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How to be mindful when you have seasonal allergies
If you are suffering from hay fever or seasonal allergies, notice your symptoms in a nonjudgmental way. If your eyes are itching or your nose is running, try to acknowledge that without labeling the experience “good” or “bad.” Set the intention to take good care of yourself with compassion, Read More...
‘Indigenous peoples are the best guardians of world's biodiversity’
Today is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, numbering an estimated 370 million in 90 countries and speaking roughly 7,000 languages. To mark it, the Guardian interviews Kankanaey Igorot woman Victoria Tauli-Corpuz about the UN’s Read More...
School covered in 12,000 solar panels generates half of its electricity
Most solar panels are “hidden” on roofs and many people argue they don’t like the blue reflection of the panels. This Danish school presents custom-built solar panels as a featured architectural element. Almost the entire facade of the Copenhagen International School, Nordhavn is made of Read More...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is getting ready to build the first hyperloop
If you think that extensive metro networks under major metropolitan cities as New York, London, and Paris, are great systems for public transit, prepare yourself for the hyperloop. The dream of Tesla’s Elon Musk, who launched his Boring Company, is fast becoming a reality. Musk has announced that Read More...
Germans overwhelmingly want renewable energy even if they have to pay more
Germany is a leader in renewable energy in Europe. And the German population heavily supports the energy transition. A study of the country's Renewable Energies Agency (AEE) shows that 95 percent of the Germans saw the expansion of renewables as important or extremely important. Germany is in the Read More...
Scientists are closer to reversing memory loss than ever before
New MIT research indicates that it might be possible to break down the genetic blockades inside the brain which cause memory loss from Alzheimer’s. So far, the theory has only been tested on mice but the scientists are hopeful that eventually, it could be successful in reversing the symptom in Read More...
There are scientific reasons why being near water makes you happier
What is your water? And as it turns out, nearly everyone has an answer. Studies have found that people who live near the coasts are generally healthier and happier. Other studies show that when shown photographs of natural green spaces, people’s stress levels drop, but the more blue spaces in Read More...
What would the perfect cycling city look like?
Velotopia is as circular as the topography has allowed, for the usual reason that citizens are always clamouring to live near the civic centre. Development has been restricted to level ground and city limits have been restricted to a diameter of 15km. That ensures average commuting distances of Read More...
Airbnb is banning people trying to attend a white supremacist rally
Ahead of a white supremacist rally this Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, Airbnb has deactivated the accounts of some people who are trying to attend the event, BuzzFeed first reported. It’s not clear how many accounts Airbnb has deactivated (we asked and the company told us there are no Read More...
98-year old Hawaiian company plunges into the hydrogen future
Hydrogen cars are having a tough time breaking into the mainstream market, partly due to the lack of fueling stations. That could change soon if a new project by the Hawaii-based company Servco works out. Servco is leaving nothing to chance: It’s building Hawaii’s first public hydrogen Read More...