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Transforming carbon dioxide into rock could help save the environment
Just a few years ago, Iceland’s largest producer of geothermal energy injected 250 tons of carbon dioxide into an underground repository of volcanic rocks. To their surprise, the carbon they had injected underwent a quick chemical reaction and formed into a rock called carbonate in two years’ Read More...
Strong and sustainable: Synthetic spider silk is the perfect textile
The textile of the future may just be synthetic spider silk. Perhaps that seems odd, but it makes sense. Natural spider silk itself is light, elastic, and incredibly strong, and researchers are finding ways to make synthetic versions of it a commercial-scale using natural raw materials that are Read More...
What if age was nothing but a mind-set?
For two decades, a group of scientists looked at more than 4,000 subjects and found that men who were bald when they joined the study were more likely to develop prostrate cancer than men who kept their hair. The researchers couldn’t be sure what explained the link, though one researcher Read More...
The 20 key ingredients for a plant-based diet
There are many reasons why you should switch to the plant-based diet. For one, the world’s meat-eating habits are fueling climate change. And secondly, a diet based on plants is healthy. For those keen on becoming more like an herbivore, here are the top 20 essential ingredients to make your Read More...
Will self-driving cars do away with luxury and car ownership?
Dreams of the driverless car are primarily focused on how the robotic technology will usher in a new era of safe, seamless transportation. Less discussed is what social values, industries, and activities will be displaced or made obsolete. Consider luxury. The luxury car of 2016 looks very Read More...
Is pessimism really bad for you?
The glass can be half-full, or it can be half-empty, depending on your outlook on life – or on which side of the bed you get out of any particular morning. But can optimism or indeed pessimism really affect your health? It’s been a bone of contention for many years, and the issue has Read More...
100 solutions show how cities are blazing path towards climate action
The world's cities are growing rapidly and in 2050 two thirds of the global population is expected to reside in urban areas, compared to 50 percent today. That puts pressure on infrastructure, energy supply and housing capabilities in a global climate that is poised to become hotter and less Read More...
Fall cover crops for livestock grazing improve soil health, protect environment
Adding a cover crop that livestock can graze to the rotation plan can improve soil health and help protect the environment. That's the premise behind Read More...
Tidal power developers bet on sea change in Indonesia renewables sector
We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change 'I was forced to kill my best friend', former DRC child soldier says Myanmar refugee doctor wins humanitarian prize for clinic in Thailand 'The old me is gone': Rise in transgender children in UK fuels identity fears Impoverished Read More...
Trash to treasure: the social enterprises transforming recycling
Convincing companies to buy back their own rubbish sounds like an unlikely business model – yet the Melbourne social enterprise Green Collect has found a way to make it work. Companies in the city’s office towers pay Green Collect to take away hard-to-recycle waste. Green Collect then Read More...