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UK to build the world's largest offshore wind farm
The UK is set to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Great Britain. The current largest offshore wind farm belongs to the UK as well, but this new one will generate even more power. In fact, this windfarm is expected to provide nearly a half million people with Read More...
5 almost effortless ways to become a morning person
Do you dread the mornings? Is getting out of bed one of the hardest challenges of the day? Not all of us are morning people, but it’s actually not too hard to become one to help benefit the rest of your day. To kickstart you work week, here are 5 tips to help you become a morning Read More...
Vitamin D pill a day may improve exercise performance and lower risk of heart disease
Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, according to the findings of a preliminary study presented today at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh. Vitamin D, which is both a vitamin and a hormone, helps control levels Read More...
7 probiotic foods that are great for your gut
After once being relegated to the shelves of obscure health markets, probiotics are officially everywhere. They’ve popped up online and in grocery and drug stores — and people are buying them in greater and greater numbers. According to a 2012 study by the National Center for Read More...
Renewables key in race against climate change clock
Any plausible game plan for capping the rise of Earth's surface temperature depends on replacing fossil fuels with energy sources that generate little or no carbon pollution. That means renewables, especially solar and wind, both of which face fewer constraints to growth than more established clean Read More...
6 surprising health benefits of hemp seeds
Among the many benefits of the legalization of marijuana would be eliminating any lingering confusion about the legality of its close relation (read, basically the same plant), hemp. While the possession of industrial hemp, also known by its botanical moniker, Cannabis sativa, has never been Read More...
A world of greener cars is coming sooner than we ever might have guessed
If you’re an average consumer, you’ve had little reason to take electric cars seriously—they cost too much, and don’t go far enough on a charge. But starting about this time next year, you will. It’s hard to keep track of all the competing mainstream electrics coming Read More...
How smartphones helped shape a new generation of globally minded "next-pats"
A new study reveals that Americans have a more global outlook than Europeans, partly because they are more connected through technology. Americans have a reputation for being insular and unadventurous when it comes to learning about the rest of the world. This is partly justified: Only 38% of Read More...
Ministry empowers female agriculturalists, encourages them to branch out into organic farming
NEW DELHI: Marrying women’s empowerment with the quest for good health, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has found a unique way of empowering female agriculturalists by encouraging them to branch out into organic farming. Beginning November 13, women organic farmers will descend on Read More...
Football club goes vegan in 'world first'
A football club is claiming to be the world's first to adopt a vegan match day menu after removing cows' milk from its hot drinks. National League club Forest Green Rovers stopped selling meat burgers in 2011 and in July took fish off the menu to become fully vegetarian. Cow milk has been replaced Read More...