Italy’s continuous clearance sale of 1-euro homes has been perfect for individuals looking to begin a new life in some of the remote corners of the country. Most of these efforts have been done to restore the population. But, not this one, says the town’s mayor. For people looking for […]
Thomas Edison said that to invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. And, it definitely holds some truth to it because Colrerd Nikosi from Malawi had all the necessary junk, but also the will to help his village get the much-needed electricity. He achieved his goal […]
In a heartwarming gesture, the teaching staff from a school in the US went the extra mile to help their custodian. The video from the custodian deeply moved by their amazing gesture recently went viral. The custodian, one Chris Jackson, works at the Unity Grove Elementary in Henry County in […]
The carbon capture startup Climeworks recently opened up the world’s biggest direct air CO2 capture and storage system in Iceland. This plant takes CO2 from the air and turns it into stone underground. The $15 million Orca plant boasts the size of two shipping containers and collects CO2 from the […]
Erik Solheim is a Norwegian diplomat who shared a photo of an ice cream cup made from banana leaves and the internet was very fond of the idea. He saw the photo elsewhere and was amazed by the idea. This type of ice cream cup is an effort to reduce […]
With plenty of plastic waste and insufficient protective gear from COVID-19, Thailand is now using the trash to transform it into protective clothing for at-risk people. They’re using mostly upcycled bottles. Millions of these bottles have been shredded and turned into threads that are weaved into fabrics and eventually used […]
East of England has noted a rise in solar farm applications. In fact, the number has doubled in recent months as more and more farmers are replacing growing food crops with crops for solar energy. Thanks to this, new solar projects there have risen to 840 megawatts or enough to […]
Two Indiana boys are being praised all over the internet after they stopped their bikes to honor a military veteran during a funeral procession. Jacqi Hornbach caught the heartwarming moment during the procession for the 89-year-old Charles Everett Yorn. Hornback explained in her post that the boys were riding their […]
“River Dave” or David Lidstone is the New Hampshire hermit who’s getting a second chance to live out his isolated lifestyle after his home was lost in a fire. This was achieved thanks to a noble donation from a tech billionaire, Alexander Karp. Karp is the CEO of Palantir Technologies […]
21-year-old Gabe Tavas won the 2021 US James Dyson Award. His mission was successful and it was to create wood without having to cut down trees. This is what led to the creation of Pyrus: a petroleum-free and wood-like material which is sustainably produced using repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from […]
