New genetic test may save thousands of women from going through chemotherapy
Researchers have developed a new genetic test that can determine whether breast cancer patients can avoid chemotherapy. Putting the test to work, researchers found that most women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to skip the treatment, although the same does not necessarily apply to those Read More...
Buffalo to be flown to Siberia in effort to slow deadly permafrost feedback
When it comes to sharing climate change scientific findings, and global warming’s devastating impacts to the Earth, there is simply no good news to report, says Alan Martin writing for alphr. Martin highlighted a “study from the University of Rochester in New York which has mathematically Read More...
California city mayor proposes to combat poverty with guaranteed income
Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton, Calif., has planned an 18-month experiment to provide citizens living in poverty with $500 a month to see how they use the cash. The initiative will be privately funded by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes' philanthropic Read More...
Repurposed plastic waste creates reusable building bricks
Communities around the world are building affordable public and private structures that also help to reduce pollution. They are doing this by using Ecobricks. Advocates of the brick see their use as a social movement and lifestyle choice. Empty plastic bottles filled with other waste plastics Read More...
New approach could grow materials that exactly mimic bone or dental enamel
A team of researchers, led by scientists at the Queen Mary University of London, has uncovered a new approach to grow synthetic mineralized materials. This exciting breakthrough points to a future of regenerative medicine where doctors could mimic the regrowth of hard tissues including dental Read More...
China clears Mount Everest of 9.4 tons of waste
In China a team of 30 people has managed to clear Mount Everest of 9.4 tons of waste since April. The amount of waste has continued to grow with an increasing number of visitors to the world's tallest mountain even as warmer temperatures reveal decades of frozen Read More...
The public audio installation that lets you listen to the city breathe
A Brooklyn-based artist has placed a public art installation in the center of New York’s City Hall Park that can’t be ignored. Inside the park, opposing rows of speakers line a path that connects the area’s central foundation to the nearby municipal building. As visitors come within earshot, Read More...
These digital activists are reclaiming democracy in Africa through the Internet
In African countries where occasions to gather in public spaces and criticize governments are slim or dangerous, the Internet has become an arena for political battle. Governments, increasingly aware of this, have cut off the Internet and blocked social media outlets, depriving activists of the Read More...
California and New York to invest over $1 billion towards EV charging stations
Energy regulators in California have just approved a portfolio of EV charging projects worth a whopping $738 million that will multiply the number of charging stations across the state. The program, which will build chargers for both passenger and commercial vehicles, is one of the largest uses of Read More...
This power plant produces energy without emissions. Here’s why that’s a big deal
In 2016, we caught wind of a natural gas power plant being constructed in Texas that claimed it would produce energy without emissions. It promised to capture its own carbon dioxide emissions, not in a separate, expensive, power-intensive process like conventional carbon-capture facilities, but as Read More...