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Retirement is not the beginning of the end; it's good for your health, says study
We may think of retirement as the first stage in a person’s declining health. However, a new study from Germany has found that retirement improves people’s health because they take more exercise, sleep longer and have more time to recover from work-related strain. Retirees enjoy their time Read More...
These Belgian streets became car-free zones this summer, and people loved it
The city of Ghent in Belgium became one big urban laboratory this summer when 16 streets closed down for car traffic. The city residents from these streets were free to decide what they wanted to do with the newly freed up space. Their streets turned into parks, with plenty of playground for Read More...
Children whose parents are less controlling lead happier lives, researchers say
A lot has been written recently about "helicopter parents" who hover over the wellbeing of their children in a very controlling way. It doesn't sound very healthy, and in fact, a new study shows that it isn't. Researchers at the University College London found out that children of more caring, Read More...
10,000 refugees reach Munich and are greeted with food and water
Sophie Hardach reports from Germany's 'turnstile city' on the tumultuous welcome Some recounted their horrors. Others silently clutched their children, deaf to the cheers and applause from German bystanders. The youngest of the refugees to arrive in Munich was a baby girl – part of her Read More...
Astronauts report an “overview effect” from the awe of space travel—and you can replicate it here on Earth
The view of earth from space is so spectacular that it can apparently transform astronauts’ perspectives on life—and even draw these scientists toward religion and spiritualism. “Something happens to you out there,” Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has said. “You develop an instant Read More...
UK Labour leader: taxpayers should be able to opt out funding army
Jeremy Corbyn is under fire after it emerged he said taxpayers should be allowed to opt out of funding the Armed Forces. The Labour leadership front-runner suggested voters should be able to act with their 'conscience' and not have their taxes spent on defence – a stance described by a former Read More...
Less water might be plenty for California, conservation is only the start
Across California this summer, residents have been racking up water conservation numbers that defy expectations — a 27% reduction in June, followed by 31.3% in July. Perhaps more impressive than the percentage figures, however, is the actual volume of water saved over two months: 414,800 Read More...
Should you hope your child never has to drive a car?
In its most recent monthly self-driving car report, Google notes that it hasn't set a timeline for rolling autonomous vehicles out to the public in any real way — there are still plenty of kinks to iron out — but it does say that "project lead Chris Urmson's goal is to make sure Read More...
Has Bitcoin Already Been Co-opted by Wall Street?
"People were telling the libertarians to shut up," says New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper, "but they were the only ones willing to put their money on the line and keep Bitcoin alive." Popper's new book, Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Read More...
Plastic bag use down 70% in Wales since charges began
Almost three-quarters of consumers say they support the 5p charge that has raised millions for charities, report says Friday 4 September 2015 01.01 EDT Last modified on Friday 4 September 2015 01.03 EDT The number of single-use plastic bags has declined by more than 70% since charges were Read More...