recently was that it can also provide anti-depressive effects for those who eat it regularly. According to a new study of Read More...
This patch measures the glucose levels of diabetics without pricking the finger
Scientists have developed a graphene-based patch that can monitor the blood glucose levels of diabetics without piercing the skin. Unlike the conventional finger-prick blood tests that diabetics use on a daily basis, this device utilizes a small electric current to draw glucose from under the skin. Read More...
The US just outlawed one of the biggest excuses for the gender pay gap
For far too long, employers have used a woman’s previous salary as an excuse for paying her less than a man. No longer will that be possible after a US appeals court ruled that employers cannot justify paying a woman less than a man doing similar work based on her salary history—a move, Read More...