This startup wants to enhance our food with plant-based ‘supernutrients’
Inside the San Francisco lab of a biotech startup called Brightseed, computers are analyzing thousands of compounds in tiny samples of plants and searching for new samples of what it calls “supernutrients”—natural compounds that can later be harvested and added to food to help improve Read More...
New study suggests yoga and tai chi can ease lower back pain
If you’ve experienced back pain at some point in your life, you’re not alone: Around 80 percent of adults in the US experience pain in the lower back at one point or another. Now, a review by researchers at Florida Atlantic University has concluded that movement-based mind-body exercises such Read More...
Decades later, Jimmy Carter is still raving about solar panels
Since he came into office, President Jimmy Carter has shown a tremendous interest in renewable sources of energy. Before ending his term, Mr. Carter became the first president to power portions of the White House with solar panels. In 1979, he was even quoted saying that solar panels could Read More...
Here's what the future landscape of protein production could look like
What could the future landscape of food look like? This question has seen numerous approaches in the recent year with the main concern being planet preservation. Some preach a change in our food culture shifting towards less meat consumption, while others have tried to replicate meat from Read More...
Scientists are engineering bacteria to save bees
Researchers at the University of Texas have reported in the reputable scientific journal Science that they may have developed a new method to save bees from colony collapse. The new method is unique in the sense that it requires genetically engineered bacteria to work for us. Once inserted in Read More...
What congress could do to cut drug prices in America
One thing that can be unanimously agreed upon around the United States is that drugs and medical treatments are outrageously expensive. Americans lead in total amount spent on drugs globally, with costs recently rising to an average of $1,200 per person per year. If slashing the price of drugs in Read More...
We’re closer to a super-secure quantum Internet than you might think
Quantum computing has been making headlines more and more lately as scientists zero-in on a way to realize its potential. But what is quantum computing, and why is it so desirable? To understand this, it helps to first think about the shortcomings of the computers and the Internet we currently Read More...
Cut your food’s carbon footprint with these colorful charts
“Eat local.” It’s a recommendation you’ve probably heard before. Environmental advocates and even the United Nations have hyped a “locavore” diet as a way to reduce your carbon footprint and help the climate. The basic idea is that more transportation leads to more emissions, so you Read More...
New consensus shows US solar jobs increased 167% over the past decade
Over the past decade, solar energy has gone from a niche product to a mainstream source of energy—and nothing depicts that like the meteoric rise in US jobs in the solar industry. According to The Solar Foundation, the number of US solar jobs has risen 167 percent since 2010, with a total of Read More...
Why safe streets are a powerful tool for combatting climate change
It’s not hard to understand why many parents don’t let their kids walk and bike to school in Los Angeles where streets are designed for the fast movement of cars. In LA, crashes are the leading cause of death for kids aged 4 to 15. To keep kids safe, parents revert to cars—even if the trip is Read More...