A couple finally came up with a sustainable solution to elastic hair ties
People around the world lose hair ties on a daily basis. It happens to the best of us, but the problem is most of these end up in the trash or litter the environment which is why a couple from Canada founded a company by the name of Kooshoo that makes hair ties that are completely biodegradable. Read More...
The largest seaplane airline is converting all its planes to electric
After all the negative news surrounding the airline industry lately, here’s some positive news: Harbour Airlines, the largest seaplane airline in North America, has announced that it will convert all of its seaplanes into electric aircraft. The airline will start by electrifying six passenger Read More...
Stock photos notoriously objectify for women. This campaign is changing that
Anyone enters the search term “woman” into a stock photography site has to wade through plenty of objectifying and exclusionary images to find what they need. Nearly everything you’ll find is white skin, bikini and underwear shots, and over-sexualized glamour (trust us, we see it all the Read More...
Copenhagen could become the first carbon-neutral capital city by 2025
The capital cities of the world need to take a good look at that ambitious goal that Copenhagen is attempting to achieve. By 2025, the Danish capital wants to be carbon neutral by generating more renewable energy than it consumes from fossil fuels. Technologically speaking, Copenhagen has the Read More...
Dutch church held 2,307 hours of worship to save refugee family from deportation
When an Armenian family who had long been living in the Netherlands illegally received a deportation notice, the Bethel church of The Hague decided to protect the family from immigration services. Dutch law prevents police from entering a place of worship while a service is in progress, so the Read More...
Feeling anxious? These 7 books can help soothe your mind
If you experience anxiety, you’re not alone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in three young people are affected by anxiety. There are many ways to cope with bouts of anxiousness, such as exercising, meditating, and journaling. And while reading may not immediately come Read More...
Why a busy street in London made their crosswalk into an optical illusion
On a busy street near a school in London, a newly painted crosswalk is designed to slow down drivers through an optical illusion: As someone approaches, each white stripe on the road looks like a three-dimensional block. The idea is that by catching the eye, the optical illusion will force drivers Read More...
Fiber is the ultimate superfood. Here’s how to add more of it to your diet
This week we’re talking a lot about food, and for good reason: an overwhelming number of health conditions these days are linked to poor diets that lack diversity and good nutrition. One of the main things that people are missing in the fiber, which is the closest thing we have to a true Read More...
Former poachers help scientists restore the snow leopard population in Siberia
In some parts of Siberia, snow leopards have been nearly wiped out due to poachers hunting the animals for their distinctive spotted coats. But in Russia’s Altai Mountains the snow leopard population is on the rise thanks to former poachers who are now helping scientists to preserve them. In Read More...
Simply heating stones could help solve the problem of storing clean energy
Energy storage has long posed an efficiency problem for renewable energy transformation. But lately, new technologies have been emerging that could solve the matter. One of those technologies comes from Denmark and involves a giant facility that heats up stones to 600 degrees as a means of storing Read More...