Britain and Europe must ban palm oil in biofuel to save forests, EU parliament told
If Britain and other European nations are to fulfil forest protection goals, they must ban the use of palm oil for biofuel and tighten oversight of supply chains, a delegation of forest peoples told parliamentarians this week. The call for urgent, concrete action comes amid an increasingly heated Read More...
The cost of high-efficiency solar panels fell 37 percent in 2017
In 2017, the price for high-efficiency solar panels dropped from 72¢/W to 45¢/W, representing a 37 percent decline in cost. The falling price point is driven by several factors, including American consumer demand for higher solar efficiency to compensate for the higher-than-average energy Read More...
Here's why China is set to become a leader in self-driving cars
How self-driving cars become a part of the way we travel relies not on the technology, but rather, on the way society accepts self-driving cars. According to a new survey, the Chinese public is better poised to accept autonomous vehicles than Americans are, mainly because they trust the technology Read More...
Adding these 5 foods to your daily diet helps you fight chronic inflammation
Chronic inflammation has been linked to a myriad of health issues, from cancer and heart disease to diabetes and depression. Fortunately, nature offers a perfectly good solution to combat inflammation. If you’re looking to reduce inflammation in your body, add these 5 foods to your daily Read More...
According to big data, the urban farming revolution is getting started
Using Google’s Earth Engine software, as well as population, meteorological, and other data sets, researchers determined that urban agriculture could produce as much as 180 million metric tons of food a year if fully implemented in cities around the world. This is about 10 percent of the global Read More...
This game pushes players to make fake news so they can spot it in real life
Researchers have created a game that shows you how to spread fear, anger, and public mistrust through the media. Why? To help players get better at recognizing fake news in real life. The game was created based on previous research that showed exposing people to a small amount of misinformation Read More...
For clear communication, make sure to avoid this common mistake
A professor of psychology at Harvard University says the chief impediment to clear communication is a phenomenon called the “curse of knowledge.” This cognitive bias basically means that when you know something, it’s extremely difficult to know what it’s like not to know it, making it more Read More...
Counting calories is not the key to weight loss, new study finds
Anyone who has ever been on a diet knows that the standard prescription for weight loss is to reduce the number of calories you consume. But a new study, published Tuesday in JAMA, may turn that advice on its head. It found that people who cut back on added sugar, refined grains, and highly Read More...
The countries poised to become “renewable superpowers”
The fossil fuel era won’t last forever. And a new set of nations will find their reserves of lithium, copper and rare earth metals in high Read More...
Japanese ‘Ikigai’ philosophy could be the secret formula to a long and happy life
Many of us spend our entire lives trying to achieve happiness and the perfect life balance to leave us fulfilled. So what is the key to living a full, fruitful life? In Japan, a concept called ikigai is central to finding one’s satisfaction and meaning in life. In fact, ikigai translates to Read More...