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If you need one more reason not to rake the leaves on your lawn…
They fall from trees and we call them leaves. That's actually a good name: we need to leave these gifts of nature because they fertilize the soil. This piece of research is not so surprising. And guess what, if you let leaves do what they are supposed to do, you make a major contribution to Read More...
Science: the anti-aging effect of fisetin, a flavonoid found in many fruits
The fountain of youth is hidden in nature: in fruits and vegetables. But scientists keep getting a better understanding of the molecules that play critical roles in the (anti) aging process. They have now discovered a natural flavonoid found in many fruits and vegetables, fisetin, that functions as Read More...
The one monthly payment that prevents you from building wealth
You may think that it doesn't make a big difference to pay $500 every month to lease a car. After all, it is nice to drive a new car. But here's the math: if you pay $500 a month for a car for 30 years, you end up paying $180,000 just for driving a new car. If you drive an old car instead and Read More...
Uber, Lyft and the urgency of saving money on ambulances
An ambulance ride of just a few miles can cost thousands of dollars, and a lot of it may not be covered by insurance. With ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft far cheaper and now available within minutes in many areas, would using one instead be a good idea? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer in Read More...
Teachers use meditation apps in class to rewire kids' brains, improve performance
Brooke Waterman shuts the lights off in her classroom and the students settle in. Some sit with their legs Read More...
First California public floating solar power system delivered
Kelseyville County Waterworks District #3 will now host California's first floating solar power system. The innovative new design, announced by its producer, Ciel & Terre USA, will consist of a new 252 kW floating photovoltaic power system which will produce up to 1,650 kWh a year. The 720 Read More...
Elon Musk asks Tesla employees to test full self-driving version of Autopilot
The version of Autopilot that Elon Musk has long promised would make Tesla cars capable of driving themselves is reportedly being handed over to a small group of employees for testing, according to an internal email obtained by Bloomberg. In the email, Musk promised there were about 100 spots Read More...
Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Scientists connect brains of three people
Neuroscientists have successfully hooked up a three-way brain connection to allow three people to share their thoughts and play a computer game. The team thinks the experiment could be scaled up to connect whole networks of people. "Our results raise the possibility of future brain-to-brain Read More...
Swiss company opens a third plant capturing carbon dioxide from the air
Reducing CO2 emissions is a major objective for countries and industries. In the meantime, more and more efforts are undertaken to use technology to capture carbon dioxide from the air in an additional effort to mitigate the rise of global temperatures through “negative emissions”. Climeworks, Read More...
Supreme court rejects beach billionaire: public keeps access to surf spot
Too much money often leads to unhealthy behavior. A billionaire bought a beautiful stretch of California beach and then closed the popular spot to surfers. Eight years later the rule of law—and sanity—survives as the California Supreme Court denies taking up an appeal case to consider Read More...