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Clean, renewable energy can save 6.5 million lives each year
Global warming is seen as a top global threat that drives investments in clean, renewable energy. However, it’s a threat that is many years or even decades away. The most important reason to convert to clean energy is that every day in the world almost 18,000 people die as a result of air Read More...
Colombia to offer tax breaks for development under peace deal
Colombia will offer tax incentives to companies that get involved in infrastructure and social service projects in areas left underdeveloped or scarred by the country's 50-year armed conflict, a government official said. The government and leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Read More...
Gentle yoga poses to help ease neck and back tension
Health With historic roots stretching back thousands of years to ancient India, yoga is a practice that has stood the test of time. Devotees will tell you: regular practice can ease pain and provide natural stress relief. And there is a growing body of evidence to suggest it could be true. The Read More...
As a major zoo closes, 10 reasons to rethink the concept
After 140 years in operation, the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina's capital plans to move almost all of its 2,500 animals to natural reserves. Those animals too old or infirm to make the move will stay, but will no longer be kept on public exhibit. The zoo will become an educational eco-park where Read More...
Scientists call for urgent action to save the world's coral reefs
As the largest international gathering of coral reef experts comes to a close, scientists have sent a letter to Australian officials calling for action to save the world's reefs, which are being rapidly damaged. The letter was sent Saturday to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull imploring Read More...
Solar cell efficiency smackdown: Eye of moth vs. petal of rose
Moth eyes were last year’s big thing in solar cell biomimicry, and now it looks like a new challenger has stepped into the ring. A research team from Germany’s Karlsruher Institut für Technologie has zeroed in on the nanoscale structure of rose petals — specifically, the El Read More...
Australia set to cash in on low-cost renewable energy
Decision on coal mine 'defies reason' Super-coral may take heat off reef bleaching Climate change: Full coverage The cost of producing electricity from renewable energy could be slashed by as much two-thirds within 10 years, making it competitive with coal-fired power, experts say. And the cost of Read More...
India proposes 1 GW wind energy auction
India may soon launch its first-ever auction for wind energy projects as it plans to keep the investors interested even as some crucial financial incentives are set to expire by early next year. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has issued a proposal to auction 1 GW of wind energy capacity Read More...
This company wants to save millions of lives, using a $25 plastic bag
Singapore-based WateROAM aims to tackle this issue through a cost-effective way to convert waste water into drinking water. At just 400g, the company's palm-size Fieldtrate Lite appears as a non-descript plastic bag but the portable filtration system claims to remove bacteria and other pathogens, Read More...
Immense species richness of bacterial-eating microorganisms discovered in soil
Millions of microorganisms play a major role in the decomposition of soil matter. A group of researchers has just shown that there is an enormous diversity among a group of bacteria-eating microorganisms known as Cercozoa. The research suggests that a drier climate in the years ahead due to climate Read More...