The best strategy to combat aging
When people think about growing old, they blame the passage of time—the years roll by, and the body stops looking younger year by year. But the latest science disputes this view. A person ages because the cells in their body age, and cells live only in the present. This is one reason memory Read More...
New fuel cell demonstrates exceptional power density and stability
A team of researchers led by Northwestern University professor and fuel cell pioneer Sossina Haile has created a new fuel cell offering both exceptional power densities and long-term stability at optimal temperatures, a discovery that heightens the viability of incorporating fuel cells into a Read More...
Why climate change may not be leading us to a doomsday scenario
Study after study has gone on to show that climate change will have cataclysmic effects on the world if we don’t change our ways fast. This outlook seems pretty grim, but it may not seem all bad news. In a provocative new analysis, researchers contend that the current goal of reducing coal, oil Read More...
Timberland wants to rebuild Haiti’s cotton industry with help from the blockchain
The clothing-brand Timberland has been involved with Haiti’s agriculture for the past eight years, helping the country to avert serious deforestation by helping plant millions of trees across 19 nurseries. Now the brand is looking to become not just a sponsor of Haiti’s agriculture, but also a Read More...
Could vitamin B hold the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease?
A deficiency in the brain’s ability to repair its own DNA leads to neuronal disfunction, which can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers may have found a potential therapy to improve this mental function of slowing age-related memory loss through the consumption of vitamin B-3. In a newly Read More...
Old coal mines may just be crucial for storing energy in the future
A UK-based startup has come up with a crazy idea for storing mass amounts of energy, but it might just work. The company plans to suspend a 3,000-tonne cylindrical weight in disused mine shafts from 150m to 1,5000m deep. The weight is attached to a series of winches that can lift it, and when Read More...
How long will you live? This simple test can give you a clue
Flexibility, balance, and muscle strength make a major difference in overall health, especially as we age. The best way to assess if these three attributes functioning properly, which is an indicator of a long, healthy life, is through the sitting-rising test (SRT). If you can't pass this simple 10 Read More...
Researchers discover efficient way to filter salt and metal ions from water
With two billion people worldwide lacking access to clean and safe drinking water, joint research by Monash University, CSIRO and the University of Texas at Austin published in Sciences Advances may offer a breakthrough new Read More...
Let Harvard teach you about Buddhism in this free online course you can take now
Buddhism teaches that we crave and cling to ephemeral, impermanent things and states. But these can never fully satisfy us and cause pain and suffering. There is a way out, however. You can liberate yourself - a message that can resonate with a modern person, caught up daily in a dizzying maelstrom Read More...
Madagascar has a hi-tech waterless toilet that charges your phone
Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your Read More...