The app that pays rent, tuition, and even taxes with a credit card
Bill pay with benefits. That is how the app Plastiq is described. The app makes it possible for business owners and savvy consumers to use a credit card for virtually any expense that normally requires a Read More...
Taiwan researchers introduce diaper recycling innovation
Every day millions of diapers end up in landfills where it can take 400 years for them to decompose. Even biodegradable diapers can take up to 50 years to decompose. Burning diapers is no alternative as that produces toxic substances. Now, researchers in Taiwan have developed a new technique to Read More...
Restoring nature with the support of beavers
We know that humans can make big changes to the environment. Few species can have a similar impact. But beavers can. At one point, the rodents numbered in the hundreds of millions in North America, they were hunted to near extinction. Now scientists are bringing them back because beaver dams Read More...
A political focus on the quality of life creates the happiest places on Earth
The biggest predictors of happiness are tolerance, equality, and healthy life expectancy. Governments can support these qualities when they shift their focus from economic development to promoting quality of life. That’s why Denmark, Costa Rica, and Singapore are the happiest places in the world. Read More...
How marriage can actually protect your heart health
Being in a healthy relationship has been shown to provide health benefits, including a longer life. Now, a new study reports that people who are married appear to have a lower risk of heart Read More...
Coming soon to cities: one transit app to rule them all
For commuters in Chicago, Boston, LA, and New York, Cubic’s new app will let you buy tickets for multiple different transit systems in one place, so you can easily plan trips that don’t involve a Read More...
Where to move for... eco-living in the UK
‘Sustainability’ and ‘environmental’ are slippery terms but there are some places that are much greener than Read More...
A grass-roots Afghan peace movement grows, step by step
As they march for peace through Afghan villages laced with roadside bombs and bottomless heartache, their numbers keep growing. They come from all walks of life, ages 17 to 65. Among them is a high school student who went home to complete his final exams before rejoining the others; a poet who Read More...
Army study quantifies changes in stress after meditation
For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there has never been a systematic study that quantified stress and how much stress changes as a direct result of meditation until Read More...
Disabled refugee inventor builds an electric bike (video)
Many refugees who fled the violence in Syria struggle with disabilities. This disabled refugee in the Zaatari camp in Jordan where 80,000 people live, found a solution. He built an electric bicycle made from spare parts he found in the Read More...