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Open borders are essential for your health and more
What’s the shortest way to the next medical breakthrough? Open borders. A group of medicine professors at Stanford University is clear that restricting immigration is bad for our health. In the past, collaboration among scientists from around the world made vaccines for polio and smallpox Read More...
Eat organic bread to fight global warming
Fertilizers used in wheat cultivation contribute almost half (43 percent) of the greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. Fertilizers consist of substances and chemicals such as methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and nitrogen. The emissions from these substances in synthetic fertilizers Read More...
Lake Cachuma shows that California’s drought is over
California has been recovering from 5 years of drought since the end of last year. But this giant reservoir was still struggling. It had dwindled to a weedy channel at just 7 percent of capacity and was perilously close to being written off as a regional water supply. And then came one of the Read More...
Tesla shows how self-driving cars will disrupt the insurance industry
Tesla is not only changing the car industry. It is also the first automaker that has quietly begun to sell car insurance. In the future, Tesla plans to include insurance in the price of its vehicles. Why? Because self-driving cars will completely disrupt the insurance industry. Since Tesla Read More...
A guide for the digital nomad to work anywhere
This is the age of the digital nomad. Anyone can work anywhere using the internet while traveling the world. And here’s a guide to the apps and services you need to make it Read More...
Wind energy supplied all of Denmark's power needs one day last week
Renewable energy can generate enough power for entire countries–a fact Denmark can confirm. Last week on Wednesday, the nation met all of its power needs via wind energy, according to information from wind power trade organization WindEurope. The group said the energy Denmark produced from Read More...
New York state increased its solar power use by nearly 800 percent
New York is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to a clean energy commitment. The state boasts an almost 800 percent increase in solar power over the past five years. According to a Read More...
New Exxon CEO supports Paris climate deal, carbon tax
The world’s largest publicly traded oil company appears to be more concerned about climate change than the President of the United States. While Donald Trump works on rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations and wants to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, new ExxonMobil Chairman and Read More...
Teach yourself everyday happiness with imagery training
Flashbacks of scenes from traumatic events often haunt those suffering from psychiatric conditions, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “The close relationship between the human imagery system and our emotions can cause deep emotional perturbations”, says Dr Svetla Velikova Read More...
Low-cost sensors that measure vibrations are bringing water security to Africa
Groundwater is a key water source for hundreds of millions of people in Africa, but a growing demand for it means that researchers must keep track of the supply to make sure it doesn’t get depleted. To accurately estimate the future supply, the researchers fitted low-cost monitors on hand pumps Read More...