A high-tech ecovillage planned outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands is to provide a glimpse of a future of sustainable living. The village will be nearly self-sufficient as it collects and stores water and energy, grows food, and processes much of its own waste. … [Read more...] about Village without cars collects water and energy, grows food, processes waste
Archives for July 2018
The relationship between germs, gut health, inflammation and Alzheimer’s
The invention of sewage pipes increased our lifespan from 35 to 50. Antibiotics took us to an average lifespan of 75. Now we face the next health challenge: viruses and microbes that cause inflammation. Infection is at the root of all degenerative diseases from Alzheimer’s and … [Read more...] about The relationship between germs, gut health, inflammation and Alzheimer’s
Wildfire prevention Portugal style: goats
Wildfires threaten environments around the world. There’s a prevention method that has been tested over centuries: goats. Last year deaths from wildfires in Portugal reached a record high of 106. This summer, however, hundreds of goats are being deployed to eat underbrush and dry … [Read more...] about Wildfire prevention Portugal style: goats
New powerful drug against malaria, scientists face one more challenge
Malaria is still a big killer in developing countries. In 2016, the disease claimed 455,000 lives and caused 216 million cases. A new drug has been approved that provides a potent, new weapon against malaria: it can wipe out the parasite from a person's body with a single dose. … [Read more...] about New powerful drug against malaria, scientists face one more challenge
These three words that you use all the time are in the way of your success
Almost everyone says these words many times a day. Words have power. Our brain responds to the way we use language when we talk and the way we use language in our thoughts. That’s why you should not say: “I have to…”. That sounds like a burden. If you say “I get to” instead you … [Read more...] about These three words that you use all the time are in the way of your success