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Harvesting water from air with solar: a sustainable drinking water solution?
The ability to harvest water from air is a technology that has existed for a long time, even going as far back as the Incas. But success in scaling up this technology has been elusive. The largest hurdle is that the technology is energy-intensive, making it cost-prohibitive with dubious results. Read More...
7 ways to make extra income when you have a full-time job
Is your dwindling bank account impacting your health? The American Psychological Association (APA) released a survey showing that money stress impacts Americans' health nationwide. And, as it turns out, the wealthy are also stressed about money — not just those in lower-income households. You can Read More...
Doing a stretch: how yoga is cutting stress in South African prisons
Raeez Safar sits in a grassy courtyard, his eyes closed as he lifts his hands to his face. The sleeves of his white top fall past his wrists, revealing a small, neat gang tattoo of the number “26”. Safar is one of more than 250 South African prisoners who regularly do yoga. He says it helps him Read More...
Why being optimistic is good for your health
Being hopeful and confident about the future or the successful outcome of something is actually unnatural to us human beings. Some research shows that people who are pessimistic are in fact more realistic. Evolutionarily, we were programmed to be pessimistic, to imagine the worst-case scenario, Read More...
Researchers restored a colony of microbes in the gut
Last month, Popular Science discussed the state of gut microbiome research and the often overgeneralized claims of many probiotics. As we concluded, the field is still in its infancy and one of the main challenges to creating effective prescription probiotics is that it’s extremely difficult Read More...
Meat processor Tyson Foods invests in plant-based protein maker
Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, took a 5 percent stake in plant-based protein maker Beyond Meat amid growing pressure on food companies to reduce environmental and health risks by changing the way they source protein. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Manhattan Beach, Read More...
Sweden's Uniti short-range city EV successfully navigates crowdfunding route
Urban TransportLessening range anxiety is a priority for many electric vehicle manufacturers, but others are steering into the skid with small EVs designed for short-range city driving, such as the Renault Twizy and the Microlino. Joining them is the Swedish startup Uniti, which has just hit its Read More...
An experimental farm on the river Thames is changing the way city-dwellers eat
On a jetty jutting into the River Thames, they’ve founded Farmopolis, a space to explore how this could work. The project forms the beginnings of a social, technological, and agricultural prototype for urban farming. By Johanna Derry VICE Oct 3, 2016 Excerpt: Farmopolis is a project Read More...
Paris allows anyone to plant an urban garden anywhere
Paris just passed a new law that allows anyone to plant an urban garden within the city’s limits. Upon receiving a permit, gardeners can grow plants on walls, in boxes, on rooftops, under trees, or on fences. They can cultivate greenery in front of their homes or offices. They can grow Read More...
Israel to boost solar energy production
Following a two-year freeze on any new solar energy development, the Public Utility Authority said Monday it will issue more than 1,000 megawatts of fresh quotas.The new power is being authorized to ensure that Israel achieves its goals of making 10% of the country’s electricity supply Read More...