Greta Thunberg isn’t the only youngster who’s trying to help make the world a better place, but the 17-year-old Jamie Margolin from Seattle too. The young, but already passionate and dedicated teenager claims that climate anxiety has been a part of her life as long as she can remember. She […]
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Microsoft Pledges to Become Carbon Footprint Free by 2030
Microsoft has announced their plan to bring their carbon footprint to zero by the year of 2030. They also hope to remove the equal amount of carbon to account for the direct emissions which the company has made by the year of 2050 since its founding. This promise is among […]
Revolutionary GPS Shoes To Keep Track Of Alzheimer’s Patients
With millions of baby boomers approaching their 70s, the rates of people with Alzheimer’s is expected to increase in the coming decade. Unfortunately, 5.4 millions of Americans are diagnosed with this condition and the figures are expected to rise up to 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. […]
This Plant in Ethiopia Transforms Waste into Renewable Energy
Unfortunately, the open-air landfill outside of the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, murdered more than 110 people in 2017. The government invested $120 million in the building of a waste-to-energy plant next to the garbage dump as a means of tackling the problem of waste piling in the city. The […]
Alternatives to Traditional Burials: Biodegradable Pod Turns Bodies into Trees
Capsula Mundi is an egg-shaped pod that allows for a buried corpse or ashes to supply a tree planted above it with nutrients and help it grow. Indeed, our carbon footprint doesn’t end with our death- while we rest in peace, the wood, the synthetic cushioning, and the metals used […]
Amsterdam Will Pay the Debts of their Young People to Enable them a New Start
The capital of Netherlands is planning a new project that will launch in February and it will help youngsters reduce their debts. A municipal credit bank will buy out their debts and then offer the recipients a loan which can be paid back in amounts aligned with the recipient’s income. […]
Some People Love Their Pets More Than They Love Other Humans, According To Study
Some dog owners apparently love their dogs so much that they treat them like they treat a kid. Sometimes, they even claim they love them more than some family members and friends. And, a new research is backing these claims up- there’s a scientific reason why they prefer their four-legged […]
‘Rage Yoga’ Lets You Curse And Drink Beer To Achieve Inner Peace
When the 24-year-old yoga instructor Lindsay Istace was experiencing a bad breakup, she noticed that a lot of her negativity flowed into her practice. Rather than using yoga to find that inner peace, the Calgary-native was cursing quite a lot in between the asanas. Suddenly, her home practice was naturally […]
Facial Recognition: Why Is Its Ban Being Considered in the EU?
The European Commission is thinking about a ban on facial recognition in public places for up to 5 years. The regulators need time to work out how to avert the abuse of this tech. It’s used to check faces caught on CCTVs against watch lists. An exception of the ban […]
Man Caught Trying to Smuggle 200 LIVE Scorpions from Sri Lanka to China
An unnamed Chinese man was caught trying to smuggle 200 live scorpions from Sri Lanka. The 30-year-old man had a flight scheduled from Guangzhou, China at the Bandaranaike Airport when the authorities detected 5 scorpions in his luggage. The photos were taken by the Customs of Sri Lanka and they […]