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Downtown parking solution: free bus passes
Columbus, Ohio is trying to solve a parking problem in its downtown area with an innovative solution. Instead of building 4,000 new parking spaces, property owners in the city plan to offer free bus passes to more than 40,000 people who work in the Read More...
Probiotics and a healthy gut can help fight multiple sclerosis
The importance of maintaining a healthy gut cannot be overstressed as new research keeps emerging. Now the Mayo Clinic has uncovered a gut microbe that has the potential to treat autoimmune diseases, including multiple Read More...
India defies somber climate projections and has begun leaving the coal age
In climate projections India, already the third-largest carbon emitter in the world, is going to deploy coal-fired power plants on a massive scale as the country needs more electricity to feed a fast growing economy. However, the reality on the ground is different. In the last two years, coal Read More...
There’s evidence that you can do math in your sleep
Researchers in Paris have found that brains are capable of both learning and suppressing information during different phases of sleep. And Israeli researchers have discovered that it’s possible for us to learn different patterns of smells while Read More...
Preparing for longevity: We don’t need to become frail as we age
Frailty, often assumed to be an inevitable part of aging, may be more preventable than most think. Age-related frailty may be a treatable and preventable health problem, just like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, highlights a review in Frontiers in Physiology. “Societies are not Read More...
America’s wind energy industry is booming
The wind energy industry reached an important milestone in 2016 when it passed the generating capacity of hydroelectric power for the first time to become the nation’s top renewable generating source. Wind energy’s growth — at least in the next few years — is showing few Read More...
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...