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This brand wants you to try charcoal-flavored toothpaste.
Want to freshen up your toothpaste selection? How about trying some new oral care products infused with unlikely health ingredients like superfood extracts, charcoal, magnolia bark, and tea tree oil? While embracing toothpaste flavors outside the realms of mint seems wildly unorthodox, this startup Read More...
A 1.5 percent tax on billionaires could educate all the world’s children
Just how rich are the very rich? UK-based charity Oxfam quantified the answer in an update today to its annual inequality report. Per the report, today’s global billionaires are seeing their wealth rise six times as fast as the incomes of ordinary workers, and are so wealthy, a 1.5% tax on their Read More...
This program is teaching immigrants how to make a living in agriculture
Thanks to the locavore movement, we’re used to food with origin stories: that venison tartare once ran free in a forest in Katonah. But what about the farmers? They started out somewhere, too. On a recent Saturday morning, eighteen fledgling farmers gathered in the East Village, armed with Read More...
How gourmet chocolate enriches the lives of smallholder farmers
Chocolate once reigned supreme in Central America: The Mayans considered it the food of the gods, and they used cocoa beans as a form of currency. But the birthplace of chocolate has benefitted little from the chocolate boom — despite that this is where most of the world’s purest and most Read More...
AI-powered robot finds common soap ingredient may combat malaria
Around half of the world's population is at risk of contracting malaria and it causes around half a million deaths each year. However, the parasites that cause malaria are becoming more resistant to the drugs we currently use to combat them, meaning the global malaria risk stands to increase Read More...
These $4,500 solar panels want you to never buy drinking water again
Zero Mass Water intends to provide drinkable water using only sunlight and air. But does it taste good? See these solar panels get put to the test in this Read More...
This new fuel cell could revolutionize carbon capture technology
While hydrogen fuel cells have made news lately for their promise to produce clean, efficient energy, there’s a new a fuel cell that’s promising to make headlines. Researchers have created something called the direct carbon fuel cell that generates clean energy using solid carbon sources like Read More...
Blockchain technology could help combat illegal tuna fishing
Blockchain technology is rapidly evolving beyond Bitcoin and being applied to different industries. One way it can help clean up the fishing industry is by bringing some much needed supply-chain transparency. The WWF is set to test out blockchain technology by keeping track of every step of the Read More...
Energy bills eat up the income of the poor. This activist wants to change that
An energy bill more than 6 percent of a household’s income is considered unaffordable. That's already a high threshold, but in some parts of the US many of the poorest families pay up to 20 percent. Upon learning this, one activist looked into the matter and found that the reason why low-income Read More...
These foods will help boost your iron levels
Iron is an essential mineral that supports the formation of red blood cells, which help transport oxygen through your body. When your iron levels are low, it can weaken your immune system and cause you to feel fatigued all the time. If you think your iron levels are low, try bringing these foods Read More...