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Half of car buyers consider electric or hybrid vehicle
We are on the cusp of a major shift to hybrid and all-electric vehicles. According to a survey, 53% of drivers planning to buy or lease a new car in the next two years are considering an electric or hybrid vehicle. The survey was conducted for the British Institute of the Motor Industry. The Read More...
Elephants appear to be resistant to cancer: What can we learn from them?
Elephants hardly ever get cancer. And this knowledge could pave the way to a better understanding of the disease in humans, and possibly even inspire research into how to combat the disease in the future. Joshua Schiffman, a pediatric oncologist, led a study into the cancer fighting mechanisms in Read More...
The subway in London is recycling power
The London subway has started using a new technology that stops wasting vast amounts of energy. The quick bursts of speed and abrupt stops that trains make to get from station to station is an energy-expensive system. With “inverter” technology, the Cloudesley Road substation in London was Read More...
Get outdoors and into nature, it boosts your immune system
Have you ever wondered why being surrounded by nature feels so good? Research has long found spending time outdoors in gardens, forests and other nature is linked to strong mental and physical health, and now a researcher from the University of Illinois has found out why that is. In our daily Read More...
How cancer patients can benefit from a lifestyle of mindfulness
In a recent talk given at Dana-Farber, ABC news correspondent Dan Harris said mindfulness is the “ability to know what’s happening in your head right now without getting carried away by it.” Patricia Arcari, PhD, RN, of Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, descibes it as Read More...
7 laws of happiness: Lessons from Indian wisdom
Seven years have flown by since I moved to India. It has been a fantastic journey reconnecting with my roots. Growing up in India, I did not have the luxury of travel, but thanks to the support of my family I have had the opportunity to make up for all the lost time. I have had a wonderful time Read More...
Are you pregnant and feeling green in the morning? Homeopathy can help
Posted by By Dr. Lisa Samet N.D. on September 10, 2015 Nothing disrupts the euphoria of pregnancy like morning sickness. That ‘pregnant glow’ can abruptly turn to paleness with persistent nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Morning sickness (and the term is a misnomer – symptoms can Read More...
9 tips for anyone who wants to go plant-based
Cutting out animal products from my diet (and life) has not only improved my health, but it's also helped me be a better human. Although adopting a whole foods plant-based diet is the best decision I’ve ever made (hands down), there are a number of things I wish I had known before jumping Read More...
The world is on target to get 26 percent of energy from renewables by 2020
Renewable energy is growing! With the advent of more affordable technology and increased political pressure on clean sources of energy, it’s no surprise to learn that renewable energy is on the rise on a global scale. A new report projects that, by the year 2020, some 26 percent of the Read More...
Good news: Wind energy is the cheapest energy source in Germany and the U.K.
Thanks to the plummeting price of solar and wind energy, fossil fuels might be going the way of the dinosaurs. Affordable renewables could be a costly tipping point for dirtier energy sources — and we may have just reached it. According to analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), wind Read More...