This brewery is designed as a model for the circular economy
At a massive new Heineken brewery in Northern Mexico–the place where your six-pack of Tecate might come from, if you buy it in the U.S.–each detail of the factory has been designed to aim for a “circular economy” model, using resources in closed loops when Read More...
San Diego pays homeless people to pick up trash in new program
San Diego officials are putting homeless people back on the street — but this time to pay them to pick up trash as part of a new program that launched Monday. The homeless people, who are staying at the city’s tented shelters, will be cleaning up trash and clearing brush in downtown San Diego Read More...
How green is your electric car?
The biggest selling point of the electric car has long been the fact that it’s emissions-free. Turns out that’s not exactly true. Trading in your gasoline-guzzling car for an electric vehicle is a lot like shifting the emissions from an exhaust pipe to a power plant. EVs run off electricity, Read More...
The no. 1 TED talk of all time teaches a critical lesson in intelligence
The most-viewed TED Talk of all time is more than a decade old. This is not just a testament to its popularity at the time, but the longevity of its relevance. It's called "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" and it has been viewed over 49 million times. The speaker is Ken Robinson, creativity Read More...
More than 100 cities around the world run mostly on renewable energy
A new report shows that over 100 cities around the world are running on predominantly clean energy. That figure is up from 40 in 2015, and it shows that more and more cities—from Seattle, Washington to Inje, South Korea—are ditching fossil fuels and turning to renewables than ever before. Take Read More...
Diet and mood go hand in hand, according to a new study
The foods you put into your body not only affects your health, but also the way you feel. According to new research, having an unhealthy diet could be making you feel more depressed. On the other side of the coin, following a healthy diet designed to reduce the risk of hypertension has been shown Read More...
A simple carbon-based filter can turn filthy saltwater into drinking water
Researchers in Australia have created a new type of water filter that can purify and desalinate water in a single step. Using a material made from a thin layer of pure carbon, the researchers were able to create a filter that only allows pure water molecules to pass through while rejecting all the Read More...
What the Swiss can teach the US about controlling violence from guns
Just like the United States, Switzerland has stunningly high rates of gun ownership. But unlike the United States, Switzerland doesn’t have mass shootings. The famously neutral country barely has any shootings at all. With this in mind, what can the US learn from Switzerland when it comes to Read More...
Simple ways to make money from the comfort of your home
Whether you’re an introvert, a stay-at-home parent, or are fed up with working at the office, there are plenty of reasons why you might want to start working from home. The good news is that with the foundation of a computer, Internet access, and in some cases, a smartphone with a digital camera, Read More...
The new stone age – how crystals became a magical style trend
Crystals were once dismissed as hippy dippy nonsense. Now they are popping up on the catwalk and in the handbags of everyone from Adele to Naomi Campbell. Has mysticism gone Read More...