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This Dutch town installed red streetlights to stop annoying bats
Traditional streetlights disturb bats. That’s why a town in the Netherlands has become the first in the world to install red LED streetlights in order to stop hindering bats. Researchers found out that bats are bothered by traditional white or yellow lights, but red lights have no effect on bats Read More...
Potable water can be zapped from power plant steam thanks to new technology
About 39 percent of all water drawn from US rivers, lakes and reservoirs is used to cool electric power plants. What winds up happening with all that water is that it turns into steam which rises from the top of those plants’ cooling towers. A new system created at MIT, however, could convert Read More...
Could virtual reality become an alternative form of pain management?
Researchers in France are testing whether virtual reality can be used as an alternative form of pain relief management. Thus far, researchers have found that using VR during treatment can help patients relax and increases pain tolerance without painkillers. The VR program being tested is Read More...
Converting bad fat to good fat could be effective for treating obesity
Most fat in the body is unhealthy “white” tissue deposited around the waist, hips and thighs. But smaller amounts of energy-hungry “brown” fat are also found around the neck and shoulders. With this in mind, scientists have developed a radical approach to treating obesity in which Read More...
Here’s how to bounce back after being rejected
Being rejected in romance hurts, but if you let that feeling walk all over you, then you’ll miss out on a great opportunity. Although that may sound strange, rejection can open up doors that you may not have noticed before. Research backs this claim. If you've had a hard time bouncing back from Read More...
Four ways to survive the end of net neutrality
As of yesterday, federal net neutrality protections, which basically prohibit internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to certain websites, are no more. They essentially were killed on December 14, 2017, when the FCC voted to turn back the clock and restore the unregulated Read More...
The Ayurvedic remedy that could add years to your life
A healthy gut can lead to a longer life—and taking a probiotic and a herbal supplement helps make sure it is healthy, and this could increase your longevity by as much as 60 per cent, new research Read More...
Meet the Chinese philanthropists who are pledging big money to end climate change
Xing dong! Xing dong! Xing dong!” (Mandarin for “Action! Action! Action!”) is one refrain wafting on the Hawaiian breeze. The other is “Collaborate! Collaborate! Collaborate!” Laurance S. Rockefeller, the American philanthropist and conservationist, would have been intrigued by the Read More...
Beekeepers file complaint against Bayer after glyphosate was discovered in honey
Beekeepers in France aren’t happy with Bayer. Agence France Presse reported (AFP) a beekeeping cooperative in the northern part of the country filed a legal complaint against the chemical giant after the controversial herbicide glyphosate was found in honey. The complaint was filed the Read More...
Better use of forests, and land can deliver 30 percent of climate solutions
As part of the Global Climate Action Summit, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), together with a broad coalition of partners, on Monday issued the 30X30 Forests, Food and Land Challenge: calling on businesses, states, city and local governments, and global citizens to take action for better forest and Read More...