Latinos live longer, despite poverty. Here's their secret.
Celia Aguilar visits with her mother and grandmother in El Paso, Texas. Aguilar’s mother practiced the tradition of cuarentena for her five children. This form of mother care provides 40 days of rest and bonding while relatives or friends cook and run the household. Aguilar plans to do the Read More...
How eating insects could help climate change
As the global climate change talks in Paris come to an end, one issue that has been raised - most notably by Arnold Schwarzenegger - is the amount of meat people eat. The body-builder-turned-politician said people should go vegetarian for a couple of days a week to reduce the damage farming does to Read More...
Modoc sucker recovers, leaves Endangered Species list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced this week that the Modoc sucker (Catostomus microps), a rare fish from California and Oregon, has recovered and will now leave the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This is actually the second attempt to delist the fish. It almost Read More...
Make science more reliable, win cash prizes
Some scientific prizes reward people for their skills as mentors, or for the quality of their scientific discoveries. But the new Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes for Open Social Science, awarded today for the first time, honor a different kind of achievement: keeping science itself honest. Created by the Read More...
Sponge-filled syringe can plug severe wounds in seconds
Stopping severe blood loss quickly can be the difference between life and death. Yet, doing so can be extremely tricky. That was, until the invention and approval of the XSTAT 30, a syringe filled with compressed sponges that expand and effectively stop blood loss when injected into a wound cavity. Read More...
A healthier and more sustainable shrimp—made of algae, not shrimp
Faux burgers, chicken, eggs and all kinds of animal products are being made to satisfy the market of people who don’t want to eat food that comes from animals, and now there is vegetarian shrimp available made without the use of actual sea creatures. Located in California's Bay Area, New Wave Read More...
Several countries and U.S. states push for ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2050
During the climate conference in Paris, a group of European countries and North American states committed to a ban on the sale of conventional cars by 2050. They are united in the International Zero Emissions Vehicle Alliance, and the group includes the United Kingdom, Norway and the Netherlands Read More...
For the first time in history, Saudi women are voting and running for office
The municipal elections in Saudi Arabia are coming up. Why is that of interest? Because Saudi women are running for election and will be able to vote for the first time on December 12—a first in the kingdom's history, which is taking very small steps on a long road towards emancipation. During Read More...
How to teach your children tolerance after terror attacks
A wave of terror attacks—from Paris to Beirut to San Bernadino, California—has led to mounting fears and growing anti-Muslim rhetoric. How do we deal with this as parents? Our children mirror most of what we say and do. One important way to raise global citizens is by being tolerant ourselves. Read More...
This life-changing, low-cost artificial knee is on the market after years of design
The ReMotion Knee lets people in the developing world share some of our advanced prosthetic technology, but at a price you can afford if you make $4 a day. After he lost his leg in a traffic accident, Sonu Kumar, a 20-year-old electrician in Jaipur, India, was one of the first people to test an Read More...