The Future of Water
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The supreme court of India has finally decriminalized homosexuality
The world’s biggest democracy, India, has ruled that the country’s LGBTQ community has the same sexual rights as everyone else. In 2009, the supreme court decriminalized homosexuality, but that ruling was then overturned in 2013. Now the 19th-century law has been repealed following a bunch of Read More...
What employers must do to make sure employees can afford a home
Having a job no longer provides the economic security it used to. Whereas a salary used to be enough to be able to own a home, nowadays a job isn’t even enough for some people to afford renting a home. With income not keeping pace with housing costs, it’s time for employers step up and do Read More...
Fighting climate change could generate $26 trillion for the world economy by 2030
A report from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner energies such as solar power could prevent 700,000 premature deaths from air pollution in 2030. Beyond public health, fighting climate change could generate more than 65 million new Read More...
Study: Patients recover quicker after hearing these words from doctors
A physician’s words have been found to be more effective in helping treat patients than previously thought. According to a new study, patients with allergic reactions saw a quicker reduction in their symptoms when their health care providers offered a few assuring words compared to patients who Read More...
How to use social media to enhance your life rather than detract from it
According to research, people who use social media will spend over five years on social media over the course of their lifetime, which is based on the average daily usage of about two hours per day. When the potential exists for such a huge amount of time spent on any activity, it is wise to learn Read More...
These 9 facts will change the way you understand metabolism
A lot of people talk about their metabolism like it’s a muscle or organ that they can flex or somehow control. But in reality, your metabolism refers to a series of chemical processes in each cell that turn the calories you eat into fuel to keep you alive. Here are nine facts to help you better Read More...
Here’s a first: Rotterdam is creating a floating dairy farm
Having to transport food from farms to cities creates emissions. On top of that, food is less fresh when it’s being delivered from distant farms. A company in the Netherlands is taking a completely innovative approach to solving this problem by creating a floating dairy farm on the river that Read More...
Lego wants to stop making their toys out of petroleum-based plastics by 2030
Lego wants to design blocks that click together yet separate easily, retain bright colors, and survive the rigors of being put through a laundry load, or the weight of an unknowing parent’s foot. In essence, the company wants to continue making the exact same product, but without using the Read More...
Someone finally created an accurate map of the world
Most maps of the world depict Greenland as a behemoth piece of land that’s comparable in size to Africa when, in reality, the African continent is 14 times the size of Greenland. This happens because creating a precise flat map of our spherical planet is incredibly hard. The maps we often Read More...