These are the foods you should be eating to improve your mental health
The Mirror recently ran a story about an 82-year-old dementia sufferer who got her memory back after changing her diet. It may sound a bit tabloid-esque, but there is serious evidence that diet can have a major impact on mental health and memory. In the story, the woman’s memory returns after Read More...
Tel-Aviv is a brilliant example of a smart city
We often hear about smart cities, but what actually defines one? First, a smart city must be people-centric. Second, a smart city relies on big data to operate efficiently. Third, the city must be virtual in the sense that essential information on just about everything must be online and Read More...
How to beat anxiety, without the need for medication
Most people experience anxiety at some point, but if anxiety starts interfering with your life, sleep, ability to form relationships, or productivity at work or school, you might have an anxiety disorder. Research shows that if it’s left untreated, anxiety can lead to depression, early death, Read More...
World's first ocean plastic-cleaning machine set to tackle Pacific Garbage Patch
Pioneering effort to collect debris that kills wildlife about to begin after teenager made his dream come Read More...
Meditation keeps you sharp as you get older
Meditation helps you stay focused, and that's especially true for older meditators who can develop superior cognitive skills such as a better attention span, a new research study has Read More...
Earth Day 2018 around the world in pictures
Students make a sand sculpture on the Earth Day on the banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad, Read More...
West Virginia showed how necessary—and difficult—striking is
After nine days of arriving at 7 a.m. to the picket lines, Emily Comer, a Spanish teacher at South Charleston High School, was “mentally and emotionally and physically exhausted.” Word came on a Tuesday morning that a deal between the state and the striking public employees was imminent. Read More...
Climate change: Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $4.5m to cover the lapsed US financial commitment to the Paris climate Read More...
Hawaii may soon become the first U.S. state to ban coral-damaging sunscreen
On the island of Maui alone it’s estimated that 55 gallons of sunscreen are dumped into the water every day. No sunscreen is best for reefs, but some types of sunscreen have ingredients that are worse than others and that can cause coral bleaching. Now environmentalist groups and lawmakers are Read More...
Nest is giving smart thermostats to low-income families to lower utility bills
The average American household spends 3.5 percent of their income on energy bills. But one in five families spend over 20 percent of their income on heating and cooling their homes. That’s why Nest is launching a new initiative to get its smart thermostats into the hands of lower income Read More...