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Mushrooms can break down plastic in weeks and turn it into organic material
Apart from the great abilities of fungi to remove pollutants from soil and enable the conversion of waste into biofuels, there’s yet another good reason to love the mushroom – it can break down plastic. In 2012, scientists at Yale University discovered that a mushroom strain by the name of Read More...
Boost your digestion with this homemade bitter recipe
Your body naturally produces acid, bile, and enzymes to help break down what you eat so you can absorb nutrients, but there are also times our digestive system needs a little support. That’s where bitter herbs come in handy. Bitter herbs, also known as bitters, have been shown to facilitate Read More...
Poop-to-power projects provide sanitation solutions to the developing world
Most people don’t give a second thought to the poop they flush away. But perhaps they should, because the energy contained within our repellent remains is impressive. If you let poop fester—and you probably shouldn’t in polite company—bacterial digestion will produce a methane-rich Read More...
Vegan pet food gives your pet all the nutrition it needs without the emissions
The carbon footprint of pet food is enormous. In fact, one study calculated that feeding cats and dogs in the US creates the equivalent of 64 millions tons of carbon dioxide a year. That’s why a startup by the name of Wild Earth is coming up with sustainable, cruelty-free options for pet food at Read More...
Prelude to Courage
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How anger can improve health, enhance intimacy, spur creativity and even inspire social change. By: Diana Rico with reporting by Ursula Sautter in Berlin It’s the 1980s, and I am sitting in the Beverly Hills living room of a major 1950s television star, Read More...
These robots provide a win-win scenario for farmers and the environment
When you think about Silicon Valley, you probably don’t think of companies that specialize in farming equipment. But there’s one startup by the name of Blue River Technology that’s making waves in Silicon Valley with their special robotic farming machines. The robots they develop help farmers Read More...
You can take a walk around the Large Hadron Collider with Google Street View
Deep beneath the border between France and Switzerland lies the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world famous particle accelerator created to help us discover the origins of life. The ring-shaped LHC is comprised of a series of icy-cold superconducting magnets that accelerate particles destined to Read More...
How cricket agriculture could save endangered animals in Madagascar
You, my friend, are living through a food revolution. In labs across the world, researchers are growing meat from just a handful of animal cells or engineering striking imitations of meat, including an entirely plant-based burger that bleeds. Human eaters are also starting to appreciate a rich Read More...
Declutter your email inbox once and for all with these 7 tips
Email was once hailed as the digital tool that would revolutionize our ability to be organized and productive. If you ask us though, it feels like email does just the opposite. Take just a day away from the computer and you’ll often find yourself drowning in a digital ocean of unread mail when Read More...
Trader Joe’s to become first US supermarket to give single-use plastics the boot
Trader Joe’s has always been top of the league when it comes to supermarkets, providing only organic, non-GMO produce to its customers. On top of that, the supermarket stopped offering single-use plastic carryout bags nationwide and is replacing styrofoam meat trays with compostable options. Now Read More...