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Big multinationals announce ambitious plans to use renewable energy
Yesterday, we reported on a group of big multinationals joining efforts to help feed the refugees at Europe's borders. Today, we're here to tell you that some of the world's biggest companies have announced ambitious targets to power their operations entirely with renewable energy. Companies, Read More...
Moving a little throughout the day is best way to offset health hazards of prolonged sitting
Sitting on your bum all day at work has been proven to be detrimental to health. In fact, one study found that prolonged sitting can increase your risk for cancer by more than 60%. Moving a little throughout the day—also known as fidgeting—can counteract the problems that come with sitting for Read More...
To counter overfishing, Ikea will only serve seafood from certified sources
Last week, a WWF report revealed that nearly two-thirds of the world's fisheries are "fully exploited." Most of the rest are over-exploited. And so it is good news that Ikea, the Swedish furniture chain, has decided to only sell seafood that come from certified sources. From this week all 23 Read More...
Stanford researchers cool sunlight to improve solar cell efficiency
Solar panels must face the sun to function. Yet, ironically, they lose efficiency as they heat up. That's why researchers from Stanford University have developed a translucent overlay made of patterned silica that "cools" incoming light for solar panels, effectively dropping the temperature on the Read More...
Conversations at dinner table help your children learn to read better
Family dinners are more than just a time for everyone to connect, it’s an opportunity to boost your child’s appetite for words. Research shows that dinner conversation is a tremendous way to expand your child’s vocabulary because children learn more sophisticated words from their parent’s Read More...
Los Angeles aims to build plant to recycle sewage into drinking water
For more than 80 years, the Metropolitan Water District has paved the way for Southern California's epic growth by securing water from hundreds of miles away. This week, the mammoth agency said it wants to invest closer to home in what would be one of the world's largest plants to recycle sewage Read More...
Dutch team launches free 'Airbnb' site for refugees
Three young Dutch start-up entrepreneurs have launched a website to find temporary accommodation for refugees fleeing to Europe, modelled on the popular Airbnb home rental site. But on Refugee Hero, created in just four days and launched on Monday, no money changes hands. Instead private Read More...
Kids who 'mind read' tend to learn more effectively
Everyone mind reads to some degree, using intuition and context clues to empathize with and interpret the thoughts, words and actions of others. Young children do this too. And according to a new study, those that do it best tend to be better selective learners. In an experiment conducted by Read More...
Increased activity in older brains may point to new avenues for treating memory loss
Neurons are hyperactive and fire more in newly studied area of hippocampus. Northwestern Medicine scientists have examined activity in a little-studied part of the brain associated with memory and found for the first time the reason that neurons there become more active in old age, findings that Read More...
Farms harvest cuts in carbon dioxide via soil
Fourth-generation rancher Loren Poncia calls himself a soil geek, and California wants to pay him for it. “If the soil is healthier, everything is better: the grass, the cows and the pocketbook,” said the rancher, gesturing toward the yellow perennial grasses streaked with green that cover Read More...