Video game detects early symptoms of dementia that medical tests aren’t able to
Detecting Alzheimer’s at an early stage gives patients the best chance to adjust, prepare, and plan for the future. The only problem is that diagnosing the disease can be very difficult. In search of a more effective method of detecting the disease, researchers from Germany created a virtual Read More...
Nature helps: Trees in the city grow faster than trees in rural areas
This was an article we featured back in 2017 but thought it would be interesting to rerun it now, in light of recent reports on how much of a difference that urban greenery has on human AND planetary health. Back then, it was reported that researchers had discovered that trees in metropolitan Read More...
America’s first all-electric vessels will soon start operating at Niagara Falls
For decades, tourists have been able to get up close and personal with the roaring waters of Niagara Falls by getting on board one of the Maid of the Mist ferries. Soon they will be able to do this in a more environmentally-friendly manner thanks to a pair of all-electric boats that will not only Read More...
For the first time, scientists have 3D printed an organ that mimics lungs
We’ve been covering solutions for a long time now, and well, it’s just mind-boggling how quickly new solutions are being invented and further developed. For example, a few years ago 3D-printing was still in its days of infancy, a mechanism used to create rather simple objects. Now, scientists Read More...
Pedestrians are taking over the streets of traffic-filled Brussels
Right now, there can be an almost eerie calm to some sections of central Brussels. Take an evening stroll down Boulevard Anspach, the broad avenue that forms the Belgian capital’s spine, and you may find the roadway empty, its limestone and wrought-iron facades echoing the footsteps of a rare Read More...
How the laundromat can help shrink the literacy gap in America
The average US family spends more than two hours a week at their neighborhood laundromat, and many bring their kids with them. That’s downtime that experts say could be put to better use, which is why 600 laundromats across the US are installing family-friendly literacy spaces for kids under Read More...
Reclaim your weekend with this four-step formula
For many, the phrase “I’ll do that on the weekend,” has become the answer to solving any apparent time limitation problem. In their weekday minds, the weekend becomes this mythical land where time is infinite and motivation abundant. But in their weekend reality, time is still limited and Read More...
This organic material could help us save tons of food from spoiling too soon
It's the ultimate kitchen let-down: Your toast is prepped, your egg poached, and you cut into your avocado to find it brown, speckled, and mushy. Forlorn, you toss it in the trash (or hopefully, the compost bin) and take the loss. Your avocado toast isn't the only thing that suffers in that Read More...
Want to discover the best campsite this summer? This guide will help you find it
If you want to spend your summer in the great outdoors, you have to act fast. The most popular campsites near metro areas or in picturesque national parks can book up months in advance, and there’s nothing worse than pulling up to your destination only to find the campground full. Luckily, Read More...
Carbon capturing ‘mechanical trees’ to be deployed across the US
Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know the world needs to urgently cut the amount of carbon dioxide dumped into the atmosphere. One way to make a serious dent is carbon capture - a group of technologies that has been gaining momentum lately, and has been cited by the United Read More...