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There's a surprising health benefit to using bitcoin
Money can make you sick. Bills, coins and credit cards are dirty. Studies have shown they carry bacteria, fecal matter and even drugs. When analyzing 68 one-dollar bills, researchers found that 87 percent of the bills carried bacteria that "could cause an infection in anyone with a compromised Read More...
A healthy Mediterranean diet is cheaper than a junky American one
A healthy Mediterranean diet is often perceived as expensive, but a new study shows it's not. In fact, fresh veggies and fancy olive oil are cheaper. A new study out of the Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank shows that a Mediterranean-style diet costs around $750 per person Read More...
These supplements and foods can help you cope with stress
Stress: It may be a good short-term motivator, but prolonged stress can have harsh consequences on your body. Constant stress can lead to a poor immune system, weight gain around the middle, poor sleep quality and low blood pressure. Anything from big life issues to simply being late for work can Read More...
Japan considers making bitcoin a legal currency
Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic party is planning to propose legal changes that would define bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as currencies. The changes would mean bitcoin could be more tightly regulated and taxed, and are likely to lead to more investment in developing cryptocurrency Read More...
Zero Percent turns to crowdfunding to prevent food waste
Distributing food to the needy is often more problematic than supplying it in Chicago. Good food goes to waste at downtown restaurants because nonprofits, many of which are located on the outskirts of the city, don’t have the resources to go pick up leftovers. So Zero Percent, a startup based Read More...
Can a 16-mile stretch of road become the world's first sustainable highway?
There are 223,000 miles of heavily trafficked roads in the United States. They slice through landscapes, connecting communities and economies, but also bisecting and contaminating nature. Transportation accounts for more than 25% of total U.S. emissions, and busy roads can produce up to five times Read More...
How evolution's innovations can help scientists yank water out of the air
If you learned that scientists have blended a darkling beetle, a cactus, and a carnivorous pitcher plant, you might imagine some unholy creation that’s all spines and scuttling legs and digestive enzymes. Instead, what Kyoo-Chul Park has made looks like … nothing at all. It’s not Read More...
California is about to get way more charging stations for its electric cars
The West Coast Electric Highway has steadily grown over the years, providing electric-car drivers with charging infrastructure to make trips longer than their cars' rated ranges. It's a network of public charging stations that actually spreads across multiple highways, with I-5 serving as the Read More...
Two-thirds of 2030 Hondas will be electrified or zero emission
Fifteen years is a short time in the life of the auto industry, just two complete product cycles for the average high-volume vehicle. But by "around 2030," according to Honda's CEO, his company will "strive" to make fully two-thirds of its cars electrified in some way--including hybrids, plug-in Read More...
Soil Carbon Cowboys are here to make the soil healthy
Ranching is a rare occupation. Rarer still are the ranchers pioneering new ways to graze cattle, transforming their ranches and farms into vibrant ecosystems, producing black ink for their bank accounts and giving their incredibly robust animals a great life. These new grazing methods have many Read More...