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Indonesia bans new oil palm and mining concessions
Palm oil impacts a major part of your life—from the soap you use to the cookies you eat. The problem is that in many places ancient rainforests are cleared to make way for plantations to produce palm oil. Environmental organizations have been campaigning to end this deforestation. Now Indonesia, Read More...
Can money buy you happiness?
Researchers found that self-reported emotional well-being increased with a higher income—but only up to $75,000 per year. No further effects on happiness were found past the amount. Other studies suggest it isn’t the dollar amount that boosts happiness, but rather how the money is spent. Here Read More...
Global electric car sales on the rise
After four years of steady growth, U.S. plug-in electric car sales were essentially flat last year. Low gas prices and increased demand for SUVs had a dampening effect on the segment, which still accounts for a very small fraction of U.S. new-car sales. However, in other parts of the world, it was Read More...
Why the sharing economy needs tougher rules
A report released last week by the Grattan Institute on services like Uber and Airbnb finds that such peer-to-peer services can provide large benefits to the economy, but that governments need to ensure that both consumers and providers are protected. Hoping the services will just go away is not an Read More...
Mushrooms To The Rescue!
Eben Bayer grew up on a maple farm in Canada. To fire up the boiler they’d use woodchips, which is where Bayer first learned about mycelium or “nature’s glue”. Heaps of woodchips would – as you may imagine – start to grow mushrooms when left alone outside and when it was time to move Read More...
Refugee teachers go back to school to train for work in Germany
Migrants who worked as teachers in their home countries are getting the chance to teach again in German schools thanks to a new program at the University of Potsdam. The program gives refugee teachers German language lessons as well as seminars on the German school system and teaching methods used Read More...
Study: A healthier gut reduces cancer risks
Researchers have shown that various types of intestinal bacteria might be factors in both causing and preventing obesity and in other conditions and diseases. Now researchers have found bacteria can potentially reduce the risk of cancer. The study found that prescribing probiotics to replace or Read More...
Green spaces in city help reduce crime rates
Green spaces in a city have multiple benefits, but a new one can be added to the list: a recent study showed green spaces in a neighborhood have a direct link with lower crime rates. Among the studied cities is Youngstown, Ohio. The city is full of empty spaces, following economic stagnation and Read More...
How to cultivate patience in your life
Religions and philosophers have long praised the virtue or patience; now researchers are starting to do so well. Recent studies have found that, sure enough, good things really do come to those who wait. Patient people tend to enjoy better physical and mental health, and it can help keep you on Read More...
Will the Tesla Model 3 be the first truly self-driving car?
On the evening of March 31st, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s sinuous Model 3, the company’s first “affordable” electric-car model. After touting the sedan’s punchy acceleration, two-hundred-and-fifteen-mile battery range, and sweeping, seamless glass roof, he mentioned its Read More...