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The spices of life
People around the world have been using spice cures for centuries, but now scientists are proving that spices can ease inflammation, activate the immune system, kill bacteria and viruses and even kill cancer cells. Some research suggests that compounds in spices might help fight everything from Read More...
Herbs treat diabetes as well as drugs
Diabetics take pharmaceutical drugs to regulate blood sugar. Researchers at the University of Illinois have found that oregano and rosemary can be just as effective at treating type-2 diabetes, according to a new study. Oregano and rosemary are effective because they inhibit the same enzyme that Read More...
Facebook initiative provides free Internet access to developing countries
It’s critical for a more just and fair world that developing countries get swiftly connected to the Internet. Last year Facebook started internet.org, an initiative that works with industries around the world to lower the barriers to bringing developing nations online. This week the project Read More...
Marriage of F1 technology and public transit make buses more efficient
A hybrid motor that made its debut on the F1 circuit will be used in London’s public buses to increase fuel efficiency. The technology called Gyrodrive is a high tech flywheel (a mechanism that stores energy as momentum) and harnesses power that is usually lost as heat. The way Gyrodrive works, Read More...
Electric car sales more than doubled in Europe
Sales of electric cars are surging in Europe. In 2013 nearly 50,000 electric vehicles were sold in European Union member countries, more than twice the number, 22,000, sold in 2012. The analysis of data collected by the Transport & Environment (T&E) campaign group points to three new Read More...
Solar pizza box: the clean BBQ alternative
Grilling outdoors is a fun summer activity, but can be costly to the environment—releasing smoke and gas into the atmosphere. Building a solar oven out of a pizza box teaches children about solar energy and environmental conservation. The solar oven produces heat the same way a greenhouse does Read More...
Cancer: the latest inflammatory disease
New research suggests that some aggressive forms of cancer might respond to a powerful class of anti-inflammatory drugs. The drugs—called JAK inhibitors—suppress cells from communicating with each other using a class of molecules called cytokines, and they’re currently approved for the Read More...
Man-made leaf could produce oxygen for deep space travel
One of the major barriers to humans embarking on deep space travel has been the challenge of taking enough oxygen for humans to survive—plants are extremely difficult to grow in zero gravity. A new leaf designed by Julian Melchior as part of the Royal College of Art’s Innovation Design Read More...
General Mills announces plans to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from operations and supply chain
A few months ago Oxfam released a report detailing greenhouse gas emissions in the food production sector—pointing out General Mills, one of the largest food producers in America, as one of the worst offenders. General Mills has now announced plans to greatly reduce greenhouse emissions from both Read More...
Wind cheaper than oil, coal or natural gas in Denmark in 2016
Investments in wind power that Denmark started making over 40 years ago are now starting to pay dividends—and large ones at that. Analysts at the Danish Energy Association predict that by 2016 wind power will overtake coal and natural gas as the country’s cheapest source of energy. Two new Read More...