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Biogas backpacks spur small business in developing world
In many countries traditional forms of cooking pollute the environment and emit carcinogenic gases inhaled by the cooks. Now a biogas company, (B)energy, has created a (B)energy system, a simple greenhouse that makes biogas from kitchen waste, human feces, and agricultural residue. They have also Read More...
Exercise will rub off on your partner
If you’re married, or have a significant other then you’ve probably noticed that you pick up some of your partners habits, mannerisms, or even sayings. Now a new study has found that you also pick up on exercise and health habits of your partners. Researchers looked at the health data of 3,700 Read More...
Solar investments are safer than stocks
For investors, particularly after the ’08 financial crisis, it’s difficult to decide on where to put your money. Savings accounts have tiny profit margins, and the volatility of the stock market has left many skeptical. A recent study has found that if you want to invest, solar is the best Read More...
Tiny device harvests energy while you walk
New wearable devices are coming out almost every week, but many of them have to be charged, or run on replicable batteries—a 20th century problem for 21st century technology. Now German researchers have come up with small devices that lie buried in the heel of your shoe that generate energy as Read More...
Coral is remarkably resilient
As our oceans grow warmer, our corals die and turn white. The process is called coral bleaching and happens when the tiny plants that provide coral their food are expelled because the water is too warm. Once thought to be the death sentence of a reef, a new study has found that coral can bounce Read More...
Cancer could be eliminated by 2050
Every year 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and 8 million die because of it. While on the surface it seems like this disease is running out of control, a recent study has a more optimistic picture. The study found that as soon as 2050, cancer could be virtually eliminated for people Read More...
Cooking makes you more creative and mindful
You need to cook to eat, and survive. But cooking can be more than just a way to feed yourself. For Zen monks there are only two activities more important than meditating: Cooking and cleaning. Cooking helps you be mindful of the present, separating yourself from the nuances of the daily grind. Read More...
Chipotle ditches pork over supplier violations
Chipotle holds their meat suppliers to high standards, and if they aren’t met then no business will be done. That’s why at about 30 percent of Chipotle restaurants aren’t currently serving carnitas, slow cooked pork. One of Chipotle’s major pork suppliers was caught not having adequate Read More...
Philippines could end poverty within a generation
Corruption and natural disasters have been driving forces behind the Philippine’s poverty level, among the highest in East Asia. But now thanks to sustainable economic growth and the creation of one million jobs between October 2013 and October 2014, the bottom 20 percent of incomes grew faster Read More...
Acupuncture pen checks for vitamins
We all need vitamins and minerals, and many of us are vitamin and mineral deficient. But what vitamins should you take? How do you know? Sure you could go to the doctor, but often our vitamin and mineral levels can change by the day. Now there’s a new acupuncture pen, called Vitastiq, that when Read More...