Purchasing these carbon offsets also helps to reforest cities
In 2017, Duke University and its athletics division took enough business-related flights to generate around 5,000 metric tons of carbon emissions. One round-trip, cross-country flight between Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, where the University is based, and the West Coast nets out to around .6 Read More...
Teen delivers hundreds of solar lamps to Puerto Ricans without power
More than four months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, 15-year-old Salvador Gomez Colon is shocked by the poor living conditions that persist in many of the towns throughout the island. Just days after Maria slammed Puerto Rico, the ninth grader launched a crowdfunding campaign on Read More...
The huge fortune of IKEA falls to a philanthropic group after founder’s death
The founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, was one of the richest people on the earth before his death last week. The famously frugal entrepreneur was ranked number eight on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with his fortune estimated to be around $58.7 billion. But it appears most of that fortune Read More...
Airliner fueled by mustard seed oil takes flight from US to Australia
In the past year, a number of aircraft manufacturers produced their own two-to-four seat airplanes that run on electricity. It shows we’re getting closer to the electrification of the aviation industry, but there’s still a long way to go until commercial flights fly without the need for jet Read More...
Watch the silvery moon turn blood red in this stunning time lapse
The total lunar eclipse that happened on Wednesday was special. For 77 minutes, the moon was bathed in a somber red-orange huge, the result of all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth projecting themselves onto the moon. Better yet, the moon was a “supermoon,” meaning it appeared slightly bigger Read More...
Here’s what it tastes like to eat lab-made meat
The next food revolution is underway: Cellular agriculture, the process of growing real animal meat and other animal products in a lab while leaving animals alone. Using technology first developed by academics and the medical field and now being commercialized by several startups, innovators are Read More...
Stuck in a negative rut? Here’s how to cultivate a more positive attitude
Negativity not only affects our mental psyche, but also has a tangible effect on our health. Research has shown that people who cultivate negative energy experience more stress, more sickness, and less opportunity over the course of their lives than those who choose to live positivity. If you’re Read More...
An Italian village is selling homes for 1.25 dollar so it doesn't become a ghost town
On the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, the old village of Ollolai is at risk of turning into a ghost town. Over the past half-century, the town's population has declined from 2,250 people to just 1,300. And now, there are hundreds of abandoned homes. In an effort to lure new residents, Read More...
Alzheimer's blood test promises detection years before symptoms develop
Amyloid beta deposits, or plaques, in the brain are the most commonly hypothesized causative agent behind Alzheimer's disease. A new breakthrough blood test, developed by an international team of scientists, can reportedly measure the concentration of these amyloid beta concentrations using just a Read More...
How we can all give women a voice in the business world
It is true that women are more likely to be labeled negatively for the same actions that would make a man ambitious. But, the stereotypes go both ways. As a woman, it's using empathy as an advantage rather than a weakness. For men, it's important to remember that this applies, too. It's OK to be a Read More...