South Korea bans single-use plastic bags from major supermarkets
South Korea is joining a growing list of countries attempting to halt the use of disposable plastic shopping Read More...
Using a VPN can significantly increase the privacy of your Internet traffic
A virtual private network, or VPN, is a convenient way to ensure safe and secure Internet use. With a growing number of cases of data breaching and system hacking, privacy concerns among individuals are also on the rise. Here’s a guide that explains why you should use a VPN to ensure secure web Read More...
Nestlé to launch plant-based ‘incredible burger’ this spring
Capitalizing on the growing trend of trading meat for plant-based alternatives, Nestlè will release the ‘Incredible Vegan Burger’ this spring. The world’s biggest food and beverage company has come up with a veggie burger made from soy and wheat protein that might pose some stiff competition Read More...
Angela Merkel: Germany to take greater role to defend global order in 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated in her annual New Year’s address that the country will take on greater responsibility internationally in the coming year. Merkel mentioned the increasing threats to world order posed by climate change, migration, terrorism, and populism, and how Read More...
2019 could see great results in regards to environmental action
While 2018 has been a year bedeviled by extreme weather due to climate change, scientists have also put serious efforts into raising global awareness of the dire consequences that may follow if things are left unchanged. Following the UN report on climate change and the climate conference in Read More...
Study shows why tax cuts are not the way to fix the economy
A new study shows that cutting taxes for higher income groups is not the way to go in order to solve the social challenge of wealth inequality. Instead, more direct forms of wealth redistribution are necessary if society is to adopt a meaningful level of financial equality. The research also Read More...
Honey bees can teach us a great deal about the importance of individual effort
Small efforts may seem insignificant when trying to help solve grand-scale problems, but by looking at the lives of honeybees we can see that’s not the case. In her entire lifetime, a bee produces only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey – a tiny fraction of the hundred pounds of the sweet nectar a Read More...
Elephants have a secret weapon against cancer
In 2012, on a whim, Vincent Lynch decided to search the genome of the African elephant to see if it had extra anti-cancer genes. Cancers happen when cells build up mutations in their DNA that allow them to grow and divide uncontrollably. Bigger animals, whose bodies comprise more cells, should, Read More...
The native American healer reviving the medicine of her ancestors
When an elderly Lakota woman limped into the medical tent, one foot sporting a painful burn, Linda Black Elk knew just the herb that would help. She began boiling yarrow, a plant that blossoms golden yellow and has been prized for its healing properties for centuries. Though she had applied the Read More...
Breakthrough study explains how the immune system puts cancer cells to sleep
An exciting new study, led by a team of Australian researchers, has uncovered how the immune system can keep cancer cells in a dormant state. It's hoped the breakthrough insight will offer new pathways for research into immunotherapy techniques that can essentially stop a tumor's growth for an Read More...