BY: RHIANN MOORE Lush recently launched the Spring Prize 2017 in their endless effort to save the environment from humankind’s relentless and destructive tendencies. Much like the Lush Prize before it, the award seeks to empower individuals, organizations and communities…
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These eco-friendly bags are compostable, biodegradable and reusable
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Plastic bags are one the environment’s main enemies. More than one million plastic bags are used around the world every minute and they take years and years to actually break down. In an attempt to lessen the…
Graphene is the strongest material on Earth and it’s in your kitchen
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Graphene is one tough cookie. Not only are scientists trying to find a way to turn this much-touted wonder substance into a new way to build orbital structure, but they are searching for more and more…
A group of scientists just invented reusable paper that could help save the environment
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT According to the WWF, the world goes through about a million tonnes of paper per day, and it seems to be getting worse. In the past, all the average person has been able to do about it…
Car exhaust becomes ink with Graviky Labs’ new Kaalink device
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Dangerous as it is, car exhaust doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. But one MIT engineer, Anirudh Sharma, is making the best of it with a new invention called the Kaalink, which gets its name from the…
This is the Titanic of turbines and it will blow you away
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Wind power isn’t quite the realm of dinky pinwheels and spindly turbines anymore. At its core, wind turbines run off a deceptively simple plan that produces clean and environmentally friendly energy from the breeze. Wind power…
This is the kickass plan scientists have formulated to bring extinct tigers back to life
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Jurassic Park was a landmark moment for modern culture and science. Not only was it one of the first movies to highlight what superb computer animation could really do, but it also brought themes such as…
The Canadian International School in Bengaluru is 100% self-sustaining
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS It’s been a long time coming, but solar panels are finally on their way to carving out a real role for themselves on the world stage. From a tumultuous beginning, where they were seen as little…
The moral stresses of animal experimentation and why they’re a good thing
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Most scientists who perform animal experimentation do not write about the emotional impact that such actions have on them. This silence arises from a number of factors: worry that other scientists do not feel similarly, a belief…
Firefighters in Dubai are sporting jet packs (Video)
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Water jet packs aren’t just for the ulta-hipster beach bro or west-coast tourist anymore. Firefighters in Dubai are harnessing this technology to douse flames in hard to reach places that are close to the water such as…
When a latte is no longer just a latte
Gone are the days of regular lattes made with the simplicity of steamed milk and espresso – a staple for the quintessential “coffee snob” whose local barista knows just how she likes her brew. Now imagine reading ingredients like ashwagandha,…
Step aside craft breweries, moon beer is coming
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Have you ever wondered how yeast would act in outer space? No me neither, but lucky for us some science students have or else we wouldn’t have the possibility of brewing beer on the moon. A group…
The Lost World isn’t fiction anymore – it’s real
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS From the days of Christopher Columbus and Magellan, folklore and mythologies alike have abounded with fantastical tales of lost continents crawling with mythical creatures and mind-boggling features. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World brought the…
This Israeli company is hoping to provide the world with free internet
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The dream of accessible worldwide internet has been voiced by many people and pursued by a few, but there are difficulties that have thus far prevented internet access from becoming available to around four billion people who…
A new breath test could save lives by speeding up cancer diagnosis
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Nobody wants to hear that they’ve got bad breath, but a recent medical study suggests that it could save your life. The researchers found that a breath test they’d created could detect stomach and esophagus cancer with…
These Kentucky farmers are growing and harvesting hemp more than ever before
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY It’s high time (pun intended) that the global and legal scrutiny of cannabis comes to an effective end. Like so many things, we are conditioned to fear what we do not fully understand. At this point though, it…
New wheelchair-friendly tiny house gives independence to disabled family members
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Tiny houses aren’t just for those who crave the off-the-grid minimalist lifestyle anymore. LineSync Architecture has designed the Wheel Pad, a tiny room for wheelchair users to stay connected with their families while maintaining their own privacy…
This 1920s engineer made a house out of newspaper and it’s still standing today (photos)
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT In the 21st century, we understand the importance of environmentalism better than ever – but even we might think twice about building a home out of recycling. The 1920s were a different time, however, and it turns…
Robots could steal your job in the next 25 years, and here’s why
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS If you’ve even tuned into the news at least once over the past twenty months, you’ve probably heard a certain “someone” talking about jobs, and how to best bring them back to American shores. Regardless of…
GMOs are not as terrible as everyone thinks they are
GMOs have a noted terrible reputation, but the fact is, as long as people are kept aware and the food is consistently tested for safety they are actually perfectly healthy and great for the environment. In 2017 there’s really no…