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World’s third hyperloop test track is now under construction
We haven’t heard much from Hyperloop Transportation Technologies since last year, when the California-based company released a handful of images and a video to prove that it is building what it says is the world’s first full-scale, passenger-ready hyperloop. Today, the company has broken its Read More...
A plan for New York city’s forests. Yes, forests
Sarah Charlop-Powers was comparing New York City’s forests to its subways. The city has more than 840 miles of tracks for one. It has 10,542 acres of the other, about half as much as the Congaree Swamp in South Carolina, a small national park with an old-growth forest and, according to the Read More...
Architecture in Sweden must be sustainable according to new law
Sweden has a longstanding belief in the idea that design can improve people’s lives. Now the country has put that belief into legislation with a new bill that aims to make sustainability and quality integral to the design process. The goal of the targets placed in the bill are to make Sweden a Read More...
Nestle has become the latest company to vow to reduce plastic waste
More and more major companies are committing to making all of their plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable within the next decade. After Unilever and Starbucks, Nestlé has announced it will make all its plastic packaging reusable by 2025. The world’s biggest packaged food company Read More...
The city of Paris is going all-in on urban farming
Isn’t it refreshing when politicians actually honor the promises they make? Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo promised to tackle environmental issues and improve the city’s green spaces when she ran for office in 2014, and she’s made good on that promise. Hidalgo has not only helped reduce the Read More...
Scientists have developed a sustainable alternative to concrete
The coarse sand needed for making concrete is being excavated at a rate faster than it can renew itself. Illegal sand mining has also become a serious problem in countries such as India where criminal gangs illegally strip coarse sand from riverbeds and beaches, damaging delicate ecosystems. Read More...
Science says being strategically lazy is the best way to boost your memory
Laziness can be wonderfully beneficial for your memory. Wait, let’s rephrase that: Being strategically lazy can be wonderfully beneficial for your memory. According to new fascinating research, planning long breaks into your busy schedule can help your brain cement new memories better than Read More...
Swiss kids spend more time playing outside than using phones
It's a breath of fresh air. At least somewhere in the world parents haven't relinquished all control to mobile Read More...
This food giant is now the largest B corp in the world
Yogurt giant Danone North America has passed B Labs rigorous assessment that measures a company’s sustainability and how it treats its Read More...
World's most powerful wind turbine installed in full view of Trump golf course
The world's most powerful wind turbine was successfully installed Monday off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. This is just the first of 11 turbines that will stand at Vattenfall's future European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), Scotland's largest offshore wind test and Read More...