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Kangaroo care: the radical skin-to-skin approach to saving premature babies
Carmela Torres was 18 when she became pregnant for the first time. It was 1987 and she and her now-husband, Pablo Hernández had just moved to Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, in search of a better life. One December afternoon, suddenly out of nowhere, her body began to convulse with sharp Read More...
The five most-searched female world leaders, according to Google
While Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election, leaving one of the world’s highest and hardest of glass ceilings intact, 77 women in other countries have been elected president or prime minister in the modern era. Even after attaining office, these women have Read More...
3D Printing with plants is cheaper, stronger and more environmentally friendly
Engineers at MIT have developed a way to use plant cellulose as a feedstock for 3D printers, providing another renewable, biodegradable alternative to popular petroleum-based polymers like ABS currently being used. The researchers also believe printing with cellulose could be cheaper and stronger Read More...
London parents will get fined for dropping their kids at school by car
In an amazing reversal of American policies, a neighborhood in east London is prioritizing the safety of children over the convenience of cars. “It’s a sledgehammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown by London police on parents who drop their kids Read More...
This reusable sponge can clean oil spills top to bottom
Researchers have created a reusable sponge that can effectively clean up oil spills. Unlike most methods that can only clean up the surface, the Oleo Sponge can go deep into a column of water and soak up oil beneath the surface. When the spill is cleaned up, the sponges can be wrung out and reused, Read More...
Panasonic design ultra-efficient solar roof for the Prius
Tesla isn’t the only one making solar roofs. Panasonic has been the designer of the solar roof of the Prius for the past five years, and now they have developed a new panel with a wattage of 180 W. That’s three times more than the previous design. Toyota says the solar roof would increase the Read More...
When traditional medicine meets ceremonial rituals, amazing things can happen
In the California city of Merced, a hospital has a welcoming policy that allows Hmong shamans to perform different health rituals for the local Hmong population that requests them. Interestingly enough, the patients receiving these ceremonies have been experiencing high rates of recovery when Read More...
Carbon emissions in the U.K. have hit a 120-year low
The last time the UK emitted less carbon dioxide than it did in 2016, most Brits were still traveling by horse and carriage. Carbon emissions in 2016 fell by 5.8 percent compared with 2015, and the use of coal fell by a record 52 percent over the same period. The U.K. also generated more power from Read More...
Everything you need to know about Tesla’s Solar Roof
When Elon Musk announced that his new product, the solar roof, could be cheaper than traditional roofs, flocks of people were asking where they could sign up. This week, Tesla announced it will begin selling its solar roof later this year. Here’s a little video that tells you everything you need Read More...
Solar power growth leaps by 50 percent worldwide thanks to U.S. and China
The amount of solar power added worldwide soared by some 50% last year because of a sun rush in the US and China, new figures show. New solar photovoltaic capacity installed in 2016 reached more than 76 gigawatts, a dramatic increase on the 50GW installed the year before. China and the US led the Read More...