This organization equips schools to offer students more nutritious meals
Nicole Pisani was once a head chef at one of London’s most trendy restaurants but gave it up to become a school chef at a community school in Hackney. “The reason I fell in love with food was to see people enjoy it and to feel like you’re connecting with someone because you’ve cooked for Read More...
This neighborhood supports one of Latin America’s largest community gardens
The Manguinhos neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro was once a polluted and dangerous area, but thanks to community efforts, the area is now a thriving vegetable garden that feeds 800 families in the city. Made up of 300 beds and the size of four soccer fields, the community garden is one of the Read More...
Cardboard pods provide shelter to animals displaced by bushfires
Australia’s recent bushfires took a great toll on the populations of hundreds of species of animals. With their habitats now destroyed, many of these animals remain very vulnerable in the aftermath, as they have nowhere to hide from predators. In a bid to offer a sheltering solution, a Read More...
Children can get migraines, too. Here’s how to recognize them
Migraine treatment options have expanded in recent years, but the majority of migraine-related therapies focus on adults, not children. You might be wondering, can children get migraines? The answer is yes. Here’s how to figure out if your child may be experiencing them. Migraine symptoms in Read More...
AI and robots team up to piece together ancient Pompeii frescoes
The Roman city of Pompeii was buried in ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, and has fascinated archeologists since its discovery in the 1700s. Unfortunately, piecing this ancient city back together is no easy feat. To more efficiently reconstruct the ancient city, researchers from the Read More...
San Antonio Zoo celebrates birth of 10 endangered Komodo dragons
Komodo dragons are the world’s largest lizard species, but these enormous creatures, which can grow to be 10 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds, we’re recently reclassified from vulnerable to endangered on the IUCN Red List. Fortunately, the San Antonio Zoo has launched a successful breeding Read More...
Extend the life of your artificial Christmas tree with these tips and tricks
While we may not all agree on whether an artificial tree is more sustainable than chopping down a real evergreen tree this Christmas, what we can agree upon is that if you already have an artificial Christmas tree, you shouldn’t let it go to waste. Greenpeace says an artificial Christmas tree Read More...
Researchers invent revolutionary non-invasive brain surgery
Brain surgery is one of the most complex and difficult procedures to carry out. The little box beneath our skull has millions of wires running inside of it, and one wrong interaction with these can have potentially fatal effects. In the majority of cases, this procedure leaves people with a long Read More...
This new biomaterial can repair damaged organs
When a complex problem like organ damage arises, the solution generally comes from a wide range of experts. Scientists from McGill University combined knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering to come up with a cutting edge technique in regenerative medicine. The group invented a Read More...
Researchers pinpoint the driver of metastasis
Metastasis is the process of cancer spreading through the body. It happens when cells break away from a tumor, traveling around the body to implant themselves in other areas. Unfortunately, this phenomenon renders chemotherapy and immunotherapy pretty ineffective. For decades, the exact mechanisms Read More...