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More vitamin D = healthier blood pressure
Good news for sun worshippers and anyone concerned about their blood pressure: a powerful new genetic analysis has found a causal link between higher vitamin D levels and lower blood pressure. Many previous studies have reported an “association” between vitamin D deficiency and high blood Read More...
Social media is making us smarter
Clive Thompson likes to observe young people while they’re typing a Tweet on their phones. In the New York metro, for instance, or on a park bench. He noticed the Tweet-typing goes in a set pattern. First someone types a few words. Then they erase them. That’s followed by a few more new words, Read More...
It’s never too late to start leading a healthy life (and prevent disease)
An unhealthy youth doesn’t have to lead to heart disease later in life. It’s never too late to start incorporating healthy life choices into your everyday habits. A new study published in Circulation found that people that waited until their late 30s or 40s to start leading a healthy life still Read More...
Skyscraper farms: the future of urban food production
Cities like Singapore and Kyoto in Japan already grow vegetables in indoor hyper–efficient vertical gardens. A new vertical farm designed by Aprilli Design Studio takes the vertical gardens to the next level– creating skyscrapers but instead of having floors with offices, they have floors that Read More...
Country’s that do good for the world are more successful
Countries that think and act globally are more successful than countries that participate less in the global community. That’s the message of a study by policy advisor Simon Anholt who has worked with countries around the world from the Netherlands to Botswana, from Jamaica to Malaysia. The Read More...
A look underwater that very few ever see
Deep sea photographer Richard Salas’ latest book on underwater sea life, Luminous Sea, shows the ocean’s beauty that many of us never get to see. Salas’ labor of love is meant to educate people about the deep oceans and how important and fragile they are. Click here for an Intelligent Read More...
A simple way to serve the planet (and yourself): Eat less meat
Here’s a simple way to serve your own health as well as the environment: Eat less meat. Or even better: Become a vegetarian. A new study in Climate Change has found that carnivores have a carbon footprint twice the size of vegetarians. The study does not mention the impact of vegetarianism on Read More...
Luminous Sea shows the ocean’s beauty that eludes so many
We know more about the moon’s surface than we do about the ocean’s floors, despite the fact that the oceans produce more than 50% of our oxygen and anywhere between 10-100% of our food, depending on where you live. Richard Salas, author and underwater photographer, began a book series in 2009 Read More...
Get used to this: Sustainable energy keeps setting new records
From Germany to the golden coasts of California, renewable energy records are being broken left and right. Global wind energy production has doubled 6 times in the past 9 years and solar power is up more than 50% in less than a decade. Fossil fuels still rule, but their future is rapidly changing. Read More...
Sleeping more slows brain aging
Some may think that sleeping less may give them more productive hours during the day. However that gain comes at a price. Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore found that adults who get at least 7 hours of sleep at night exhibit fewer signs of brain aging compared to adults who Read More...