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Why flight shaming should be directed at those funding pricey airport expansions
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, a record-breaking 31.6 million passengers were expected to fly on US airlines—a 3.7 percent increase over 2018. Airports had to brace for bigger crowds than ever, and that was no coincidence. Rather, it was by design: US airlines added an estimated 859 Read More...
Here’s a quick chemical-free way to clean your post-Thanksgiving microwave
Although we don’t want to add one more thing on your to-do list this year, you might want to clean your microwave oven. Microwaves can easily become a mess during the Holidays, but with a little effort, you can quickly clean it without using any chemicals. The first thing you’ll want to do is Read More...
Paris is showing everyone how to stand up against e-commerce giant Amazon
It seems e-commerce giant Amazon always gets its way, earning billions off its polluting delivery service while never paying a cent for the emissions its responsible for. In fact, the $793 billion company hasn’t even paid federal taxes for the last two years. That’s why it’s incredibly Read More...
This community of women in Kenya have restored a dying coral reef
Three years ago, the coral reef along the Kenyan coastline was almost totally destroyed in some areas. Rising surface sea temperatures had triggered devastating bleaching episodes for the fourth time in less than two decades, and with the whitening of coral came a dwindling of marine life. Read More...
Regularly playing games like chess can increase mental sharpness later in life
Hosting family over the holidays? The only thing more stressful than preparing the food is deciding how to entertain your guests. New research provides good reason to dust off your old board games; they can boost brain health. According to a 68-year-long study conducted by psychologists from Read More...
High school in Florida first to bring synthetic frogs to biology class for dissection
For some students, dissecting animals in class can be the highlight of the semester. For others, however, it's cruel and ... maybe kind of gross. But biology class is getting a little more humane at a high school in Florida where students can now study the anatomy of frogs without having to poke Read More...
South Africa debuts cutting edge new drug to tackle HIV
7.7 million South Africans live with HIV, accounting for 20% of the global prevalence of the disease, but a new cutting edge antiretroviral drug could significantly combat this statistic. The new antiviral medication, known as the TLD method, contains the critical ingredient dolutegravir and Read More...
New footage shows the biggest gathering of sea turtles ever recorded
As if there were “bumper cars” driving around on the surface of the sea, hundreds of thousands of female sea turtles were filmed as they gathered off the coast of Costa Rica before reaching the shore to lay their eggs. While sea turtles do this every year at Costa Rica’s Ostional National Read More...
‘Giving machines’ invite people to give back to their local and global communities
Pedestrians in 10 cities worldwide this holiday season have a chance to give in a whole new way, thanks to a set of innovative charitable vending machines. The “Giving Machines” are part of a partnership between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and charities around the world, Read More...
This circular office can be easily disassembled and reused once no longer in use
Promoting sustainability in building design is an essential step in transitioning towards a circular economy. Part of that is ensuring that discarded materials from building construction and demolition are eventually given a new purpose after their time has come, rather than sending them to Read More...