5 methods for coping with seasonal affective disorder
Despite the fact that most of us experience daylight savings every year, the impending early darkness seems to catch us off guard every time. Shorter days, combined with dreary weather, has been shown to lower mood and energy levels. It can also lead to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), major Read More...
Blue whales reappear in South Atlantic Ocean after decades-long absence
Deep in the South Atlantic Ocean lies the island of South Georgia. The waters surrounding the island were once abundant with Antarctic Blue whales, but that all changed when the industrial whaling industry established itself on the island in 1904. Records show some 42,698 of these blue whales Read More...
November 20, 2020
It’s a cats and critters day on the Update. We have an app that translates your cat’s meows and a boom in seal births in the UK. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 20, 2020
It’s a cats and critters day on the Update. We have an app that translates your cat’s meows and a boom in seal births in the UK. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 20, 2020
It’s a cats and critters day on the Update. We have an app that translates your cat’s meows and a boom in seal births in the UK. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 20, 2020
It’s a cats and critters day on the Update. We have an app that translates your cat’s meows and a boom in seal births in the UK. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
UK to ban sale of new gas-powered vehicles in 2030
The UK is on track to phase out fossil-fuel-powered vehicles sooner than any other major economy with this week’s announcement that it will ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in 2030. The ban on polluting vehicles will be introduced five years earlier than previously planned, although Read More...
Bored in quarantine? Try translating your cat’s meows with this app
Cats like to meow loudly at us when they want something, but deciphering what exactly they want isn’t always an easy task. If you’re a dedicated cat owner with some extra time on your hands and space on your phone, you can download the new MeowTalk app which uses AI to determine what your cat Read More...
Drying fruit is energy-intensive, but “ionic wind” could change that
Dried fruit is delicious and can serve as a great alternative to candy. The only problem is that producing it is quite energy-intensive. In order to dry fruit, commercial food producers typically utilize a “non-thermal drying” process. This involves fans blowing unheated air across the fruit Read More...
Could gene-hacking coral reefs make them resistant to climate change?
As the temperature of the oceans continues to rise as a result of climate change, coral bleaching events and mass die-offs are becoming more frequent. Some corals though have shown impressive resistance to rising water temperatures, leading researchers to think that there are some genetic Read More...