The UK is putting down millions to develop a forest in the north of the country
The UK is one of the least forested countries in Europe. To change that, the government is investing into the creation of a northern forest that will stretch from Liverpool to Hull. The plans include the planting of 50m trees along a 120-mile stretch of land, and its to bolster the local economy by Read More...
China is trying to put an end to energy-intensive bitcoin mining
Two-thirds of the world’s power consumed from bitcoin mining comes from China, and unfortunately a lot of that electricity is dirty. Wary of the amount of pollution that bitcoin mining causes, China is strongly encouraging local governments to jack up the price of power and issue stronger Read More...
Blockchain technology could unlock the ability for homeowners to sell their green power
Wouldn’t green energy become so much more attractive if homeowners could sell their green energy back to the market? There is already a market for such a thing, but as of now, only renewable-energy producers who are officially certified as “green” can sell their energy in the form of Read More...
Let there be light! This lamp can beam internet to your laptop
A company has created a LiFi lamp that delivers internet to your device through infrared light. The company has two claims of why this could be better than Wifi. The first is that LiFi doesn’t impact humans like the waves from Wifi do. The second benefit is that LiFi is much harder to hack since Read More...
What scientists say your nightly routine should look like
If you really think about it, all the decisions you make on a daily basis, from the amount of coffee you choose to drink to whether or not you should wash your sheets, has an effect on your sleep quality. Fortunately for you, scientists have found all the decisions you should choose to make or Read More...
'The happiest man in the world': you can learn to meditate in 5 minutes at a time
"Mindfulness" may be a buzzword and meditation a fad across both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, but that certainly doesn't mean they are worth ignoring. We recently spoke with Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard for Business Insider's podcast "Success! How I Did It" around the launch of his Read More...
Home of 'biggest indoor rainforest' to create oasis in Chinese city
It calls itself the home of the world's biggest indoor rainforest, and it has attracted 19 million tourists since it opened. Now, the UK's Eden Project is set to open up to eight new sites around the Read More...
TOMS founder on conscious consumerism, how to start a mission-driven company
The inspiration for TOMS came to Blake Mycoskie while vacationing in Argentina in 2006. He noticed that many children he saw there didn’t have shoes, which sparked his idea to create a business with a simple concept: buy a new pair of shoes and give one new pair of Read More...
The top 10 mental health apps
Apps are available for everything these days — from shopping to entertainment and travel. Apps that claim to help look after your mental health and well-being are also available. So, we have selected the best apps for mental Read More...
4 delicious ways to add turmeric to your lifestyle
On frosty nights in India, people sip a glass of hot milk into which has been whisked a heaping teaspoon of turmeric. In Ayurvedic medicine, the drink — called haldi doodh — is considered a panacea for everything from the flu to inflammation. Proponents says regular turmeric consumption may Read More...