Ocean Optimism: Seeing Opportunities in the Challenges
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Imagine you’re an idealistic teenager, snorkeling in a warm salty sea, seeing the ocean floor for the first time. Sure, you see the colorful parrotfish and rainbow wrasse, the swaying anemones and bony urchins, but nowadays you also see floating baggies, a Read More...
Study suggests that dying from a broken heart may actually be a thing
A new study has found that the feeling of grief can promote inflammation, which can have detrimental effects on people’s health. The researchers interviewed and took blood samples of 100 people who recently lost their spouses. Those in the top one-third of people who experienced exalted grief Read More...
Startup company unveils a new recyclable fuel based on water
An Australian-Israeli electric vehicle startup has introduced a new type of recyclable fuel based on water. The fuel produces hydrogen on demand that is then converted into electricity. According to the company, the new fuel is more efficient, safer, and cleaner than other technologies such as Read More...
Wyoming court rules against law that targeted scientific data-gathering
A Wyoming court has ruled the controversial Data Trespass Law as unconstitutional because it violates free speech, a right protected by the First Amendment. Critics of the law have argued that the law would silence whistle-blowers who expose public land management issues, particularly malpractice Read More...
Bacteria-produced dye could sustainably color your clothes in the future
In China, fashion and water pollution are known to go hand in hand. It is estimated that nearly 3,500 chemicals used in the industry end in the waterways. To combat such pollution, scientists are working in labs with bacteria that colors its surroundings within its one week lifespan. The naturally Read More...
How you can harness the transformative power of music
Music is so powerful that multiple selections of classical, jazz, rock, and folk music were recorded and placed aboard the Voyager 1 probe so that if it made contact with other forms of life in the galaxy, those beings might gain some insight about humanity through music. That’s because music can Read More...
New effort to tackle global ocean plastics crisis uses blockchain
Household supplies multinational SC Johnson has announced a pioneering partnership with Plastic Bank, a plastic waste recycling startup, to tackle the threat of global ocean plastics by increasing the rate of recycling across less privileged areas of Read More...
Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service
Uber has a new plan to lock customers into its transportation ecosystem while also expanding the list of services it offers ahead of an expected public offering in 2019. It’s called Ride Pass, and it’s Uber’s attempt at an Amazon Prime-style subscription Read More...
The rural Brazilian school that enraptured the architecture world
The young architects behind a school in rural Brazil didn't expect international recognition for their work. Their goal was simply to serve disadvantaged students in the remote community of Formoso do Araguaia, a municipality around 500 kilometers (311 miles) northwest of the country's capital, Read More...
A solar cell that does double duty for renewable energy
In the quest for abundant, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, scientists have sought to harvest the sun's energy through "water splitting," an artificial photosynthesis technique that uses sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water. But water-splitting devices have yet to live up to their Read More...