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Newly discovered “nano-chameleon” fits atop your fingertip
In the northern regions of Madagascar, scientists have discovered the smallest reptile species known to humankind: the Brookesia nana, also known as the nano-chameleon. The tiny specimen is unlike any reptile you’ve ever seen, with its entire body being able to fit on the top of a fingertip. Read More...
This technique will help you read more books this year
Do you want to read more, but feel like you never have enough time? If so, writers Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren of the classic guide How to Read a Book have a solution for you: Skim reading. Adler and Van Doren say there’s no need to read an entire book since most of them aren’t Read More...
More than 60 global businesses make commitment toward greater transparency
As issues like climate change and social injustice become ever more prominent, corporates are facing increasing pressure from multiple stakeholders to transparently report their positive and negative impacts on society and the environment. The idea is that such transparency allows corporate Read More...
Finnish hockey club aims to become world’s first carbon-neutral team
Last year, we shared a story about the Forest Green Rovers, a small football team in England that prides itself on being the greenest club on the planet. Now, we are happy to introduce you to the Lahti Pelicans, a Finnish ice hockey team that is determined to become the world’s first Read More...
Study: Counties with more cannabis dispensaries suffer less opioid deaths
One of the darkest trends in America is the sharp rise in overdose deaths from opioids in the past years. In 2018 alone, there were more than 46,000 fentanyl-related deaths, representing over two-thirds of all US opioid-related deaths that year. While this is truly a disheartening figure to read, Read More...
General Motors will only produce electric vehicles by 2035
America’s biggest automaker, General Motors (GM), has been rather slow in embracing electric vehicles. Of the 2.55 million vehicles sold last year by GM, only about 20,000 of those were electric vehicles. With that said, GM seems to be going all-in on electric after the automaker announced plans Read More...
This startup has a simple plan to de-risk small-scale African farming
African agriculture, especially small farms, have not had it easy over the past few years. Droughts, pests, floods, and local conflict have exacerbated challenges for many food producers. This is why insurtech startup Pula is working to provide small farmers with insurance to help manage the Read More...
Two historic New York City bridges to feature designated cycling paths
Since the start of the pandemic last year, an increasing number of cities worldwide have seen an uptick in the number of people embracing cycling as a means of transportation. In New York, for example, cycling has increased by 52 percent over the city’s bridges. To recognize the important role Read More...
Planting more trees linked to lower rates of depression in urban areas
We frequently discuss the link between nature and mental health on The Optimist Daily. Another study has emerged solidifying this positive relationship. A study from a team of European researchers has found that more trees planted in a city correlates with fewer antidepressant Read More...
MIT scientists are figuring out how to grow wooden furniture in a lab
We’ve written a whole lot about cell-cultured meat grown in a lab, but today we’re here to tell you about an entirely different lab-grown endeavor: lab-grown wood. In an attempt to mitigate the environmental harm of the logging industry, scientists at MIT are growing wood-like plant tissue from Read More...