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Ikea's flat-packed shelters stabilize refugee camps
Photo: flickr.com/photos/oxfam/ The Syrian war has displaced more than 2 million citizens, and there are about 45 million refugees worldwide. The average time a refugee will spend in a refugee camp is 12 years, and the tents that many refugees live in are usually replaced every 6 months. Such a Read More...
Monkey babble gives clues to human language origins
The sounds and screeches that come from a gelada’s vocal chords are so complex that Researcher Morgan Gustison, a doctoral candidate with the University of Michigan Gelada Project, believes they give clues about the origins of human speech. Nicknamed the “bleeding heart baboon” because of its Read More...
Monkey babble gives clues to human language origins
The sounds and screeches that come from a gelada’s vocal chords are so complex that Researcher Morgan Gustison, a doctoral candidate with the University of Michigan Gelada Project, believes they give clues about the origins of human speech. Nicknamed the “bleeding heart baboon” because of its Read More...
From gas to grass
Photo: ToadLickr Urban agriculture means more than planting a few fruits and vegetables – at least for Sole Food Street Farms. The organization produces 60 tons of food per year, and recently transformed an old gas station into what locals call “the largest urban orchard in North Read More...
San Francisco looks to startups to solve city’s problems
“We have the brightest minds to solve our biggest challenges,” said President Barack Obama in a White House address regarding the new management agenda on July 8, 2013. The city of San Francisco is now thinking about using the bright minds of tech-entrepreneurs to help solve the city’s Read More...
Uncovered water sources bring hope to Kenyans
Five water reserves have been discovered in Turkana, one of the driest and poorest regions in Kenya, giving new hope to its nomadic herder population and the rest of the country. A France-based firm, Radar Technologies International (RTI), used satellite imagery and radar technology that is Read More...
Uncovered water sources bring hope to Kenyans
Five water reserves have been discovered in Turkana, one of the driest and poorest regions in Kenya, giving new hope to its nomadic herder population and the rest of the country. A France-based firm, Radar Technologies International (RTI), used satellite imagery and radar technology that is Read More...
National groundwater day
Photo: flickr.com/photos/eyesore9/ Groundwater accounts for 97% of all the unfrozen water in the world, and more than 1.5 billion people across the globe rely on groundwater as their source for fresh drinking water. Constantly threatened by pollution, understanding the importance groundwater Read More...
National groundwater day
Groundwater accounts for 97% of all the unfrozen water in the world, and more than 1.5 billion people across the globe rely on groundwater as their source for fresh drinking water. Constantly threatened by pollution, understanding the importance groundwater plays in our lives is vital for the Read More...
Do the seasons really change our moods?
Photo: Matt Brittaine Rain and snow prevent us from participating in certain outdoor activities, but even though poor weather is attributed to an increase in depression, a new study suggests otherwise. Clinically diagnosed seasonal affective disorder, commonly known as SAD, is weather-related Read More...