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Facebook users are spending 50 million hours fewer on the social network per day
As people show signs of gravitating away from Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg says his personal challenge for 2018 is to fix what ails the giant social network. The focus is no longer on how much time its 2 billion-plus users spend on Facebook, but whether that time is "well spent”. So far it Read More...
These science-based apps will help you work better
Not all apps for your smartphone or computer are distracting. Some apps were built to help you stay focused on your work or to remind you to keep a good posture while you’re sitting in front of your computer. If you’re looking to work smarter, not harder, check out these 4 science-based Read More...
When it comes to nutritional value, one plant-based “milk” stands out
The modern grocery store dairy aisle is chaotic, with more choices than ever for milks, yogurts, and cheeses, sourced from cows, goats, and plants. The variety, though, can be confusing, particularly when it comes to milk. Research suggest people have the impression that soy, almond, coconut, Read More...
How Sci-Fi can help fight climate change
Environmental activist Bill McKibben is known for writing grim volumes like The End of Nature, widely regarded as the first book about climate change. But his latest outing, Radio Free Vermont, is a major departure, a humorous novel about a fugitive radio host who agitates for Vermont to secede Read More...
Quick and healthy family meals you can make in 20 minutes or less
Struggling for inspiration when it comes to cooking nutritious midweek meals? We have speedy family dinner ideas using store cupboard ingredients to make recipes even more easy and convenient. Whip up a hearty and wholesome soup, a pasta dish to impress, or the easiest biryani you'll ever Read More...
Purchasing these carbon offsets also helps to reforest cities
In 2017, Duke University and its athletics division took enough business-related flights to generate around 5,000 metric tons of carbon emissions. One round-trip, cross-country flight between Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, where the University is based, and the West Coast nets out to around .6 Read More...
Teen delivers hundreds of solar lamps to Puerto Ricans without power
More than four months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, 15-year-old Salvador Gomez Colon is shocked by the poor living conditions that persist in many of the towns throughout the island. Just days after Maria slammed Puerto Rico, the ninth grader launched a crowdfunding campaign on Read More...
The huge fortune of IKEA falls to a philanthropic group after founder’s death
The founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, was one of the richest people on the earth before his death last week. The famously frugal entrepreneur was ranked number eight on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with his fortune estimated to be around $58.7 billion. But it appears most of that fortune Read More...
Airliner fueled by mustard seed oil takes flight from US to Australia
In the past year, a number of aircraft manufacturers produced their own two-to-four seat airplanes that run on electricity. It shows we’re getting closer to the electrification of the aviation industry, but there’s still a long way to go until commercial flights fly without the need for jet Read More...
Watch the silvery moon turn blood red in this stunning time lapse
The total lunar eclipse that happened on Wednesday was special. For 77 minutes, the moon was bathed in a somber red-orange huge, the result of all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth projecting themselves onto the moon. Better yet, the moon was a “supermoon,” meaning it appeared slightly bigger Read More...