Whether it’s a birthday, a crafts project or the average weekend night, these are all good reasons to slap on some glitter, right? But, although it appears all fun and games- it’s still a microplastic. It’s made from plastic sheets that are shredded into pieces smaller than 5 mm. When […]
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The Popular Brand PUMA Launched a Sustainable Collection: It Is Made from Recycled Plastic
The sportswear giant PUMA collaborated with First Mile for the creation of their sustainable clothes collection made from recycled plastic bottles. First Mile is a people-focused network which helps strengthen the micro economies in Haiti, Honduras, and Taiwan through the collection of plastic bottles and helping create sustainable jobs and […]
Blind Engineer Developed a Smart Cane which Uses Google Maps & Sensors to Identify Surroundings
WeWALK’s smart cane allows blind and visually impaired individuals to travel with confidence by easing the navigation on the streets. According to the WHO, there are 285 million people with visual impairments and 39 million blind people globally. This makes the assistive tech market big and growing. According to estimates […]
A Teen Who Was Born Premature Is Opening Up Hospital Libraries so Parents Can Read to their Premature Babies
Anoushka Talwar was born premature at 27 weeks and she spent her first three months inside an incubator at a NICU. She knew her dad only as a distant voice. But, every single day, her father would sit nearby and talk, sang, and read her stories. His voice was the […]
Neymar & the Carnival Controversy: The Player Has Been a Regular despite Pick of European Football Season
Neymar has earned a reputation of a ‘party animal’ and he’s been a regular part of the Rio Carnival since 2014. However, he caused controversy every year because whether it was an injury or a suspension, the player seems to be unavailable for football at the same period every year […]
US Health Officials Are Begging Citizens to Stop Buying N-95 Masks
Jerome M. Adams, the surgeon general, urged the public to cease buying masks and warned that this won’t help prevent the COVID-19 spread; however, it will remove important resources from the health care. He wrote in a Twitter ‘seriously people-STOP BUYING MASKS!’ and added that the masks aren’t effective in […]
Tennis Star Serena Williams Launched a Vegan Fashion Line, She Says It Is for the Animals & the Planet
Tennis star Serena Williams launched her new vegan fashion line and said that she feels like a lot of things are being killed and that we’re not saving our earth. Williams also follows a plant-based diet and her vegan fashion line this year is inspired by Africa and named S […]
Panic in the US amidst COVID-19 Outbreak: Supermarket Long Lines & Empty Shelves
People in Costco stores in the US and Canada are lining up as cases of the new COVID-19 are already happening in the west. A lot of people shared images of the crowded stores and empty shelves on social media, including locations in B.C. where the customers wait in long […]
The Coronavirus Arrived in the US: 6 Individuals Have Died in Washington
In Washington State in the US, 6 people have died from the COVID-19 and there are more than 100 people affected by it. 4 of the people who died lived in the Life Care Center nursing care facility in suburban Seattle, according to officials. The 4 other deaths are also […]
This Couple from Southern Arizona Is Making Mats for the Homeless Using Plastic Bags
One thing that most homes have a pile of is plastic bags, right? And, we use most of these bags to pack something or to take with us to the store. But, this couple from Sierra Vista Arizona is using them in a much different, unusual way and by doing […]