Search
Total number of posts: 23687
Let them eat bugs: US startup sees future of sustainable food in creepy crawlies
The experiment started inside the laundry room of an apartment in Atlanta, Georgia, where the two college students created a nursery for 700 larvae of black soldier flies they bought on Amazon for $20. Sean Warner and Patrick Pittaluga weren’t raising the writhing bugs as pets. They were Read More...
New cargo ships combine the old with the new for carbon-free shipping
You know what was best about old-school cargo ships? With their masts and sails, they were the original carbon-neutral ships. Now we’re seeing a resurgence of these classics as cargo ships are combining centuries old technology like masts with modern inventions like solar panels and battery Read More...
This startup has the first viable replacement for palm oil, and its made of carbon dioxide
The world’s growing demand for palm oil, which is used in nearly half of all packaged food in supermarkets, has led to the destruction of critical rainforest lands that have been replaced by plantations. In fact, Indonesia’s burning rainforests released more climate pollution, day by day, than Read More...
Italians show their love for food with new law
The procedure for donating food can be so full of risk and barriers that it deters restaurants and supermarkets from giving away food. Laws prevented donating food marginally past its sell-by date, and business could face sanctions if they did. In Italy however, that is no longer the case. Read More...
There is a cheap and easy way to fix the Rio sewage problem
In the weeks ahead, Olympic rowers, sailors, and swimmers will compete in waters with hazardous levels of bacteria. Doctors say that just three teaspoons of Rio’s polluted water are enough to bring on terrible diseases. But one community in Rio shows the way with a cheap and simple device called Read More...
How do we get more people to purify water using the sun's rays?
Local mistrust is slowing take-up of simple innovations that use sunlight to disinfect water, a UK conference has heard. Researchers working on low-cost, low-tech water purification systems for developing countries are struggling to convince local people that their solutions work, the EuroScience Read More...
Electric garbage trucks could be everywhere “within five years”
Electrifying fuel guzzling heavy-duty trucks could cut costs and carbon emissions—in theory, at least. by Michael Reilly August 4, 2016 While we wait and see whether electric cars will take over the roads, there’s a new vehicle up for an electric makeover: the garbage truck. Read More...
Can spirituality really affect your health? A scientist explains
While fewer Americans believe in God and millennials are the least religious generation in the last few decades, nine out of ten Americans have relied on prayer in times of duress. So, what is it about spirituality that keeps drawing people back in, even as our culture seems to be shifting away Read More...
Electric vehicle charge points to outnumber petrol stations by 2020, say Nissan
Public electric vehicle (EV) charge points will outnumber petrol stations in the UK by the end of the decade, marking a potential tipping point in the adoption of zero emission vehicles. That is the conclusion of a new analysis by auto giant and EV manufacturer Nissan, which argues that based on Read More...
Those pigs in Westminster: inside London's most central urban farm
If you stand on a planter made from old potato boxes in London’s most central city farm, you can see the flag flying from the Houses of Parliament. As a military helicopter rumbles overhead, two lambs caper around the yard. A pregnant sow snores in the shade. The animals seem remarkably blase Read More...