Small artificial kidneys may free patients of big dialysis machines
If you suffer from kidney failure, you're confined to visiting a hospital or clinic several times a week, to be hooked up for hours to a dialysis machine. Doing so, you're likely to develop buildup of fluids and minerals, which can result in high blood pressure and breathing problems and require Read More...
This swimming robot powers itself by cleaning polluted water
Meet the Row-Bot, an ingenious tiny boat that can clean a body of water by eating the bacteria and “digesting” it in its artificial stomach. The mechanism has a remarkable ability to depollute water. What’s even more impressive is the way it powers itself. The Row-Bot gulps in water, consumes Read More...
A guide to help you enjoy the little things in life even more
"Enjoy the little things in life." It's the kind of advice you often hear, but which is difficult to execute. That's also what Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing, found when he realized he started to like his favorite restaurant less. The first time he was there, he enjoyed it Read More...
How to mindfully deal with difficult people (and save the world)
There’s a practice I’ve been doing for a while that is so simple and yet so impactful in working with difficult people and also bringing a sense of balance and perspective in the moment, it’s almost shocking to me. I live in Los Angeles, California which is well known as a city Read More...
How community rights can prevent deforestation
This article is published in collaboration with Trust.org (Thomson Reuters Foundation). Ensuring rainforest communities have secure land rights can reduce deforestation and land-use conflicts and prevent tens of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, new research shows. The World Read More...
Zero emission buses making our cities healthier
Momentum for cleaner public transit is building in both big cities and smaller communities. With the recent announcement out of Lane County's planned purchase of five zero emission buses, Eugene, Oregon joins Los Angeles, California; San Antonio, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Read More...
The world's best burger is a vegan burger
A burger in New York City has just been named the best in the world – and it doesn’t even contain any meat.The famous $6 (£4) Superiority Burger, which has a fully vegan patty, has just been named the best the world has to offer by GQ magazine. An impressive feat – and you Read More...
U.N. taps crowdfunding app to tackle refugee camp food shortages
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to a funding crunch by developing a mobile app that lets people around the world donate money to help feed the 4 million displaced Syrians living in neighboring countries. Developed by a start-up in Berlin, the app 'Share the Meal' is Read More...
Regenerative grazing may improve soil health
Targeted or regenerated grazing techniques achieve healthier pastures. This pasture management methodology basically consists of managing grazing on the plots of land according to a predetermined calendar adapted to variable annual conditions and receiving the animals in a staggered way. It Read More...
Microbes map path toward renewable energy future
In the quest for renewable fuels, scientists are taking lessons from a humble bacterium that fills our oceans and covers moist surfaces the world over. While the organism captures light to make food in a process called photosynthesis, scientists have found that it simultaneously uses the energy Read More...