BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY Who truly has the time to relax anymore? We as human beings are taught from a very early age “idle hands are the devil’s playthings,” meaning that if you are not constantly busying yourself with something or…
In 2018, regenerative villages that produce their own food and energy will help save the environment
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Photos via ReGen Villages Around 10 billion people will live on Earth by 2050. This means Earth will need to produce enough food, water and land for three billion more people than we already have. Not only…
You still don’t speak Trump? Apparently, Europe is giving free lessons now
Do you remember when we told you how the Netherlands is the second best country and they are here to teach you how to Trump? Like, the USA is the first, but the Netherlands is the second best because why not?…
Let this canine show you the pure frozen beauty of the Plitvice lakes
There is a place where you can see cascades of lakes, waterfalls, and rivers, all connected in one. Sixteen lakes are divided into two systems: the Upper and Lower Lakes. There is a place where you can witness the strength…
75-year-long study finds the key to health and happiness
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Like many young enthusiastic individuals George Bailey was eager to head out of his small town and see the world. See the Coliseum, build bridges, make money. But as you witness in It’s A Wonderful Life, despite not…
To combat post-election frustrations, artist turns letter-writing into a form of female empowerment
BY: KIRSTEN POWLEY We’ve all heard someone call letter-writing a lost art form and when you think about it, when was the last time you picked up a pen to write a personalized note to someone you know, apart from…
Apparently giant, wolf-sized otters used to roam the earth six million years ago
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Who doesn’t like otters? They’ve got the soft and rounded face of a kitten combined with the manic, playful energy of a youthful puppy, and the slippery aquatic grace of a baby seal to boot.…
This guy traded sightseeing for adventure by helping a stranger restore a 100-year-old off-grid farmhouse
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO All photos by Quin Smith Outside of a village, outside of a city, far away from the hoards of tourists in Northern Italy, Quin Smith found himself looking into the crystal blue water flowing from the falls…
This new genre of video games explores small and unique cultures that are on the brink of extinction
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Many Native American peoples are witnessing the tragic decline of their culture as less and less of them grow up learning the traditional language, and some of the elder storytellers are unable to share their knowledge and…
These new sex toys are the reason why you’ll never get a boyfriend (NSFW)
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The next generation of sex toys for both men and women will take a huge technological leap from those that came before it. These new models will have a degree of realism reminiscent of HBO’s Westworld. From…
Pee fertilizer: a university campus saves student urine
University of Michigan’s botanical gardens will soon be flourishing with student urine. An anti-sales pitch if you ever read one. But don’t turn away just yet. The garden isn’t a fluorescent homage of sorts. It’s taking recycling to a whole…
Missouri will soon have a car-free 400-mile biking/hiking loop
BY: TIM O’NEAL Windsor, Missouri is a typical rural American town. Fewer than three thousand people live there. The factory that used to employ about fifteen percent of the adult population closed several years ago, leaving few options for employment.…
The ‘Bucket List Family’ sold everything they own to visit dozens of different countries around the world
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE All photos from The Bucket List Family The ‘Bucket List Family’ has well earned their nickname by doing what everyone with even a sliver of wanderlust in their soul dreams of: selling everything they own and travelling…
This woman is using poetry to give us an intimate look into her struggle with bulimia
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Eating disorders are such a taboo topic that people who struggle with them are usually hesitant to confide in even close friends or family. Kara-lee MacDonald, a young woman from northern British Columbia, combats this stigma with…
Poachers finally screwed themselves as elephants are being born tusk-less due to, well, poaching
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Ivory hunting has been a key factor in decreasing the African elephant population from the few million at the turn of the century to the less than half a million that exists now. But with an increasing…
Living Off The Grid – The People Who Sold Everything
Last night, Britain’s Channel 4 aired Escape To The Wild, a documentary series where presenter Jimmy Doherty finds Brits who have sold up all their property in the UK and moved out to remote parts of the world to live…
Spain just unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed pedestrian bridge
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT With the growing popularity of 3D printing lately, it was only a matter of time before someone tried something crazy. But the crazy part here is that they actually succeeded. In Madrid, architects and engineers from the…
This innovative website is giving unknown female artists a voice
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY Attitudes are improving in today’s society. Attitudes towards sexuality, race and gender are being challenged as a means to make the world as good a place as it possibly can be. But there is still a long way…
Quick and easy ways to meditate at work that will lower stress and increase productivity (infographic)
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn’t just for people in yoga classes or those practicing religion. It’s actually quite a beneficial stress reducer in everyday life for anyone. According to the Mayo Clinic meditation is “a way…
The non-browning apple sets out to change consumers’ minds about GMOs
BY: RHIANN MOORE The Arctic apple has been trotted out as a game changer in the misunderstood and massively hated GMO market. Canadian company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits, has spent years developing a non-browning apple with biotech firm Intrexon. The idea…