New Eco-Friendly Battery Makes Running Out of Juice a Thing of the Past
Imagine you’re poised to take a “right-place-right-time” photo. Or you’re in the latter stages of booking a flight on your tablet. Or after some pearls of persuasion, someone is finally entering their number into your...
These Kids Sued the Government to Protect the Planet and They Might Just Win
During high school, most kids are stressing about grades, dreaming up school dances, and trying to stay out of trouble with their parents. However, a courageous group of young Americans are doing something bigger than...
These Two Industries are Becoming the Biggest Polluters on the Planet
It’s safe to say that the cheeseburger is one of the most popular menu items in the world. Unfortunately, that popularity comes with a high cost. The ugly truth behind our love of burgers and...
New Study Challenges a Common Stereotype About Same-Sex Parenting
Same sex marriage may be legal in the United States and many other countries, but the social battle that many homosexual and queer people face when it comes to having and raising a child is...
A Rare Whale Was Slaughtered and Outrage is Growing
Conservationists are outraged after an Icelandic fishing company chose to ignore international law and butcher what appears to be a blue whale. Hvalur HF, the fishing company accused of killing the whale, is owned by...
The Water We Drink Has Lead & Chemicals in it. Here’s What to Do About It.
The last few years have highlighted a true crisis in America related to a very basic human need: clean water. From the lead that contaminated Flint’s drinking water to the rural counties of Kentucky experiencing...
What Neuroscientists Can Learn From Buddhists
Buddhism is a philosophy that has, for thousands of years, taught millions of people how to attain a life free of suffering – mostly through meditation, a training of the mind to cultivate a mental...
This Little Robot Might Solve the World’s Big Pesticide Problem
Most commercial farmers spray their entire fields with pesticides, and count on their genetically modified crops to withstand the herbicide while harmful weeds do not. Those crops go on to become the groceries we buy...
Europe Just Launched the Boldest Attack on the Plastics Industry Yet
The European Union has recently made a bold call in the name of the environment and greener living: a ban on single-use plastics. Passed as is, the EU would see 90% of single-use plastic bottles...
It’s Official: NASA is Making Cryosleep a Reality
Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American...
Psychedelics Can Heal Damaged Brain Cells in Patients With Mental Illness
Every year that goes by, it becomes a little more evident that the hippies from the 60s and 70s had it right. They were hard into yoga, consumed raw and organic foods, and partook pretty...
An Intense, Specific Diet Reversed Type II Diabetes in 86% of Patients
Doctors in the UK just announced that people enrolled in a radical weight loss program were able to reverse type 2 diabetes. The outcome was published in the leading academic journal the Lancet. Because the...
A Psychedelic Renaissance That the Mainstream Can Get Behind
Psychedelic drugs were the “it” thing in the Western world of medicine back in the ‘50s. Word had spread that psychedelics could treat difficult psychological conditions like alcoholism, and researchers went into overdrive to confirm...
Finally, Something Amazing is Happening to the Amazon Rainforest
Brazilians have a lot to be happy about this month with a huge win for the country’s most cherished natural wonders – the Amazon rainforest. Both human rights groups and environmentalists have been fighting for...
A Bunch of ‘Kayactivists’ Blocked a Pipeline Expansion in the Most Creative Way
Dozens of colorful kayaks and canoes dotted the water, while hundreds of sign-bearing protesters marched to the Seattle waterfront on May 15th. Although they came from differing backgrounds and activist groups, they all shared a...
Costa Rica’s Quality of Life is Through the Roof. How Did They Pull it Off?
In today’s political climate, it can be more tempting than ever to run away from it all, to escape life by sitting on a beach somewhere warm and distant. Asking for that beach to be...
If You Have One of These Common Health Issues, You Might Want to Give Pot a Try
Currently in the US, medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, and more states could follow the wave once the mid-term elections come around. As a result, scientists are currently in overdrive to sort out...
Science Finds Plants Have Incredible Human-Like Behaviors
Three and a half decades ago, a book called ‘The Secret Life of Plants’ caused a media storm, claiming that plants had feelings, could telepathize, and even read our minds. So much was the hype...