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Feeling down? Here are 7 ways to get over a winter slump
With a lack of sunshine and warmth, the first couple months of the year can drain you of your energy and put you in a winter slump. But even as winter roars on, it’s essential to keep yourself moving forward until the sun comes back to give you some vitamin D. To help rekindle your energy and Read More...
The quest to build the world’s first ethical smartphone
For many people, smartphones are the first thing we see in the morning and the last thing we see at night. Yet despite our intimate relationship with these devices, we tend to know very little about how they are made—which is ironic, considering they put the world’s knowledge at our Read More...
Farms in the sky: Fewer food miles, less waste, more jobs
Urban farming on rooftops has been gaining traction in cities around the world. Its rise can originally be traced to consumers’ increasing awareness of the carbon emissions that result when our food travels hundreds, if not thousands, of miles from the farm to our table. As an experienced Read More...
Greek islanders to be nominated for Nobel peace prize
Greek islanders who have been on the frontline of the refugee crisis are to be nominated for the Nobel peace prize with the support of their national government. Of the 900,000 refugees who entered Europe last year most were received –scared, soaked and travelling in rickety boats – by Read More...
Canada’s Prime Minister’s words on why he’s a feminist are inspiring
The Canadian Prime Minister has taken a strong line on women’s issues and a need for feminism since taking office in November. Justin Trudeau spoke at the World Economic Forum about the need for men and boys to be included in the dialogue about feminism. He said it is so important for women Read More...
Uber, Lyft and Airbnb soar in popularity with business travelers
For the first time, Uber passed car rentals as business travelers' top mode of choice for getting around town, according to a new report. Expense  management company Certify analyzed more than 30 million transactions in 2015 and found that in the fourth quarter,  41% of rides taken by corporate Read More...
Newly developed material will help fuel cells produce cleaner, more efficient energy
Hydrogen is seen by many as the fuel of the future. Its one drawback is that the high-temperature fuel cells that convert the hydrogen into electricity can be quite energy-intensive. That is all changing now as scientists from the University of Cambridge have had a breakthrough that will help fuel Read More...
People who value time more than money are happier, study finds
A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests that those who place a greater value on their time, rather than their money, are happier. Older people tended to value time over money, possibly because over the years, their priorities shifted, and they feel greater Read More...
GM joins sharing economy with new car-sharing service
If you can't beat them, join them. That must have been the idea at General Motors, thinking about services like Uber and Lyft, when it decided to create a car-sharing service called Maven. It is now launched in the United States and Germany, joining at least two other automakers testing the market Read More...
Mindfulness therapy may be a powerful tool for curbing obesity rates in children
A new study from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine suggests that mindfulness therapy can help curb obesity rates among children. In the study, the researchers used MRI scans to study three parts of the brain in children that were obese, children that were slightly overweight and children Read More...