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Starbucks to help pay for workers' housing in China
Starbucks has announced it will spend millions to subsidize housing for thousands of its workers in China. The coffee giant has already been adding serious benefits for its employees from subsidizing college tuition and raising pay in the US to loans for rent deposits in the UK, and now many Read More...
The science of resilience: How to teach students to persevere
Studies show that resilience has a positive influence on academic performance of undergraduates, as well as their social and emotional wellbeing. Resilience in learning, as in life, is about being able to persevere through setbacks, take on challenges and risk making mistakes to reach a goal. Read More...
Better urban planning can bring down obesity rates
A new case study coming out of Switzerland suggests that a city’s urban layout may be the greatest factor in rate of obesity amongst its residents. Published in the British Medical Journal Open, the study calculated the BMIs (body mass index) of 6,500 adult residents for many years in the city of Read More...
How Airbnb unites the world: An in-depth analysis
By now, we all know the numbers about Airbnb's impact—roughly, at least. The company has more than 2 million listings, dwarfing the number of rooms offered by the largest hotel chain, Marriot International. The pioneer of the sharing economy is valued at over $25 billion. Founder Brian Chesky is Read More...
Finding happiness: 11 simple ways to get your smile back
Never take yourself too seriously. There's only thing to be serious about in life: your path to finding happiness. That path starts with smiling more. We don't necessarily smile when we're happy but we do get happy when we smile. Want more tips? Be kinder. Talk to somebody who loves you. Remember Read More...
American folk singer hopes peace concert for ISIS will win over terror group
An Oregon folk singer plans to leave next week to serenade the Islamic State, and he intends to bring the black-clad barbarians a prayerful message of peace -- despite a warning from the State Department that his life could be in danger. James Twyman, of Portland, Ore., told FoxNews.com he feels a Read More...
Pizza boxes recycled from Staten Island trash let you eat out of the garbage
It’s no secret that New Yorkers have a deep and passionate love affair with pizza, but all of those pizza boxes do take a toll on the environment. Pratt Industries, which specializes in recycled paper and packaging, thinks their pizza boxes made using 100-percent post-consumer paper from Read More...
Could artificial trees be part of the climate change solution?
In the fight against climate change, trees are an ally. They suck in carbon dioxide, reducing the harmful greenhouse gases. But there’s a problem: we’re asking them to work overtime. Trees can’t absorb enough of the carbon dioxide humanity is throwing at them unless we turn every inch of Read More...
How giant icebergs could be fighting climate change
Latest News Save for later Saved Subscribe Scientists study the impact of iceberg meltwater on the carbon-sequestering phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean. All else being equal, global warming means more giant icebergs breaking off Antarctica and sliding into the ocean. But, as these massive hunks Read More...
Solar energy jobs double in 5 years
The number of solar jobs in the U.S. has more than doubled in five years. In fact, there are more people working in solar now than at oil rigs and in gas fields. The solar industry added 35,000 jobs in 2015, up 20% from the previous year, according to the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit in Washington Read More...