Renewables outperform Germany’s coal plants and become its main energy source
Germany’s energy sector has welcomed renewables as its leading energy source for the first time last year, putting coal plants to shame. Green power accounted for more than 40 percent of the country’s total electricity production. The shift marks progress as Europe’s biggest economy aims for Read More...
How to build a more meaningful relationship with your better half
Gifts and extravagant gestures are a common way of expressing your love towards your significant other, but showing them you really understand their plights and emotions is the greatest way to deepen your relationship. Though you may think that the capacity of empathy is difficult to attain, the Read More...
America's youngest congresswoman launches radical plan to tax the rich
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began her term as the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress with a bang this week by proposing to tax the ultra-rich at 60 or 70 percent. The daughter of working-class parents, the 29-year-old New Yorker was following up on her campaign promise. “People are going Read More...
Inhalable RNA could breathe new life into lung cancer treatments
In the body, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules are in charge of instructing cells to produce specific proteins, and hijacking this natural system is emerging as a promising new way to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Now, researchers at MIT have developed an inhalable mRNA aerosol that can take the Read More...
8 makeup brands that are fighting plastic packaging
When you hear about excessive plastic packaging, the focus is usually on the food industry – straws, coffee cups, Styrofoam takeout containers, chip bags, and more. While the food industry is certainly at fault for not coming up with better packaging designs, it's curious that other industries Read More...
The second-best time to plant a tree is now
A hairy, naked male and a hairy, naked female crouch over the body of an antelope they’ve just killed. They’re looking up with fear and fight in their faces as a huge bird of prey swoops down to try to steal their kill. A jackal lurks in the background, biding its time. It’s a frozen moment Read More...
Failure doesn’t actually exist. Here’s why
In every failure, there is a lesson. The reason why so few are able to reinvent themselves over long periods of time is that they fear Read More...
BBC is broadcasting its first vegan cooking show
BBC has entered the vegan game by releasing its first cooking show featuring cuisine that’s entirely plant-based. The show will be hosted by a former stunt performer who turned vegan in 2015 and whose main quest will be to offer guidance on how to live on a vegan Read More...
Reverse vending machines prove effective in encouraging recycling
Reverse vending machines that exchange plastic bottles for money are proving to be incredibly effective in encouraging Britons to recycle. The machines, introduced last year at five UK sites, reward consumers with a voucher worth 10p for every deposit of a bottle purchased at the shops. Since the Read More...
China is bringing back to life the coral reefs it damaged in the South China Sea
China has engaged in the revival of the coral reefs it damaged in the South China Sea after the country’s disputed island building in the region. Facilities to protect and recover coral were installed on the three biggest of China’s seven artificial islands, and operations began at the start of Read More...