Launch startup powers rocket engines with fuel derived from plastic waste
From park benches to car parts, it appears that turning garbage into useful products is quite a diversified line of work. Now, launch startup Skyrora is making a case by upcycling plastic waste into a new type of fuel to power its 3D printed rocket engines. Having tested both its Read More...
In this Dutch neighborhood, there's 1 vehicle for every 3 households
The Netherlands is well-known for being the ultimate biking country, and, today, pedestrianized city centers are also the norm in many of the country’s urban areas. Still, in the country’s major cities, vehicles still tend to dictate the design of most public spaces. In an effort to change Read More...
At this internship, students earn scholarships and learn to build homes
The average internship for high school students typically involves unpaid time spent completing mindless tasks such as filing papers, making copies, or taking coffee orders. But unCommon Construction offers a unique alternative that's better preparing young adults for life beyond the classroom. Read More...
Greta Thunberg receives second nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg has become a rallying symbol for climate activists young and old. Her call to action for more rapid climate change intervention and emissions regulations has inspired many and brought climate change to the forefront of political attention. This week, at only 17 years old, Thunberg Read More...
Here’s how to recognize when you’re overthinking things
As human beings, we have an ability to predict, within reason, what might happen. And while that may give us a feeling of control, what often ends up happening is we latch onto this way of thinking and start overthinking. Because it can be difficult to determine when thinking is helpful and Read More...
New Red Sea bacteria could be the key to developing saltwater toilets
Freshwater is a scarce and valuable natural resource. Humans couldn’t survive without it, so why do we waste precious freshwater to flush our toilets? Researchers from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are trying to solve this water-wasting dilemma with the Read More...
Want to help bees? Don’t mow over those dandelions
Spring is drawing closer, meaning it’s almost time for the great bloom of flowers. Speaking of which, there’s one flower that doesn’t get much love: the dandelion. Being such a common flower that grows on peoples' lawns, people tend to just mow over them. But according to the new president of Read More...
When it comes to wetland restoration, look towards the Dutch capital
Travel beyond Amsterdam’s northern outskirts and you enter a scene that looks like a 17th-century Dutch painting. Cows chew their cud in lush pasture fringed with reed beds, in a region of pretty villages whose houses are often snapped up by wealthy urban commuters. By Dutch standards, this Read More...
Sitting posture is key for good health. Here’s how to improve yours
Whether you have a good office chair or not, if you sit on it for too long you are bound to end up getting aches and pains in your back. One way you can prevent such health risks of sedentary work is to maintain a good posture, which can not only do wonders for your back muscles but also your Read More...
A design firm transformed old scrap yard into row of sustainable homes
Redeveloping a former scrapyard into a site for sustainable, solar-powered houses may sound like a difficult challenge, but that’s exactly what a London-based architecture firm managed to pull off. Unit One Architects has turned an unused lot in northern London into a row of dwellings, Read More...