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Organic milk and meat richer in omega-3, study finds
Organic milk and meat contain about 50 percent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced equivalents, according to a pair of large-scale studies published Tuesday. Previous research has linked omega-3 with reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, improved neurological Read More...
5 types of meditation that don’t require sitting still
Meditation doesn’t have to mean you’re sitting still with your eyes close. In fact, you can practice meditation virtually anywhere and sitting is definitely not a requirement. What makes meditation beautiful is that you can practice it in the way that suits you best, whether you like to lay Read More...
Parliament House shifted to solar energy
Pakistan’s first net metering project at Parliament House has started generating one MW of electricity, not only making the building loadshedding-free but also paving the way for the general consumers to become self-sufficient with one time investment.As much as 3,940 solar panels of 255 Read More...
The science of how what we believe becomes our reality
"Mind is the Master Power that molds and makes, and we are mind. And ever more we take the tool of thought, and shaping what we will, bring forth a thousand joys, or a thousand ills. We think in secret, and it comes to pass, environment, is but our looking glass." -- James Allen At some point we Read More...
Suburbs embrace food scrap recycling to cut 15 percent of landfill waste
Cleaning your plate will take on a new meaning in some suburbs as food scrap collection grows in practice and popularity. The effort involves collecting food leftovers at the curb and converting them to compost as a way to reduce waste going into landfills. So far, food scrap collection programs Read More...
Extinct plant species discovered in amber
Biologists have described a new species of extinct plant, based on two fossil flowers that were trapped in chunks of amber for at least 15 million years. Strychnos electri belongs to the genus whose tropical shrubs, trees and vines are famous for producing the deadly toxin strychnine. The US Read More...
How Costa Rica is becoming one of the most environmentally friendly places on earth
Costa Rica's emerging status as a green energy leader has won renewed praise from experts discussing the country's 99 per cent fossil-free electricity use. The central American country achieved an almost completely carbon-neutral footprint when sourcing electricity for its citizens in 2015, Read More...
Yemenis fight drought by harvesting fog and turning it back into water
Yemen is in crisis. The Middle Eastern country has become a failed state, ravaged by internal war and running out of resources quick, especially water. One resource though that Yemen has a lot of is fog, and the country has now successfully experimented ways to “harvest” moisture from the air Read More...
Organic farming could be the key to feeding the world as global warming takes hold
Organic farming has long been considered irrelevant when it comes to tackling hunger, but one of the biggest studies ever carried out on the practice has concluded that it could play a major role as global warming starts to take effect. The study out of Washington State University found that Read More...
Feeling a need for physical contact, some are cuddling up with strangers
Cuddling releases oxytocin—the love hormone—which can ward off depression and loneliness, reduce pain and even lower blood pressure, according to research. So in our culture, with more and more couples divorced and lose ties in our communities, isn't it only logical that there's now a "cuddle Read More...