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Panera Bread launches new digital video series on food transparency
Panera Bread is boosting transparency about its products this week, starting with its namesake. The fast-casual chain is now disclosing the whole grain content of the breads on its Read More...
Amazon invests in solar power and recycling programs to cut carbon footprint
Amazon announced two new initiatives today that are aimed at reducing its environmental impact. The first is a $10 million investment in the Closed Loop Fund, an effort to pool corporate resources to help the US improve its municipal recycling Read More...
Here are the world's most peaceful countries of the past year
Experts say we are now enjoying the most peaceful period in our history’s time. With that said, terrorism and growing internal conflict over the past eight years have led to a moderate decrease in peacefulness in some parts of the world. Despite this, there a number of leading countries in the Read More...
Study: Exercise could help restore the brain health of those with Alzheimer’s
Despite predictions that up to 100 million people worldwide will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease by 2050, pharmaceutical giants announced earlier this year that new research on therapeutics will be brought to a halt. Fortunately, the pursuit of a therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer’s has Read More...
How diesel cars could run on algae-based fuel in the future
For years corn and soybeans have been touted as possible alternatives to dirty diesel fuel, but until now, nobody has figured out how to make biofuel from these crops in a cheap, sustainable manner. That’s why researchers from the University of Michigan are turning to algae. Unlike corn or Read More...
Ocean plastic is a huge problem, blockchain could be part of the solution
The world’s oceans are awash in plastic, and the problem is only getting worse. Each year, 8 million metric tons of plastic debris ends up in the oceans, and that’s on top of the 150 million metric tons already in marine environments. The debris ensnares seabirds, starves whales Read More...
Denmark has the flattest work hierarchy in the world
Denmark may be the birthplace of the Lego tower, but its workplace hierarchy is the flattest in the world. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2018, the nation tops an index measuring “willingness to delegate authority” at work, beating 139 other Read More...
Lyft is introducing a U.S. subscription service
The inevitable business model singularity has arrived, which is to say the Netflix for Ubers has arrived via Read More...
Could cutting CO2 emissions provide water during droughts?
Power plants provide homes and businesses with electricity on a daily basis. But plants also consume a daily essential: Read More...
For the good of all, make your city more walkable
If you care about humanity, you should be doing what you can to make your city more cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly. Almost everyone benefits, especially the most vulnerable among us, including the poor, the elderly, and the Read More...