The Portuguese reservoir Alqueva is the home to the biggest floating solar park in Europe and it will take shape this July. The two tugboats are moving the 12000 solar panels that are the size of four football fields to the mooring on the reservoir. This floating solar park is […]
In another effort to produce clean energy, one engineering student from the Philippines designed solar panels that don’t need direct sunlight to produce energy. He created a revolutionary material with luminescent particles from veggie and fruit waste. The 29-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue won the James Dyson Foundation Sustainability Award back […]
For a long period of time, researchers have been focused on finding the link between cancer and vitamin D. Namely, according to epidemiological studies, people who live near the equator, where the exposure to the sun helps them produce more vitamin D; have a lower incidence of death from some […]
The ‘leaf sheep’ or the sea slug has gone viral lately, and for a good reason. It doesn’t just have this cute name, but a very cute face. Plus, this sea critter is the sole multicellular animal clade able to photosynthesize light into food. The photos of the precious leaf […]
We’ve been using houseplants since ancient times to decorate our homes- Romans and Greeks used them to bring color and beauty in their homes and we do the same today. But, plants aren’t just aesthetically-pleasing, they’re also good for us in numerous ways- they can boost our mood and memory, […]
No, this is not Photoshop- it’s mother nature! Svetlana Kazina is a local photographer from Russia who caught a mesmerizing, yet rare natural phenomenon with her camera. After she shared it on the internet, people have been speechless about the photos. Kazina lives in the Altai Mountains and took the […]
Japanese doctors claim that the risk of flu in children can be lowered by 50 percent if they take vitamin D supplements on a regular basis. Under normal conditions, our bodies can naturally produce vitamin D through our exposure to direct sunlight. Vitamin D can be more powerful than anti-viral […]
Psoriasis is an autoimmune illness which causes cell accumulation on the surface of the skin resulting in red, scaly, thick, and itchy patches. Statistics tells that more than 7.5 million citizens in America are suffering from this disease, which also puts a huge pressure on the economy, i.e. the annual […]
As explained by the American Cancer Society, cancer is an umbrella term for several illnesses with numerous causes. Unfortunately, although there are available cancer treatments like chemo and radiation, conventional medicine has not yet discovered a universal cure. So, cancer should not be taken lightly and undermined. More importantly, we […]