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Four reasons to practice mindfulness during pregnancy
Mothers-to-be don’t spend their entire 40 weeks of pregnancy glowing radiantly; there are also midnight worries, endless shopping lists, and swollen feet. Somewhere around 18 percent of women are depressed during pregnancy, and 21 percent have serious anxiety. Research is starting to suggest Read More...
Apple says all 14 final assembly sites in China now zero-waste
Apple has announced that all 14 of its final assembly plants in China are now zero-waste compliant, meaning that none of the waste is sent to landfill. Waste products are instead recycled, re-used, composted or burned to generate energy. Typically, paper and cardboard are sent to paper mills for Read More...
Norwegian oil firms plan carbon emissions cut in decade to 2030
Norwegian oil and gas companies plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 million tonnes in the decade to 2030 as part of efforts to rein in global warming, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association said on Wednesday. Statoil said it would account for 2 million tonnes of the total cuts planned for Read More...
Conservation efforts pay off as coral reef bursts with life once again
On the floor of a remote island island lagoon halfway between Hawaii and Fiji, a giant reef site named Coral Castles that had been declared dead in 2003 is teeming with life once again. For conservationists, the magnificent news of the revival of this reef raises a serious question: If this coral Read More...
This tiny device disinfects water using solar energy
Clean water isn’t option for people in many parts of the world, but a new device half the size of a postage stamp may change that. Developed by researchers at Stanford University, the device can harness the power of the sun to disinfect a container of water in as fast as 20 minutes. All you have Read More...
There has never been a better time to invest in climate action
The world is in a bit of a flux at the moment. The Paris agreement has yet to be ratified, the U.S election is up in the air and the consequences of Brexit have yet to be determined. And yet despite this degree of uncertainty, there has never been a better time to invest in climate action. Interest Read More...
Twitter analysis shows that most Americans welcome refugees
The U.S. is a country built on immigrants—many of them, at some point in time, were refugees of some kind. That’s why the anti-refugee rhetoric that has entered American politics doesn’t fit. But an interesting analysis of Twitter tweets shows that a majority of Americans still support Read More...
Here are some activities that give you the benefits of meditation, without sitting still
Mindfulness meditation isn’t necessarily for everyone. After all, it can be very difficult to sit still for a long period of time in silence. Luckily, there are a number of activities that don’t require you to stay still that will give you a similar meditative effect, which can help ease stress Read More...
Top chefs are cooking hundreds of meals for the homeless using leftovers from athletes in Rio
One of the world's leading chefs who has been running a project throughout the Olympics to provide meals for the homeless of Rio de Janeiro has said he was inspired to do it because it was an opportunity to make a difference. Italian Massimo Bottura and his volunteers are using leftover raw Read More...
Four things to do outside the office to boost your creativity
To be successful, businesses need innovation, and that requires creative thinking. Former advertising agency creative director Jack Foster says ideas are the "wheels of progress," and warns that without them "stagnation reigns." "There’s never been a time in all of history when ideas were so Read More...