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Nature can help anyone, including inmates
Surrounded by concrete walls and metal bars, prisoners can’t enjoy the benefits of being in nature, so researchers did the next best thing by showing videos of things like forests, the ocean, rivers and fireplaces to a group of inmates three to four times a week for an entire year. The study Read More...
Study: Organic wines are not just better for the environment; they taste better
The word “organic” is seen as synonymous with “higher quality” within grocery stores, but when it comes to wine, an “organic” label is often a turn-off for consumers. Instead of touting their wine as “organic”, vineyards who grow organically often leave the label off the bottle for Read More...
7 ways to improve your body language
Sometimes miscommunication stems from the language your body is speaking rather than the actual words coming from your mouth. In fact, many studies show that nonverbal communication actually has the highest impact in conveying messages, even more so than the words we speak. Here are some ways to Read More...
Africa calling: mobile phone revolution to transform democracies
Mobile phones will account for almost one-tenth of African GDP by the end of the decade, as mobile broadband connections triple in five years, underlining how the explosive growth in the telecoms industry is having a major economic, social and political impact on the continent. Market analysts Ovum Read More...
How To Eat For Better Digestion, According to Ayurveda
Fill your basket with fresh mint. Fill your basket with fresh cilantro, cucumbers, sprouts, watermelons, berries, and cherries! The summer harvest is abundant and readily available. Eating what's in season is not only more affordable and delicious (have you bit into a juicy, sweet plum yet?) but Read More...
How eggs became a victory for the animal welfare movement
Fifteen years ago, few Americans other than farmers seemed to be thinking much about hens. Backyard chicken coops weren’t really a thing. No major animal rights group spent time or money on farm animal welfare. “Factory farming” wasn’t yet a catchphrase. No longer. In recent years, there Read More...
Nissan has created the world’s first solid-oxide fuel cell vehicle
Nissan Motor Co. revealed a revolutionary new prototype vehicle this week — the world’s first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered prototype vehicle. The car runs on bio-ethanol electric power and can rely on multiple fuels in order to produce high-efficiency electricity, including Read More...
IBM's Watson AI saved a woman from leukemia
IBM's Watson has done everything from winning at Jeopardy to cooking exotic meals, but it appears to have accomplished its greatest feat yet: saving a life. University of Tokyo doctors report that the artificial intelligence diagnosed a 60-year-old woman's rare form of leukemia that had been Read More...
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...