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Polar bears go with the flow for climate change
The climate is changing, and though legislation and individual’s taking action will limit how bad climate change will get, it is the most pressing issue we face as a global community. Polar bears seem to be adapting to climate change rather well, and though researchers were initially worried Read More...
Germany’s new energy plan is proving successful
Germany is undergoing what they call ‘Energiewende,’ English for ‘energy transition’. The German state is undergoing a serious shift from fossil fuel dominated energy sources to one that’s full of renewables. Critics of the new energy plan said that the mere shift would cause an increase Read More...
Avocados lower bad cholesterol
Guacamole is one of the best foods anyone invented. Now researchers have found that eating guacamole—more specifically an avocado a day—will help cut down on LDL cholesterol, also known as the bad kind. The study was conducted on overweight adults and divided participants into three groups, all Read More...
Intel invests $300 million to increase internal diversity
Studies have shown that the work place is not equal. White males make more money than their female or minority coworkers do for the same jobs. Intel is trying to change that. In a recent announcement Intel says it will invest $300 million to diversify their workforce, creating pipelines Read More...
Shell ordered to pay after spill
Six years ago Shell oil spills devastated parts of the Nigerian Delta. Now after years of hard work and dragging the oil giant through court they are finally paying back both the community and individuals impacted by the spills. Shell will pay about $52 million to the communities around where the Read More...
California on track to meet renewable goals
California is the largest state in the union, has the 5th largest economy in the world, and provides the majority of the food for the rest of the US. California is also leading the way for clean energy initiatives. Programs set in place by the current governor, and governors before him, have Read More...
Help cancer patients by playing a mobile game
Those who are diagnosed with cancer face a hard decision: Treatment or not? People respond to treatment differently. Doctors have backlogs of data that show how different patients responded to different treatments, but they are unanalyzed, and analyzing them would take years. Enter Reverse The Read More...
Ride your bike to stay young
People who cycle to work are the happiest kinds of commuters—that’s been proven. Now scientists have found that cycling also keeps you young. New researchers discovered that cyclists—the more extreme ones that ride about 100 km in 6.5 hours—actually stay younger. The exercise is high Read More...
Toyota gives away fuel cell patents
Last year Tesla gave away the patents for their sleek electric car. Now Toyota followed suite and has released some 5,680 patents related to their hydrogen, and fuel cell technology. The idea is that innovators working together to find a solution is better than hoarding intellectual property for a Read More...
Growbot makes urban agriculture viable
Urban agriculture projects are nice community exercises, but they aren’t commercially viable, and really aren’t that safe—one study found hazardous levels of lead in half of the root vegetables grown in New York City’s community gardens. Growbot is a modular planter box that solves all Read More...