The creative ways companies offset their climate emissions
Leading corporations around the world are offsetting their carbon emissions in creative ways. Cosmetics giant L’Oreal is distributing cleaner-burning stoves to women in Burkina Faso who boil the shea nuts used in its cosmetics products. Delta Airlines addresses some of its unavoidable emissions Read More...
This new six-pack ring is biodegradable and edible
Plastic pollutes the oceans and is detrimental to marine life. But a Florida brewing company is now introducing biodegradable six-pack rings for their beer made from grain left over from its brewing process. The grain-based rings are edible—so rather than choking on plastic, marine life can Read More...
New technology uses photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into fuel
Carbon dioxide is a problem; the source of global warming. Right? Yes. But CO2 can also be a solution. Researchers have created a technology that mimics a plant’s ability to inhale carbon dioxide and, with water, convert it into glucose and oxygen. In the process, a synthetic fuel is created Read More...
We may soon be able to get the benefits of red wine in pill form
An ingredient in red wine known as resveratrol is known to prolong life and protect against a range of ailments including heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, it would take unforgiving amounts of wine to receive the benefits of this ingredient, but that may change soon. Read More...
Optimism has amazing health benefits: Here's why
Optimism is good for your health. You know. Or at least, as a reader of The Optimist Daily, you should know. Research shows that optimists maintain better health and live longer than pessimists, and are able to recover from setbacks in life with more resiliency. Here are some of the other benefits Read More...
How to afford raising a world-class athlete
When the Summer Olympics begin in Rio on Aug. 5, you will see 10,000 of the world's best athletes compete, and a much smaller number of them being draped with medals. But who really deserves gold? The families who scrimped and saved to get them there. Raising a world-class athlete under your own Read More...
Polish electric car producer on horizon?
As I just wrote, two Polish cities (Kraków and Wrocław, where I live) are each planning to launch 200-car electric carsharing programs. Furthermore, a startup is aiming to launch electric carsharing in Poznan, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, and Łódź; and Read More...
Yoga, meditation are among the non-medicinal ways doctors may treat kids' anxiety
This article originally appeared on Medical Daily. Anxiety disorders plague more than one in four adolescents from the ages of 13 to 18, and many of them are treated with antidepressants and other medications to try and help them live a relatively healthy childhood. But a team of researchers Read More...
Patience is the secret to wealth and health, economists suggest in a new study
They say patience is a virtue; it’s probably also a blessing. How much would you accept in a year’s time instead of $100 today? Let’s hope, for your sake, you picked a sum not too much greater. More patient people grow richer and healthier than their more impetuous peers, Read More...
City of London puts the brakes on new diesel vehicle purchases
The City of London Corporation has banned the purchase or hire of diesel vehicles for its business. The public authority, which has a fleet of more than 300 vehicles, announced on Friday it will now no longer lease or purchase diesel models when older models need replacing. Chris Bell, head of Read More...