The Warkawater Tower is one of the most unusual structures you’ll see in the Ethiopian landscape. At its 30 feet height and 13 feet width, this tower isn’t half as tall as its namesake tree which can reach up to 75 feet in height, but it’s still impressive. This tower […]
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Man Transforms a Traffic Island into a Garden to Grow Food for the Homeless
Tending to veggies isn’t new to John Fallon, a Beverly Farms native who learned to grow his own crops when he was a child. He helped his Irish immigrant dad tend their backyard garden and learned all the tricks of the trade. Half a century later, he’s using those farming […]
Japan Is Giving Away Abandoned Houses Free of Charge, but there’s a Catch
If you’ve been looking to change something in your life, moving to Japan may be the idea you needed! And, you won’t need to worry about housing because Japan is currently selling abandoned houses for as little as $500! In some cases, you can even find free-of-charge vacancies as part […]
Our Hope: High School Students Are Building Tiny Homes to Help Out Homeless Veterans
The students from Summer Creek and Kingwood Park High schools in Texas joined their forces for a project named Students Helping Veterans: Big Heroes, Tiny Homes. On each campus, these students worked hard to build two tiny homes for homeless veterans and in the meantime, they’ve managed to raise thousands […]
Impressive: The ‘Liquid Window’ Significantly Decreases the Energy Consumption in Buildings
Despite being essential for buildings, windows are the least energy efficient parts. The ease with which heat is able to transfer through the glass makes standard windows non-efficient in terms of cooling and heating costs of the indoor space. But, in this new researche, Singaporean scientists may have paved the […]
A New Lifesaving Bee ‘Vaccine’ that Makes them Immune to Pesticides’ Side Effects
15 years after beekeepers’ first reports of bee mass die-offs, it’s still common for the average beekeeper to lose 13 of his hive yearly. And, it’s even worse for wild bees, with many species being on the list of endangered. One of the main culprits for bee decline is the […]
This ‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts the Rate of Dengue Disease by 77%
Thanks to this groundbreaking trial with mosquito manipulation, the cases of dengue fever have been reduced by 77 percent. The scientists used mosquitoes that were infected with ‘miraculous’ bacteria that lowers the ability of the insects to spread dengue. The trial which took place in Yogyakarta city in Indonesia is […]
Amazing Eco Warriors: They Make Toys & Mosquito Repellents from Recycled Cigarette Butts
This impressive startup is trying to put the cigarette butts to good use. Naman Gupta and Vishal Kanet, the founders of the startup, came up with the idea after they were on a party and were shocked by how much cigarette butts were thrown away in only a couple of […]
Jersey Mike’s Donates 100% of Sales from 1900 Stores on their Biggest Giving Day
Jersey Mike’s Subs and its customers throughout the country have raised impressive $15 million to donate to more than 200 different charities in the nation. This happened as part of their annual Month of Giving in March and the charities that received their donations included food banks, hospitals, youth organizations, […]
Colorado Woman Spent Her Vacation Picking Up Trash through the US: Strangers Chipped in with Help & Gas
One Stefani Shamrowicz says has spent 23 days collecting garbage across the US. With a month off from her job at a campus recreation center, the 24-year-old decided to use her vacation to travel through the US and clean the environment. Interestingly, she drove more than 70 hours in total […]