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Switzerland votes to relax immigration rules in defiance of anti-Muslim rhetoric
Early returns show Swiss voters want to make it easier for "third-generation" foreigners to get Swiss citizenship. Swiss broadcaster SRF said Sunday's projections showed that the "simplified naturalisation of third-generation immigrants" measure passed in a national referendum. It will Read More...
More than 200 whales swim away after New Zealand stranding
Whale lovers in New Zealand finally got some good news on Sunday after more than 200 stranded whales managed to refloat themselves overnight and swim away, while volunteers managed to save another 17 whales at high tide. More than 650 Read More...
Want to help fight legal battles? There’s a crowdfunding site for that
When online crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe debuted, people hoping to invent and sell a better bottle opener, those in need of help with medical bills and all sorts of personal would-be fundraisers talked about the concept in grand, world-changing ways. This, they said, was a Read More...
Microfibers are polluting our food chain. This laundry bag can stop that
For the past three years, Alexander Nolte and Oliver Spies, surfing buddies and co-owners of Langbrett, a German retailer with four stores that sells surf gear and outdoor apparel, have been haunted by news reports connecting many of the products they sell to an emerging but serious environmental Read More...
UK offshore wind 'will lower energy bills' more than nuclear
Offshore windfarms could provide cheaper power than Britain’s new wave of nuclear power stations, a leading figure in the wind industry has claimed. Speaking to the Guardian, Hugh McNeal, the chief executive of trade body RenewableUK, said he expected that offshore windfarms would secure a deal Read More...
Big energy hugely underestimates electric cars, renewable power
Mass adoption of electric cars and renewable energy could significantly decrease global consumption of fossil fuels. But does the established energy industry view these new developments as a threat? In a recent report, ExxonMobil said coal could continue to provide the majority of the world's Read More...
Crowdfunding healthcare for 11,000 people in 24 countries
Silicon Valley’s largest tech accelerator is funding an experiment in crowdfunded healthcare. Watsi is a nonprofit that has brought healthcare to more than 11,000 people in 24 countries through nearly 22,000 online donations. It is estimated that 20-40 percent of all health spending gets wasted. Read More...
Politics 2.0: Fixing democracy with technology
Can technology help fix democracy and bring citizens closer to their governments? That’s an inspiring new challenge for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who have recently opened up the sharing economy. “We tackle hard problems, we plow through walls, that’s what we do for a living,” says one Read More...
Plant-based protein works as well for building muscle strength as meat
Protein is a key element of our diet. It supports our muscle mass, bone density, and overall strength. Traditional wisdom says you need to get protein from meat. However, a new study shows that the source of protein doesn’t matter. People who get their protein from plants—vegetarians and Read More...
Europe's cleanest-living teens: Iceland knows how to prevent drug abuse
In 1998 the percentage of 15- and 16-year-olds in Iceland who had been drunk in the previous month stood at 42 percent. Today it is 5 percent. The percentage who have ever used cannabis was 17 percent; today it is 7 percent. And the percentage of those smoking cigarettes every day fell from 23 to Read More...