Floating hotel to open in London as part of social enterprise project
A floating hotel that aims to help long-term unemployed people get back into work is to open in London this autumn. The Good Hotel will take up a berth in Newham’s Royal Docks in September, after being transported across the North Sea from its current base in Amsterdam with the help of tug Read More...
A soccer field flood lit by foot power
It requires energy to walk but your steps also produce energy. And innovative technology is able to harvest that energy. The soccer field in this picture is flood lit by the running of the players. The same technology can be used in busy streets, airport hallways, shopping centers or discotheques. Read More...
Vintage fashion from recycled cotton
Everyone has heard about the plastic waste ruining our planet by now. But who knows about the 13.1 million tons of textile waste (worth roughly USD 350 billion) the United States alone produce every year? And who knows that 11 million of that textile waste goes almost directly to landfills? Read More...
Urban farming: Chicago leads the world
Urban farming using the latest agro-science and technology can make a major contribution to sustainability while bringing more fresh food—and health—to cities. Chicago has become the world leader of this new trend with 821 growing sites across the city. From small community gardens to a Read More...
Clean, renewable energy can save 6.5 million lives each year
Global warming is seen as a top global threat that drives investments in clean, renewable energy. However, it’s a threat that is many years or even decades away. The most important reason to convert to clean energy is that every day in the world almost 18,000 people die as a result of air Read More...
Colombia to offer tax breaks for development under peace deal
Colombia will offer tax incentives to companies that get involved in infrastructure and social service projects in areas left underdeveloped or scarred by the country's 50-year armed conflict, a government official said. The government and leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Read More...
Gentle yoga poses to help ease neck and back tension
Health With historic roots stretching back thousands of years to ancient India, yoga is a practice that has stood the test of time. Devotees will tell you: regular practice can ease pain and provide natural stress relief. And there is a growing body of evidence to suggest it could be true. The Read More...
As a major zoo closes, 10 reasons to rethink the concept
After 140 years in operation, the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina's capital plans to move almost all of its 2,500 animals to natural reserves. Those animals too old or infirm to make the move will stay, but will no longer be kept on public exhibit. The zoo will become an educational eco-park where Read More...
Scientists call for urgent action to save the world's coral reefs
As the largest international gathering of coral reef experts comes to a close, scientists have sent a letter to Australian officials calling for action to save the world's reefs, which are being rapidly damaged. The letter was sent Saturday to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull imploring Read More...
Solar cell efficiency smackdown: Eye of moth vs. petal of rose
Moth eyes were last year’s big thing in solar cell biomimicry, and now it looks like a new challenger has stepped into the ring. A research team from Germany’s Karlsruher Institut für Technologie has zeroed in on the nanoscale structure of rose petals — specifically, the El Read More...