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Solar park in Sahara to power 2m homes in Europe, generates 20,000 jobs
Construction on a massive solar park three times the size of Manhattan that would bring energy from Tunisia to Europe could soon be underway. If approved by Tunisia’s government, the solar park would pipe electricity to Malta, Italy and France using submarine cables and would provide electricity Read More...
4 things not to do when you feel anxiety
When people are overwrought by anxiety, they often try to make it go away, which doesn’t make it get any better. In fact, many of the common ways people react to anxiety have been shown to be unhelpful and can even make things worse. Here are 4 four things not to do when you feel anxiety, and one Read More...
Pope Francis arrives in Colombia to promote peace
Pope Francis is visiting Colombia on a five-day tour that many hope will help consolidate the country. The Catholic Church has played a significant role in this country that has suffered decades of Read More...
Silicon Valley vowed to protect Dreamers
Executives across Silicon Valley have strongly condemned Donald Trump’s termination of a program that protected undocumented immigrants from deportation – but very few tech companies have said how they plan to support their own foreign-born Read More...
Self-driving cars’ prospects rise with vote by House
Auto and technology giants, including Ford Motor, General Motors and Waymo, Alphabet’s driverless division, have pushed hard for the new law. They have also pressed regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to clarify Read More...
Hydrogen power storage could be an important part of a fossil fuel free future
Some big names in the energy industry are putting billions of dollars into the research and development of hydrogen power storage solutions. Critics call the plans convoluted and believe batteries are good enough for the Read More...
Somalia has just got its first tech innovation hub
Coming soon to Mogadishu: Somalia’s first fully-fledged innovation hub. iRise Hub, which will officially open in the Somali capital in September, will function as a co-working space and provide research, incubation, and acceleration services for Read More...
Scientists could use Zika virus to fight brain cancer in the future
As it turns out, the feature of Zika virus that can cause devastating brain damage in babies may also serve a very useful purpose—fighting brain cancer. In a new study, researchers found that the virus is able to kill cancerous stem cells and cause tumors to shrink. And because Zika isn’t a Read More...
This closed-loop shower is a win-win for pleasure-seekers and environmentalists alike
A Danish product designer has created a recirculating shower system that uses the same water over and over again instead of letting it go down the drain. Unlike the standard shower, which uses around 10 liters of warm water a minute, this closed-loop system adds only 1 liter of warm water a minute Read More...
For a healthy immune system, try to avoid using antibiotics
While antibiotics can temporarily help your body protect itself, they also weaken the immune system in the long run. A team of researchers found that the drugs interfere with ‘first-line’ immune cells—known as neutrophils—and also weaken the intestinal barrier which stops invading bugs. To Read More...