Wabi-Sabi: The Japanese philosophy for a perfectly imperfect life
Imperfection is the basic principle of Wabi-Sabi, the Japanese philosophy of accepting your imperfections and making the most of Read More...
Elephants at a Berlin zoo are enjoying unsold Christmas trees as festive snacks
A zoo in Berlin is treating its elephants with festive snacks in the form of Christmas trees which are left unsold during the holiday season. The zoo doesn’t accept trees from the public, which could contain chemicals or leftover decorations, but it takes only fresh, undesired trees from selected Read More...
Researchers develop ivy plant that can remove harmful air pollutants from homes
Scientists managed to modify pothos ivy plants so that they can remove harmful air pollutants like chloroform and benzene from homes. The researchers added the noxious gases (benzene and chloroform) to modified and non-modified plants in glass tubes. After 11 days they noticed that, compared to the Read More...
FloWater manages to raise $15 million to take down single-use plastic bottles
FloWater, the company which aims to eradicate single-use plastic bottles altogether, has raised $15 million to help achieve its aim. The firm has introduced reusable water bottle refilling stations to numerous schools, colleges, fitness centers, hotels and offices, and aims to set out to address Read More...
Renewables outperform Germany’s coal plants and become its main energy source
Germany’s energy sector has welcomed renewables as its leading energy source for the first time last year, putting coal plants to shame. Green power accounted for more than 40 percent of the country’s total electricity production. The shift marks progress as Europe’s biggest economy aims for Read More...
How to build a more meaningful relationship with your better half
Gifts and extravagant gestures are a common way of expressing your love towards your significant other, but showing them you really understand their plights and emotions is the greatest way to deepen your relationship. Though you may think that the capacity of empathy is difficult to attain, the Read More...
America's youngest congresswoman launches radical plan to tax the rich
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began her term as the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress with a bang this week by proposing to tax the ultra-rich at 60 or 70 percent. The daughter of working-class parents, the 29-year-old New Yorker was following up on her campaign promise. “People are going Read More...
Inhalable RNA could breathe new life into lung cancer treatments
In the body, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules are in charge of instructing cells to produce specific proteins, and hijacking this natural system is emerging as a promising new way to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Now, researchers at MIT have developed an inhalable mRNA aerosol that can take the Read More...
8 makeup brands that are fighting plastic packaging
When you hear about excessive plastic packaging, the focus is usually on the food industry – straws, coffee cups, Styrofoam takeout containers, chip bags, and more. While the food industry is certainly at fault for not coming up with better packaging designs, it's curious that other industries Read More...
The second-best time to plant a tree is now
A hairy, naked male and a hairy, naked female crouch over the body of an antelope they’ve just killed. They’re looking up with fear and fight in their faces as a huge bird of prey swoops down to try to steal their kill. A jackal lurks in the background, biding its time. It’s a frozen moment Read More...