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UK bans microbeads in beauty products in bid to cut plastic in oceans
A UK-wide ban on manufacturers making products containing microbeads has come into force, in an attempt to cut down on plastics in our oceans. The beads are used in hundreds of different cosmetic products such as face washes and shower Read More...
Policy support gap for “climate-smart” agriculture
Conditioned that ploughing is the sure way to produce crops, Zimbabwean farmer Handrixious Zvomarima surprised himself by trying a different method. He planted cowpea seeds directly without tilling the land. It worked. The new method tripled Zvomarima’s cowpea yield when many farmers did not Read More...
These are the 2018 TED fellows, finding inspiring solutions to global problems
It’s both fitting and encouraging that in the year of #MeToo, three people working to combat the issue of sexual harassment and abuse have been awarded one of the top fellowships in the world. Laura Dunn, an attorney, founded a nonprofit to provide legal assistance to survivors and to advocate on Read More...
Headband promises better sleep by whispering in your ear all night long
You don’t need a scientist to tell you that a good night’s sleep is important to your health. Your body tells you that every time you try to climb out of bed after a late night. So to help maximize what sleep you are able to get, Philips has created a headband that plays special sounds Read More...
Love your lungs with tomatoes and apples
One of the most encouraging studies to come out recently concerns the dramatically improved lung function of people who’ve recently stopped smoking, especially those who like eating tomatoes and apples. The research, which appeared in the December 2017 issue of the European Respiratory Read More...
The UK is putting down millions to develop a forest in the north of the country
The UK is one of the least forested countries in Europe. To change that, the government is investing into the creation of a northern forest that will stretch from Liverpool to Hull. The plans include the planting of 50m trees along a 120-mile stretch of land, and its to bolster the local economy by Read More...
China is trying to put an end to energy-intensive bitcoin mining
Two-thirds of the world’s power consumed from bitcoin mining comes from China, and unfortunately a lot of that electricity is dirty. Wary of the amount of pollution that bitcoin mining causes, China is strongly encouraging local governments to jack up the price of power and issue stronger Read More...
Blockchain technology could unlock the ability for homeowners to sell their green power
Wouldn’t green energy become so much more attractive if homeowners could sell their green energy back to the market? There is already a market for such a thing, but as of now, only renewable-energy producers who are officially certified as “green” can sell their energy in the form of Read More...
Let there be light! This lamp can beam internet to your laptop
A company has created a LiFi lamp that delivers internet to your device through infrared light. The company has two claims of why this could be better than Wifi. The first is that LiFi doesn’t impact humans like the waves from Wifi do. The second benefit is that LiFi is much harder to hack since Read More...
What scientists say your nightly routine should look like
If you really think about it, all the decisions you make on a daily basis, from the amount of coffee you choose to drink to whether or not you should wash your sheets, has an effect on your sleep quality. Fortunately for you, scientists have found all the decisions you should choose to make or Read More...