New study reveals how exercise helps the body fight cancer
While researchers have long observed a distinct correlation between physical exercise and lower rates of cancer, the exact reason as to why exercise helps the body fight cancer has been unclear. That is, until now. In a new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, researchers discovered how Read More...
Indian charity serves free meals to underprivileged students in England
A charity feeding millions of poor children in India has recently expanded its focus to put an end to holiday hunger in England by distributing free meals to those facing food insecurity. The charity recently opened its first planned kitchen of three in Watford, a town northwest of London. Serving Read More...
3D printed tree hollows to serve as homes to Australia’s displaced wildlife
After wildfires ravaged the Australian bush this year and last, a great variety of birds and other small animals were suddenly left without a home as the tree hollows they relied on for habitat were no longer there. Deploying traditional wooden nesting boxes is one way to provide new homes for the Read More...
Data shows the carbon uptake of China’s forests has been underestimated
China is the world’s biggest source of human-produced carbon dioxide, responsible for nearly 28 percent of global emissions. Recently, the government announced its intention to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, and to peak those emissions before 2030. Although the specifics of how the country Read More...
This polling place on wheels caters to vulnerable voters
Far more Americans are voting from home this year, but for residents who have lost their home to wildfire, receiving your ballot by mail isn’t always an option. Fortunately, the VoteMobile is here to save the day. The rolling polling station is catering to those who have lost their homes to Read More...
October 30, 2020
Today we share how a mycelium ball can make your backyard a carbon sink and an animal companion program boosting senior health. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 30, 2020
Today we share how a mycelium ball can make your backyard a carbon sink and an animal companion program boosting senior health. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 30, 2020
Today we share how a mycelium ball can make your backyard a carbon sink and an animal companion program boosting senior health. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 30, 2020
Today we share how a mycelium ball can make your backyard a carbon sink and an animal companion program boosting senior health. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Living Coral Biobank to protect Great Barrier Reef for generations to come
Yesterday we shared a story about a newly discovered coral reef that stretches as high as the Empire State Building. Now, a new coral conservation center is aiming to protect this structure and all types of coral in the Great Barrier Reef. Drawn up by Contreras Earl Architecture, the world's Read More...