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World’s largest CO2 sink stores 27,000 grams of carbon per square meter
Natural areas that capture and store carbon on Earth are becoming an increasingly precious resource, and researchers may have found the mother of all of these in an unlikely place – a small bay in Denmark they claim holds a world-record amount of Read More...
15 health benefits of vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for optimal health. Only a handful of foods contain significant amounts of this vitamin. These include fatty fish, organ meats, certain mushrooms and fortified foods. However, unlike other vitamins that you can only get through your diet, vitamin Read More...
China scraps construction of 85 planned coal power plants
China has suspended 85 planned coal power plants in a bid to meet a government coal capacity target laid out in its latest plan for social and economic development. The National Energy Administration (NEA) announced the under-construction projects would no longer go ahead as part of measures Read More...
Solar energy entrepreneurs in India are finding faster and cleaner route to power
Access to power in India is not a given. Mera Gao Power (MGP), however, is able to offer customers two solar powered lamps and a mobile phone charger for less than a dollar per week, powered by renewable energy sources as opposed to kerosene. “People are concerned not about the emissions Read More...
Hundreds of coffins to be restored in Egyptian conservation project
Egypt will restore hundreds of coffins dating back thousands of years to the time of the pharaohs as part of an American-Egyptian project to preserve and document one of the world’s oldest civilisations, a director of the project said. The conservation effort, funded by a US grant, will Read More...
How are you going to spend the time that the self-driving car will give you?
Talking about self-driving cars… What are you going to do with all the time they will give back? First, you don’t need to pay attention to traffic while you commute. But you will also gain much time as self-driving cars will be more efficient and produce fewer traffic jams. Americans spend some Read More...
India launches online solar power technician course for only $9
India is planning a rapid expansion of solar energy to electrify vast parts of the country that are currently not connected to the grid. For that to happen the country needs an army of solar energy technicians. And that’s why the Indian government is now launching an online course that anyone Read More...
Crowdfunding brings business innovation to underserved regions
Historically, funding for startups comes from venture capitalists. And for efficiency reasons that leads to concentration: Venture capitalists and startups tend to be in the same places. As a result, large regions of society lack the fresh energy and job creation that business innovation brings. Read More...
Airbus CEO: Flying car prototype ready by end of year
You may not yet be ready for the self-driving car, but technology already presents the next challenge to transportation as you know it. The concept of flying cars is fast becoming a reality. Engineers know it’s possible. And we see that drones work. But we know the next step is near when the CEO Read More...
Acquire a new skill in just an hour a day
… and you need only 5 hours a week to acquire a new skill. Malcolm Gladwell famously introduced the “10,000-hour rule”, which states that spending 10,000 hours working on any skill can help us master it. Gladwell referred to careers of “trial and error” where ultimately the 10,000-hour Read More...