Scientists develop a new efficient method of capturing CO2 from power plants
Scientists have unveiled an efficient method to turn CO2 emissions from power plants into fuel that could be used for running cars, planes, as well as multi-purpose chemical feedstock. The carbon-capturing technique involves a membrane made from hybrid materials that can absorb enormous quantities Read More...
Ultrasound waves will soon be used to treat Alzheimer’s in humans
Researchers uncovered a remarkable treatment technique to reverse dementia with the help of ultrasound. By using high-frequency sound waves, scientists managed to clear toxic protein clumps from the brain without any additional therapeutic drugs. This is a major breakthrough that could make way for Read More...
Scientists have discovered an inverse relationship between loneliness and wisdom
Loneliness is a dangerous feeling to experience, and combating it may play an important role in improving well-being and prolonging life. Although controlling your feelings and the way you react to certain phenomena seems like a difficult task, working on certain personality traits may actually Read More...
Foreign aid campaigns have long been flawed—these groups are changing this
The problem with foreign-aid donations is that they often fail to create the positive impact that donors had hoped for. Specifically, while large-scale efforts often improved infrastructure, they typically fell short on a key dimension: bring greater democracy and inclusiveness to decision-making Read More...
The curious role technology is playing in plummeting underage drinking rates
According to a massive study, the number of teenagers smoking and drinking in the US has reached historic lows. This may be, in part, because teens aren’t socializing as much as they used to, turning instead to their phones for social interactions. Another reason smoking and drinking rates are Read More...
Lavender could bring desolated mining sites back to life
Lavender farming may save the desolated mining sites on mountaintops which are left stripped of life and any potential use. The evergreen shrub, which is used industrially for its aromatic fragrance, seems like the only form of life that can survive the barren rocky terrain left behind by Read More...
Start-up to revolutionize the concrete industry by making it more sustainable
A North Carolina based start-up is working on revolutionizing one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions - the concrete industry. The material is second only to water as the most consumed resource on Earth, and its key ingredient - cement - is the sources of about 8 percent of the world’s Read More...
Hone this skill in order to increase your value by 50 percent
While communication is one of the most important ways for us to connect, navigate, and grow with each other, it is also one of the essential skills to hone in order to increase our worth. This is advice coming from multi-billionaire investor Warren Buffet who claimed that both written and verbal Read More...
Supermarket in the UK to ban glitter from all own-brand products by 2020
Waitrose, one of the major supermarket chains in the UK, plans to ban glitter from its own products by 2020 over environmental concerns. The supermarket announced that it will try to find new ways to add sparkle to items such as greeting cards, wrapping paper, and floral displays that do not have Read More...
Brazil’s Natural History Museum reopens its doors in a digitalized version
You can now rediscover the collection of Brazil’s oldest natural history museum before it was ravaged by fire in September. Google’s Arts and Culture team has developed a digital version of the museum’s interior which allows you to take a virtual tour and admire the exhibits. Though a digital Read More...