Six self-driving trucks will transport limestone in a Norwegian mine
An often-overlooked use for autonomous driving technology is in industrial applications, where raw materials have to be shipped from point A to point B. In what automaker Volvo calls its “first commercial autonomous solution transporting limestone from an open pit mine to a nearby port,” six Read More...
The unbelievably simple way to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half
If we all swapped beef burgers and bacon sandwiches for vegetarian alternatives most of the week, we could cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half. So say the scientists behind a new study published in Nature, who predicted that in 2050, sticking to a plant-based diet, with just one portion Read More...
Pakistan's Pashtuns get rights, will it lead to peace?
Up to five million Pakistanis living on the Afghan border areas were officially given full rights as citizens this year, after being governed by British-era laws for nearly 150 years. An overwhelming majority of the population in these border areas, known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas Read More...
Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain
If you’ve ever found that a poor night’s sleep has left you feeling not only a bit groggy, but also on edge, you aren’t alone. People with insomnia have double the risk of developing an anxiety disorder, and 70 to 80 percent of people with clinical anxiety have trouble either falling or Read More...
Small French town inaugurates world’s first solar road
A newborn town in France has opened the world’s first solar panel road. The one-kilometer-long street has 2,800 square meters of solar panels built into it, came at a price of $5.2 million, and took five years to produce. This is an important development for the solar industry and could Read More...
World happiness portrayed by news coverage across the globe
This animation mapped global happiness over the last three years by looking at daily news coverages from all over the world and the level of positivity they portrayed. The map was created by analyzing more than 850 million news articles in 65 languages across the globe, and shows their average Read More...
Dutch church holds non-stop religious ceremony to save family from deportation
A church in the Netherlands is offering sanctuary to a refugee family that faces deportation by conducting ongoing religious services for more than a month. By law, police officers are not allowed to enter places of worship during church services. So, pastors from all over the country have been Read More...
Study: Coffee protects the brain and that’s not just the caffeine
Coffee has been getting considerable attention for a growing list of health benefits, with brain health high among them. While not without a few downsides, studies have shown impressive upsides of moderate coffee consumption, often linked to its high caffeine content. But a new Read More...
These may be just the apps you need to get a good night’s sleep
There are a plethora of apps that promise to help you get a good night’s sleep, but most of them do little more than just use up your phone’s storage. Achieving quality sleep requires certain ingredients like a dark, quiet, comfortable place; a relaxed body and a tranquil mind, which computer Read More...
The green hydrogen revolution has started, and it won't be stopped
Hydrogen gas was first produced artificially back in the 16th century, while the first fuel cells and electrolyzers were made in the 19th century. Until recently, however, the price of electrolyzers – which produce hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with electricity – and fuel Read More...