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The best foods for a healthy gut
More and more research shows the critical importance of a healthy gut as the first line of defense of the immune system. But how do you keep a healthy intestinal tract? Although there are many supplements on the market that promise digestive support, the gut responds better to real, whole foods Read More...
This nano material sucks water from thin air
A new nano-coating that can pull water out of the air might allow us to harvest water where there seems to be none, like the moisture farms in Star Wars. The coating is based on naturally occurring moisture-gathering mechanisms, such as the spines of a cactus and the bumpy shell of a desert beetle. Read More...
How to practice mindfulness throughout your workday
You probably know the feeling all too well: You arrive at the office with a clear plan for the day and then, in what feels like just a moment, you find yourself on your way back home. Nine or 10 hours have passed but you’ve accomplished only a few of your priorities. And, most likely, you can’t Read More...
Walkers with Google cameras to map 2,500 miles of ancient trails
If “the Google effect”on Britain is anything like “the Wild effect” in the US, there will soon be unprecedented numbers of people walking the national trails that traverse some of the most beautiful countryside in England and Wales. Wild was the name of a book in 2012 and, two years later, Read More...
There is a 'game changer' technology on Wall Street and people keep confusing it with bitcoin
Goldman Sachs says the technology "has the potential to redefine transactions" and can change "everything." JPMorgan last month announced it was launching a trial project with the blockchain startup led by its former executive, Blythe Masters. Her company, Digital Asset Read More...
America generates more energy from wind than you may think
Solar power has been hot news lately with numbers forecasting another strong year in added solar capacity, but what you may not realize is that wind power has also become a very big deal in the U.S these days. Last year, Iowa generated 31 percent of its power from wind resources, and several states Read More...
Factory farming divestment follows success of pulling investments away from oil
After the success of campaigns to get investors to divest from fossil fuel companies (some 400 institutions have committed to pulling money from coal, oil and gas companies to tackle climate change), factory farming is the next target. Fast food chain Subway is latest to join the backlash against Read More...
Start your own company when you can’t find fair trade, organic coconut oil
Business can be a force for good. When Dr. Bronner’s soap company wanted a more ethical source for coconut oil and there were no options available, it decided to create its own. A sister company called Serendipol in Sri Lanka was born. The company supports Sri Lankan farm workers, oil Read More...
For the first time a team composed of refugees will compete in the Olympics
Athletes that want to compete in the Olympics but have become refugees are put in an unusual predicament. They can’t compete for the country they’ve fled as a result of war or persecution, but have yet to secure citizenship elsewhere. Now for the first time, a team of refugees will compete at Read More...
Here's a mindfulness meditation app that can help you overcome a tech fixation
More and more these days we’re being told that we need a digital detox to overcome our addiction to technology, but tech and mindfulness entrepreneur Rohan Gunatillake has a much more interesting idea: let’s get tech to work for us instead. He has created an app called Buddhify that uses the Read More...