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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...
'The happiest man in the world': you can learn to meditate in 5 minutes at a time
"Mindfulness" may be a buzzword and meditation a fad across both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, but that certainly doesn't mean they are worth ignoring. We recently spoke with Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard for Business Insider's podcast "Success! How I Did It" around the launch of his Read More...
Home of 'biggest indoor rainforest' to create oasis in Chinese city
It calls itself the home of the world's biggest indoor rainforest, and it has attracted 19 million tourists since it opened. Now, the UK's Eden Project is set to open up to eight new sites around the Read More...
TOMS founder on conscious consumerism, how to start a mission-driven company
The inspiration for TOMS came to Blake Mycoskie while vacationing in Argentina in 2006. He noticed that many children he saw there didn’t have shoes, which sparked his idea to create a business with a simple concept: buy a new pair of shoes and give one new pair of Read More...
The top 10 mental health apps
Apps are available for everything these days — from shopping to entertainment and travel. Apps that claim to help look after your mental health and well-being are also available. So, we have selected the best apps for mental Read More...
4 delicious ways to add turmeric to your lifestyle
On frosty nights in India, people sip a glass of hot milk into which has been whisked a heaping teaspoon of turmeric. In Ayurvedic medicine, the drink — called haldi doodh — is considered a panacea for everything from the flu to inflammation. Proponents says regular turmeric consumption may Read More...
An all-electric jet is taking to the skies of Australia
Australia’s first electric aircraft has successfully begun test flights. The two-seater single-engine plane has two batteries that can keep the plane in the air for an hour, with an extra 30 minutes in reserve. While there’s still much to improve before we see full-size commercial airplanes Read More...
Step one: Philip Morris announces it is giving up cigarettes
Philip Morris International, the producer of Marlboro, has announced that it wants to give up cigarettes for its New Year’s resolution. To be clear, Philip Morris is not giving up tobacco, just cigarettes. The company claims that cigarette alternatives are less harmful and that public health Read More...
Solar trains are feasible: Look at this heritage train that runs on sunlight
A non-profit company has restored an Australian derelict heritage train to be used for public transport. What makes this extra special is that the train operates entirely on solar energy. The train features custom-designed curved solar panels on the roof of the train and utilizes a regenerative Read More...
Cell-cultured vegan chicken could be in supermarkets sooner than you think
There a lot of benefits that could come if we were to adopt cell-cultured vegan “meat.” Early research has shown that clean meat options could release 98 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional farming, and would use 99 percent less land and 96 percent less water. That's why it was so Read More...