40 scientists: protecting forests is an urgent climate issue
Avoiding forest carbon emissions is just as urgent as halting fossil fuel use. That's the message contained in a statement written by 40 scientists from five different countries urging the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to consider preserving and regrowing forests as an important Read More...
A new hydrophobic surface could turn the ocean's waves into electricity
There's waterproof and then there's the surface developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego. They've developed a surface so hydrophobic that it can actually be used to generate electrical voltage, turning seawater into 50 Read More...
This German chef prepares healthy organic food for a hospital
Hospital food is an oxymoron. But in one experiment in Berlin that is changing. This hospital hired the chef of one of the city’s hottest restaurants to introduce a menu based on locally grown organic vegetables, grass-fed beef and catfish raised at an environmentally conscious Read More...
Awakening collective vision - an alternative telling of America’s story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Across North and South America, indigenous peoples are making their voices heard. By: Luke Disney Indigenous peoples of North and South America have sought recognition of their identities, ways of life and their right to traditional lands, territories and Read More...
Nature built the first nuclear reactor 1.7 billion years ago
Today's nuclear energy doesn't provide a sustainable solution. Nuclear power plants produce dangerous waste for which we have no good solution. But nature shows that energy produced by nuclear fission can work. In fact, the first nuclear reactor was built 1.7 billion years ago, long before the Read More...
Alpaca immune system inspires a new cancer treatment
We know them for their soft wool: the humble alpacas that roam the high mountains of the Andes. But to protect themselves in the harsh environment they live, alpacas have also developed an extraordinary immune system. Scientists are now discovering how that immune system can deliver a new cancer Read More...
This electric zero-emissions plane powered by hydrogen will fly in 2025
While the clean electric car revolution is rapidly gathering speed, we still face a big technology test to clean up the aircraft industry. Clean planes pose a major challenge especially when they get to the jumbo sizes we have been getting used to traveling the world. But it is happening: this Read More...
Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and it slows down aging
New research has identified a natural compound found in many types of fruit, such as apples and strawberries, and vegetables that can slow down the aging Read More...
Oprah's three questions to structure an efficient meeting
The average meeting time in an American office is 31 to 60 minutes, but given that 11 million formal business meetings take place in the U.S. every day, how can we ensure this time is being used effectively? Oprah Winfrey says there are 3 key questions she uses to kick off every meeting to make the Read More...
California amends rules to push vehicles toward hydrogen, electricity, biofuel
California's Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it would tighten restrictions on transportation fuels in the state in the hopes of spurring adoption of electric, hydrogen, and biofuel-based cars, trucks, buses, and even planes. Since 2011, CARB has had a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Read More...