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How drones will change the future of Africa
The word “drone” has become synonymous with terror in recent years, but in Africa, drones have become a beacon of hope for those in tough-to-reach areas. Imagine a sick child in a small village in the hills of Rwanda needs medication, but the nearest hospital is hours away. The child’s mother Read More...
Switzerland to recognize homeopathy as legitimate medicine
Switzerland will give five complementary therapies, including homeopathy and acupuncture, the same status as conventional medicine when it comes to health insurance. After being rejected in 2005 by the authorities for lack of scientific proof of their efficacy, complementary and alternative Read More...
Rapid decline of coal use leads to drop in UK emissions
Coal in the UK is burning at its lowest level in at least 150 years, and its led to a significant 4 percent drop in Britain’s annual carbon dioxide emissions. With the rapid rise in renewable energy, the Drax power plant switching to biomass and the closing of old polluting coal-power stations, Read More...
5 simple ways to improve your work-life balance
Many people struggle with the balance between work and life outside work with work often demanding too much time. Achieving a healthy equilibrium between the two is no simple task., Here are five suggestions that will help improve the Read More...
This program will make cutting carbon emissions lucrative for farmers
Farmers make their profits from the food they produce, but what if they received an extra sum of money for the emissions they didn’t produce? Under a new program run by the California Air Resources Board, 21 of the state’s rice farmers have an extra incentive to think green. The program has Read More...
Drones deliver sterile insects to tackle disease in Ethiopia
In a region of Ethiopia where disease-ridden tsetse flies run rampant, drones are being administered to lower the fly population and ultimately save lives. The autonomous drones can fly for up to two hours at a cruise speed of 20 meters per second and have temperature controlled pods under each Read More...
An international deal to limit aviation emissions may soon be ready for takeoff
Aviation was controversially left out of the final Paris Agreement, but now it seems a much-needed deal to tackle global aviation emissions is set to be delivered this coming September. The deal, led by the U.N-backed International Civil Aviation Organization, would set the first limits on flight Read More...
China to halt coal development in 15 regions
While most of the world was diverting from coal last year, 155 planned coal plants in China were approved by the government in 2015 alone. Now it seems China is having some doubts about those plans. In response to growing fears that the country’s coal power sector is suffering from worsening Read More...
What to eat to sleep better
Having trouble falling asleep? It may be a result of your diet. A new study out of Purdue University suggests that people who eat a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better. The study found that consuming a lower calorie diet with a higher amount of protein improves sleep quality for Read More...
Hundreds of UK churches set to go green, switch to renewable energy-charities
More than 400 churches in the United Kingdom plan to switch to clean energy providers for their light and heat, shifting spending of 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) to renewables from fossil fuels, two Christian charities said on Wednesday. The move is part of the Big Church Switch, an initiative Read More...