Research shows psilocybin can be effective for long term depression treatment
Yesterday we ran a story on using mushrooms to potentially build homes of the future. Today, they are potentially saving lives as a long term treatment option for depression. Five years after researchers initially began exploring the use of hallucinogenic mushrooms as antidepressants, the treatment Read More...
Now this is how to make eco-friendly prefab homes without cookie cutter approach
Prefab houses aren’t exactly a thrilling proposition to architects, but with urbanization in full swing, there is a great need for nice, quickly-constructed prefab houses. The good thing is that the architects behind these houses are finding ways to build prefab homes that produce clean energy, Read More...
These students are building guitars to learn engineering skills
Activities and skills that kids practice in school can have a lifelong impact on their careers, interests, and educational aspirations. Professor of mechanical engineering, Mark French, is hoping to instill a love for engineering in young minds by teaching them how to build guitars. As part of Read More...
Startup aims to make urban package delivery more efficient and lower-emission
Apart from common annoyances like missed packages and wrong timings, deliveries from online shopping also carve out a heavy environmental footprint. Enter Bond, a new urban shipping company that wants to make online shopping both more sustainable and less annoying for customers by offering Read More...
Lab-grown heart cells transplanted into human body for the first time
In what is a world-first and potentially the dawn of a new medical technology to treat damaged hearts, scientists in Japan have succeeded in transplanting lab-grown heart cells into a human patient for the first time ever. The procedure involved harnessing the incredible potential of induced Read More...
New study finds smokers’s lungs can heal damage after quitting for good
It may not be a secret that smoking causes serious damage to your lungs, but that doesn’t make it any easier for people to kick that habit. Especially if you’ve been smoking heavily for years or even decades, it may seem pointless to try and quit now. However, new research out of the UK begs Read More...
Scotland to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by the end of the year
Scotland is shaping up as an exemplary host for this year’s UN climate conference, as the country is on track to move its energy sector to 100 percent renewables by the end of this year - around the time when the international climate talks are to take place. Environmental organization Read More...
The ban of private cars on San Francisco’s busiest street is now underway
Just a couple months ago we wrote about San Francisco’s grand plan to ban cars from Market Street—the notoriously congested spine of the city. But the thing about plans is that it’s always a question as to whether or not they’ll actually come to fruition. The good news is that San Read More...
How planting trees saved an entire district of West Bengal
Twenty years ago, the Purulia district of West Bengal was facing a crisis. Water shortages, heat waves, erosion, lack of firewood, and biodiversity loss plagued the area until the 30,000 residents decided to invest in a permanent solution: the Green Mountain. The district transformed a barren Read More...
The Power of Positive Thinking
by The Optimist Daily Team A writer at The Optimist Daily recently shared with our Editorial Team about a family celebration for her one year old son. It had been a perfect day. Friends had flown in from all around the country, aunts, uncles, great aunts and uncles, and grandparents all gathered Read More...