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Migrant crisis: Charities make massive peace sign out of life jackets on Lesbos
Charities working on the Greek island of Lesbos have made a massive peace sign out of discarded life jackets to honour refugees who've died trying to cross the Mediterranean. More than 100 volunteers used 3,000 vests to form the symbol on a hill outside the village of Molyvos. More than one million Read More...
The quiet power of meditation
Whether it's improving our day-to-day lives or surviving a sudden calamity, there's no substitute for clear-headed mental discipline. And a growing number of people believe they know how to find it. Allan Lokos and his wife, Susannah, were on vacation when their plane crash-landed in the Southeast Read More...
As Africa's sharing economy grows, Airbnb takes tourists in new directions
Travelers are gaining access to places and experiences across Africa once closed off or just unknown to them. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Nearly two years ago, Mengesha Tesfaye was scrambling to make ends meet shining shoes in Lalibela, a picturesque Ethiopian town known for its medieval-era Read More...
Russia could go 100% renewable in 15 years
Russia could go 100% renewable by 2030, and cut their energy costs by 20%, say researchers. A study found that the cheapest option for Russia and Central Asia in the long term is to go renewable, based on the abundance of resources in the continent. The researchers, from Lappeenranta University of Read More...
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The U.S. wants to dramatically reduce its water usage
At a roundtable discussion in Washington D.C., the White House announced that it will host a “Water Summit” for March 22, to spur innovation and conservation efforts for the world’s most valuable resource, and believes the U.S. can slash water usage by a third. Existing technology should make Read More...
Moral anger at work is beneficial for you (and others)
New research from the University of Liverpool suggests getting angry at work can, sometimes, actually be good for you. Before you start yelling at your supervisor or the copy machine, thinking it will help you, please note the researchers were looking at moral anger, which is motivated by the Read More...
Embracing driverless cars lead us into a future free of car accidents
It's a fact that over 90% of the car crashes are caused by human error. For years and years, governments and traffic organizations have done everything they can to promote safe driving. But it's hard to change human behavior, to stop reckless driving, forgetting to signal before crossing a lane, or Read More...
Be The Change!
Amidst challenges, setbacks and painful events, many, many more things in our world go right than wrong. Enjoy this compilation. And share it: While we are spreading the better news, we're making it as Read More...
5 simple habits that will make you feel happier
Life’s complicated. Between work, family, and all the things we must do on a daily basis, we tend to lose sight of what’s most important: being happy. Finding happiness doesn’t have to be complicated though, in fact, a neuroscientist at the University of California believes he has found the Read More...