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New Airbus plane designed to diminish the impact of jet lag
A new Airbus plane significantly diminishes the impact of jetlag through a combination of a humidification system, onboard fresh air and an adaptable color temperature system, which can produce different light color combinations dependent on the flight length and time zone changes. The LED lights Read More...
Investor groups launch human rights standard to pressure business
Investor groups, human rights organizations and research agencies have come together to launch a “Corporate Human Rights Benchmark”. The initiative is focused on measuring the human rights efforts of some 100 large multinational companies and rank their performances. The objective is to follow Read More...
How to serve your immune system and heal common digestive issues with Ayurveda
More and more research shows that a successful immune response to almost every disease starts in our largest organ: the gut. The ancient healing system of India, Ayurveda, has always focused on the gut as the foundation of health. Ayurveda has very simple and effective solutions for common Read More...
Starbucks will start donating 100% of its unused food to those in need
Starbucks announced on Tuesday that it will donate 100% of the leftover food from its 7,600 stores to food banks across the U.S. In a bid to fight hunger and food waste, the coffee-giant has teamed up with nonprofit organization Feeding America and Food Donation Connection to donate perishable Read More...
3 counterintuitive business decisions that have kept Uber relevant
All too often, people look at a startup and assume that the key to its success was coming up with the right idea to disrupt a market. Not true. The truly groundbreaking startups all have something else in common: a willingness to keep rethinking what's made them successful. Take Uber. Ride-hailing Read More...
Mindful meditation may be the answer to relieving chronic back pain, study suggests
In 1992, Harvard neuroscientist Richard Davidson embarked on an unusual research project to study the brains of Buddhist monks who spent thousands of hours meditating. What he found was that not only did the practice activate different parts of the brain, it also seemed to impact the body in ways Read More...
9 people who are changing the future of food
A radical new approach to raising cattle helped fourth-generation rancher Cory Carman save her family’s land. Twelve years ago, Carman Ranch, a 3,100-acre cattle-raising operation in Wallowa Valley, Oregon, was struggling; the grass, fast receding, barely supported the 300-animal herd. So Cory Read More...
China is on an epic solar energy binge
It’s worth taking a minute to appreciate the sheer scale of what China is doing in solar right now. In 2015, the country added more than 15 gigawatts of new solar capacity, surpassing Germany as the world’s largest solar power market. China now has 43.2 gigawatts of solar capacity, compared to Read More...
"US could be renewable energy nation in 15 years"
Near wheat fields in rural Kansas, wind turbines spin away, producing clean energy that doesn’t contribute to climate change.But they do contribute to the local economy. Smiling at the turbines on his farm, Ted Bannister says, “Now on a windy day, I’m willing to buy lunch for somebody, Read More...
Study: Climate change makes French wines better
Climate change is not a good thing, but it doesn’t only have negative effects. A study shows that French wines are getting better because of warmer summers. Warmer summers mean earlier-than-average harvests, more frequently. And winemakers in the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions know that the Read More...