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This solar-powered plane just flew across the Pacific, without refueling
The Solar Impulse 2—a very innovative solar-powered airplane—has completed a historic flight from Japan to Hawaii without using one drop of fuel. The aircraft has been in the air for 118 hours, and flew more than 5100 miles. The distance covered and the time spent in the air are records for Read More...
Top multinationals pledge to halve food waste by 2025
The top food and drink companies of the world have promised to halve the food they waste by 2025. Multinationals like Unilever, Pepsico and General Mills made this promise at the global summit of the Consumer Goods Forum, a network of about 400 companies in the consumer goods industry. The Forum Read More...
Mindfulness might be a way to reduce police violence
Police violence has been generating a lot of headlines in the past few months. Recent cases of police brutality and misconducts are causing police departments across the country to debate whether they need to change procedures and training. In the midst of all this, police officers at the police Read More...
Napping during office hours boosts productivity
A growing body of evidence suggests that employers should seriously consider to install nap rooms in their offices. A new University of Michigan study finds that taking a nap may be an effective strategy to counteract impulsive behavior and to boost tolerance for frustration. The researchers Read More...
London improves cycling network, tests traffic lights that stay green until all the cyclists have crossed the road
Huge improvements have been made to London's cycling network over the last few years, with more cycle lanes and driver awareness campaigns. And while cycling becomes safer and easier, the number of London residents cycling to work has more than doubled in the last 10 years. Now that the number of Read More...
Culinary medicine offers what students don’t get at med school
It’s still a shock learning how little training about nutrition medical students get. Whereas JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, ranks food as the single most important factor when it comes to premature death and diseases, hardly any medical school offers real education about Read More...
Finally, a cleaner, greener way to clean up oil spills
Oil spills are bad enough. But cleaning them up is pretty bad too. A chemical mix is typically sprayed around the spill in the water. But since it’s non-biodegradable, the amphiphile remains in the ocean’s ecosystem long after the cleanup is over. Now, a group of researchers have developed a Read More...
Could cannabis be accepted if it’s part of a religious practice?
A much-debated religious freedom law in Indiana sparked an idea inside Bill Levin’s head. The long-time advocate for the use of medical marijuana thought, if the law protects religious practices, how could it not also permit marijuana use—still illegal in the state—as part of a broader Read More...
China presents climate roadmap, environmental groups praise plan to curb carbon emissions
China has announced details of its climate action plan. As the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluter, the country promises deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups are praising their pledge, which comes ahead of talks late this year in Paris to seek a new global deal on Read More...
Treating sleep problems may improve work satisfaction
Work-related stress is a growing problem around the world. New research suggests that there may be a reciprocal, causal pathway between job strain and disturbed sleep. This might not sound like good news, but the results of the study imply that interventions to treat sleep problems may improve work Read More...