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Electric car sales are soaring in Europe (but not the US)
You might think that the US would be the hotbed for electric car sales given California's fondness for green transportation, but nope -- it's Europe. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association reports that EV sales in the European Union shot up 78 percent year-over-year in the first half of Read More...
Ford has patented an autonomous car that can transform into a lounge while driving
This month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office approved a patent application from a group of Ford employees for an "autonomous car with reconfigurable seats." It's the latest step in Ford's move into the world of self driving cars, and comes on the heels of the company's launch of Read More...
Andy Murray uses crowdfunding firm to invest in UK startups
World No 2 invests in three small firms that he says share his ‘dedication, hunger and standards’ via crowdfunding firm in which he is shareholder Wednesday 19 August 2015 05.43 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 19 August 2015 06.03 EDT Tennis star Andy Murray has made Read More...
The Bitcoin Schism Shows the Genius of Open Source
Mike Hearn is one of the primary engineers behind bitcoin, the digital currency that aims to remake our financial system. Or at least he used to be. Over the weekend, Hearn told the world that he and a group of other coders were forking the bitcoin project, creating an alternate version of the Read More...
Change Tip And Direct Relief Launch Charitable Campaign Using Bitcoin
When it comes to reasons for using Bitcoin, consumers in countries with developed economies — where credit cards, PayPal PayPal and other payment systems function uite well — don’t have many. However, one promising area for the use of the digital currency in developed economies Read More...
The rise of the soil carbon cowboys
Ranching is a rare occupation. Rarer still are the ranchers pioneering new ways to gra e cattle, transforming their ranches and farms into vibrant ecosystems, producing black ink for their bank accounts and giving their incredibly robust animals a great life (with the exception of one bad day). Read More...
New wastewater treatment method captures carbon and creates renewable energy
You may not spend much thought on cleaning up municipal and industrial wastewater, but you may have guessed it's dirty. Quite dirty, in fact. Wastewater treatment produces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by powering the whole machinery (and this requires high amounts of energy) and by decomposing Read More...
Last but one country: Women register to vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia
Women in Saudi Arabia are registering to vote… for the first time. King Abdullah issued a royal decree in 2011 granting women the right to vote as of 2015, but many critics doubted whether or not the decree would be followed through with, wary of Abdullah’s past empty promises. Now women are Read More...
Cranberries might offer a way to fight colon cancer
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. One in 20 Americans will develop it at some point in his or her lifetime. A surprising way to treat it effectively might be found in cranberries. Researchers fed cranberry extracts to mice with colon cancer and found that the tumors Read More...
Rewilding: Movement to restore wilderness areas is growing across Europe
Rewilding is probably the most exciting thing happening to the conservation movement. It's aimed at restoring and protecting natural processes and core wilderness areas, reintroducing keystone species that have, in extreme cases, gone extinct. It's a popular trend in Europe. Here's a fascinating Read More...