A ferry that runs on hydrogen fuel cells is coming to San Francisco
After Tom Escher took over his family’s century-old ferry company in 1997, he wanted to buy a zero-emissions vessel that could whisk tourists around San Francisco without spewing harmful pollutants. Escher, who is 71, said he worried about the health of his four grandchildren and the Read More...
'Electrogeochemistry' captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This conclusion from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has prompted heightened interest in "negative emissions Read More...
Musician Akon is creating a futuristic city and his own cryptocurrency in Senegal
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Rapper Akon is building a new futuristic 'Crypto city,' in Senegal, which will trade exclusively in his own digital cash currency called AKoin. The US-born singer, who is of Senegalese descent, says his futuristic city will be built on a 2,000-acre land gifted to him by the Read More...
Looking to mosquitos for a way to develop painless microneedles
A mosquito can insert a needle-like probe into your skin and draw blood for several minutes without you even noticing. Researchers at The Ohio State University believe we can learn from nature's design of the mosquito to create a painless microneedle for medical Read More...
This man became a farmer because “feeding people is very satisfying”
The average U.S. farmer is 58 and in the past six years, almost a quarter of the farms in the country have closed. So, this couple with degrees in anthropology and photography and carpentry, are the unusual new owners of a precolonial farm in Pennsylvania. They started farming mushrooms in their Read More...
London is getting its very first dedicated zero waste vegan market
As more and more supermarket chains commit to banning single-use plastics, a new initiative in London is setting the next target: a zero waste market. Not only that, Zero Mkt that will open in the fall will also be a vegan Read More...
Make love not war: a new political message for Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, has been the scene of civil war for a long time. The country weaves together 80 ethnic groups as well as Christians and Muslims. Since April, Ethiopia has a new prime minister. He’s the youngest ruler on the continent. He brings an extraordinary Read More...
Regenerating nature: Pakistan’s billion tree tsunami
Northwestern Pakistan borders Afghanistan and for decades this region has been the scene of rebellion and armed resistance mixed with huge refugee camps. Three years ago, the local government started a “Billion Tree Tsunami” to fight deforestation and regenerate natural resources. The change Read More...
We need quiet time to know who we are
The wired world is distracting and ultimately destructing our inner selves. We need not just minutes, but hours, away from our devices to make sure that we nurture ourselves and our ability to know who we are. That’s the message from physicist and writer Alan Lightman in this confrontational but Read More...
Senegal, the inspiration of the only team at the World Cup with a black coach
Many of the best athletes in the World Cup, as in other sports, are dark-skinned. And, yet, (almost) all coaches are white. Black players don’t make good managers, is the stereotype. The team of Nigeria, the most populous African country, is coached by a German. That’s why Senegal, a Read More...