Efficient Beans to Beat Drought Conditions
Beans are delicious, so delicious that earlier this year the UN declared 2016 to be year of the pulse. Around the world beans are cultivated for their protein and their…
Adam Clare
After Conflict, Reach Out and Touch Them
An interesting new study has shown that male athletes touch each other more than female athletes after a sporting conflict. It also turns out that the male athletes demonstrate better…
Britain’s Bag Ban Boasts Big Benefits
England has put a 5p charge on plastic bags last year and it’s already having a huge impact on the environment. The use of disposable bags has decreased 85% since…
Timber Towers
Skyscrapers have been made out of concrete, glass, and steel since the first skyscraper was built. Before these building materials were used it was impossible to build that high –…
Former Nuclear Disaster Site Could Become Solar Plant
One of the worst energy disaster in human history was the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It has left a giant chunk of land around Pripyat uninhabitable to humans (although the…
Kindness Spreads Like a Disease
When we think of contagious things it usually in a negative context like a flu or other illness. The next time you here of something being contagious you can now…
AU Passport Launches for Government Workers
The African Union has announced that a significant step has been made to creating free movement between borders. That significant step is a special passport for government officials and head…
How a Universal Basic Income Might Work in the USA
This year the idea of a basic income is growing in popularity, it’s even going to be tested in Ontario. The core concept that every citizen should be able to…
Good Storytellers Tend to be Happier
Everybody likes a good story, but not everybody can tell a story well. If you are one of those people who are a good storyteller you might just be happier…
Uruguay Defeated Big Tobacco
Large tobacco companies that operation multinationally and earn billions of dollars a year off of an unhealthy addictive drug often fight poor nations. They fight poor nations in the courts…
Eat Shrimp Made of Red Algae
Industrial fishing is killing life in the oceans at an alarming rate, so much so that the loss of life undersea is contributing to climate change. In fact, one tiny…
Cities Designed for Walking Attract Smart People
The human population of the world is urbanizing, but some places are performing better than others. The key to making a good modern and productive city is to make it…
Global Economy Becoming Efficient
Usually when economists talk about efficiencies they means firing people so executives can get better returns, this time efficiency is found by using electricity in smarter ways. The myth that…
The Aral Sea Rises Again
The Aral Sea was once one of the largest lakes in the world, but today all that remains is just two small lakes. Insanely bad environmental practices killed the lake…
Craft Beer is Advancing Science
We all know that craft beers are delicious thanks to all their fun flavours and now we also know that by drinking craft beer we are helping the world of…
Parents Need to be Nagged by Their Kids
Kids are always being told what they can and cannot not do, and new research says that when it comes to the environment it’s parents that should be told what…
Drivers Need to Learn to Share
Bicycles are an amazingly fast way to get around cities and countries, as a cyclist I often roll past cars idling in bumper to bumper traffic. The cars (and their…
30 Minutes in Your Local Park is Perfect
Urban parks are great and now some Aussie researchers have found another reason to create more of them: it’s really good for your health. We’ve known for years that spending…
Solar Sales Soaring Sixfold
Bloomberg is reporting that they anticipate a sixfold increase in star capacity thanks to the efficiency of a having a naturally-occuring ball of fire in our solar system. The sun…
No Need to Shower so Much
Showering is something that a lot of North Americans do everyday: and if you’re one of them then you should stop. Showering daily can actually do more harm to your…