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Apple wants to be a provider of renewable energy
Apple may soon become a major producer of renewable solar energy. The software giant has asked regulatory authorities in the U.S. for the green light to begin selling excess power to consumers as part of its mission to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal for its operations. Google, Amazon Read More...
Black gold from the Amazon: fighting climate change while improving soil
“Terra preta” or “black soil” is very fertile, dark and manmade soil found in the Amazon. It’s the result of an indigenous farmers’ practice 3000 years ago, they would bury charcoal in the ground to boost the otherwise relatively infertile Amazonian soil. The charcoal allows the soil to Read More...
A simple solution for more truthful politics
After years of destructive politics in Washington between a Democratic president and an oppositional Republican-controlled Congress, the current Presidential election season is showing a further turn towards the worst. There’s a lot at stake, not just for the U.S. but for the free world at large. Read More...
Google’s Larry Page pursues the dream of the flying car
While the world is only beginning to get used to electric cars let alone driverless cars, some visionaries are already looking at the next challenge. Most boys have dreamed about flying cars that can easily hop over traffic jams. However, Google co-founder Larry Page is pursuing this dream with Read More...
Statistics show that most conventional wisdom about refugees is wrong
Right wing politicians claim that the refugee crisis will change Europe, the world, forever. In reality, if you look at the world’s migration figures, a very different pictures arises. The actual number of global migrants is just a half percent of the world population or 36.5 million people. Read More...
Men advised to ditch tight pants to increase fertility
Men should avoid wearing tight underwear and should start trying for a family before they reach forty if they want to have children, fertility experts have said. Constricting pants are likely to result in two and a half times less fertile sperm, exacerbating the problem of female infertility caused Read More...