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Solar Carve tower in New York will make sure its neighbors have light
The more skyscrapers built in cities, the more potential for leaving people in the shade. It's a serious issue that's sparked protests from New York residents and causes permission to be regularly denied for towers that cast too much shadow. With that in mind, architecture firm Studio Gang have Read More...
Instead of being buried beneath the ground, humans can become the soil
As the cities of the world become denser and denser, land becomes increasingly more precious. Why waste that land on cemeteries and funeral homes for the dead instead of, well, just about anything else for the living? Instead of being buried beneath the soil, an architect has come up with a way to Read More...
Top 5 ways for keeping your brain healthy, explained by a neuroscientist
When it comes to maintaining a healthy brain, getting enough sleep is essential. But what else can you do to make sure your mental health stays strong? To keep your brain game strong, here are the 5 most effective methods explained by a Read More...
6 countries leading the way in the global renewable energy boom
As President Trump transitioned into office, clean energy continued to overtake fossil fuels as the main source of new energy investments around the world. While the final 2016 numbers aren't yet published, preliminary estimates put the total wind and solar installations at new records. About 70 Read More...
Coca-Cola U-turn could help UK catch up on can and bottle recycling
More firms are expected to announce bottle deposit return services after Coca-Cola unexpectedly came out in favour of the idea. Pepsi, Nestlé, Unilever and M&S have already committed to producing more eco-friendly bottles by using plant-based materials or less plastic, and an uptick in Read More...
6 reasons to eat more food rich in prebiotics
Prebiotic fiber in things like raw garlic and artichokes provides food for the good gut bacteria, with benefits ranging from improved sleep to reduced risk of cancer. One of the more recent darlings of the health world has been probiotics, the beneficial bacteria found in items like yogurt and Read More...
Sustainable ceramics without a kiln
The manufacture of cement, bricks, bathroom tiles and porcelain crockery normally requires a great deal of heat: a kiln is used to fire the ceramic materials at temperatures well in excess of 1,000°C. Now, material scientists from ETH Zurich have developed what seems at first glance to be an Read More...
A brief history of blockchain
Many of the technologies we now take for granted were quiet revolutions in their time. Just think about how much smartphones have changed the way we live and work. It used to be that when people were out of the office, they were gone, because a telephone was tied to a place, not to a person. Now we Read More...
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...