The European carbon market is cutting emissions across all industries
Thirteen years after Europe’s carbon market was invented, it looks as if it’s finally starting to do what it was meant to do: reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. Even though European Union policymakers are continuously increasing the cost of pollution, industry giants are not complaining because Read More...
This small piece of material can double the lifespan of bananas
Yesterday we wrote about an agriculture company that has developed a plant-based coating that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh 3-4 times longer. In similar fashion, today we’re talking about a company that has created a simple filter system designed to prolong the ‘green life’ of bananas. Read More...
If you want to age healthier, do as the Amish do
The Amish are best known for their old-fashioned clothing and abstinence from the basic amenities that came about in the 21st century. What the Amish are not as well known for however is their great health in the latter stages of life. According to research, the aging Amish people have Read More...
Chemotherapy-free ‘cancer vaccine’ moves from mice to human trials at Stanford
A recent Stanford cancer study that cured 97 percent of mice from tumors has now moved on to soliciting human volunteers for a new cutting-edge medical Read More...
Retired justice urges repeal of second amendment
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control Read More...
You can actually learn to be wise, and it can help you feel less lonely
Most people were either stunned or amused when British prime minister Theresa May appointed a Minister of Loneliness a few months ago, acknowledging that, “for far too many people, loneliness is the sad reality of modern life.” Yet, this should not have come as a surprise or a joke. In study Read More...
Why 19 year-old YouTuber Huw Richards is the future of gardening
There’s a new kid in the herbaceous border and he’s an online horticultural Read More...
Become the CEO of your own brain in six easy steps
You may have tried to control your thoughts at one time or another. With the aid of self-help books, perhaps you really tried to “Be Positive” and “Show Negativity the Door.” And this may have even worked for a while. But sooner or later, you probably found yourself back at the starting Read More...
This 21-year old developed AI that could revolutionize the way kids learn
Only 2 percent of all learning today is digital. That could rapidly change thanks to cutting-edge AI developed by a 21-year old Swede. Once this AI is plugged in to an existing Digital education tool, it helps students learn faster and become more interested by the content based on their individual Read More...
Checking if water is contaminated could soon be as simple as snapping a photo
Dutch researchers are developing a simple smartphone attachment that makes it ridiculously easy to measure the quality of water. All you have to do is point the tool at the water you want to measure. That’s it. Such a tool could allow citizens to see if their drinking water is contaminated, or Read More...