Startup unveils brilliant system to cut plastic from cleaning products
Cleaning products often come in disposable plastic packagings, such as little soap bottles or window sprays. Other than the massive amounts of waste this creates, the problem is that the packaging itself jacks up the price of the product. In fact, packaging can make up as much as 40 percent of Read More...
We are one step closer to finding an effective treatment for MS
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have a taken key step in finding a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). In a clinical trial of the cancer drug bexarotene, it was found that the drug repairs the protective myelin coatings around nerves that are damaged by the disease. The only issue Read More...
Improve your gene expression with these key foods
Though we cannot change the genes we inherit at birth, we can influence the way those genes are expressed. That is the power of epigenetics, which refers to the biochemical regulators of our gene expression. As described in MindBodyGreen, these regulators consist of tiny molecular compounds Read More...
Maine will be the first state to use ranked-choice voting for elections
In a country dominated by two political parties, voting for an independent third-party candidate is often seen as a vote wasted. But that won’t be the case for voters in Maine where the state’s Supreme Judicial Court just upheld the use of ranked-choice voting for its presidential and Read More...
New study reveals birds sang different during lockdown
Did you feel like birds were singing differently during the coronavirus lockdown? If you did, you were probably right. Thanks to a long-running study of the songs of white-crowned sparrows living in and around the San Francisco Bay area, scientists were able to compare effects before and during Read More...
Study: Vigorous exercise reduces risk of heart disease and cancer in women
It may be no surprise to you that vigorous exercise is good for your health, but now researchers are starting to find out just how effective high-intensity workouts can be for protecting your body from a number of conditions. In a new study out of the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Read More...
Prosumers: How these Swedish homes produce and consume their own energy
In the quest to run on 100 percent renewable electricity, Sweden is transforming homes into highly efficient ‘prosumers’—buildings that both produce and consume the vast majority of their own energy. One example of this in action comes from the city of Ludivika where 1970s flats have Read More...
Silver linings: The pandemic has led to a bike boom in American cities
Part of being an Optimist is finding the silver lining in any situation, no matter how dire it may be. In the case of Covid-19, one of the positive trends to emerge from the pandemic is a surge of cycling within American cities. According to new data from Strava, the fitness tracking app used by Read More...
Eating these 5 “sirtfoods” can support healthy aging
We recently published a story about how eating bitter melon can improve longevity. Remaining within the topic of healthy aging, today we bring you five more foods that can support your body and mind as you grow older. The common theme between these five foods is that they are sirtuin-activating Read More...
Why morning is the best time to water your plants
When should you replenish your plants with water? Does it even matter what time? According to gardening experts, there is an ideal time to water your beloved plants: in the morning. Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about the watering schedules for both indoor and outdoor plants. Read More...