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How Hummingbirds Evolved With Odd Taste for Sugar
Hummingbirds are the only birds that feed on sweet nectar, but like all other birds, they lack sweet-taste receptors on their palates and long tongues. So how did...
Sugar Battery May Offer Green-powered Gadgets Within 3 Years
A Virginia Tech research team has created a battery that runs on sugar and has an unmatched energy density for long-lasting power. The development...
Sale of Sugar Company Land Turning Point for Everglades Restoration
Florida's governor last week announced the details of the largest environmental acquisition in state history, a $1.7 billion buyout of 187,000 acres of farmland...
Bid Your Inner Bitch Bye-Bye: 7 Tips to Squash Your Sugar Habit
Are you often overcome with an urge to splurge on candy, cookies, and chips – and then afterwards do you become an argumentative Sugar...
Brazil Fueling 1 Million Cars on Sugarcane
Latin America’s largest country, Brazil, is the world’s biggest producer of bio-ethanol and 1 million Brazilian cars already run on the fuel made from...
Boston Hospital Is Treating Food as Medicine with its Own Rooftop Garden
It's a paradox found all over the world: why is it so common for hospital food to be essentially bad for you?
Tackling the problem...
Type 2 Diabetes Patients Who Stick to Low-Carb Diet May Be Able to Stop Taking Medication: Study
People with type 2 diabetes who stick to a low-carb diet may be able to stop taking medication, suggests a new study.
American researchers found...
Novel Plant-Derived Compound May Be Game-Changer for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
A plant-derived compound was shown in a recent study to kill strains of tuberculosis that were resistant to existing therapies.
The compound was found in...
Good News in History, October 6
113 years ago today, Beatrix de Rijk became the first female licensed Dutch aircraft pilot. This pioneering aviator was born in Surabaya, modern-day Indonesia...
What Makes the Perfect Forest for the Perfect Autumn?
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
Depending on where you live in the world, you...
Good News in History September 29
143 years ago today, Ludwig von Mises, the most influential economist of the 20th century was born in Lemberg. Today, Mises is remembered not...
In World First, Stem Cells Reverse Woman’s Type-1 Diabetes
“I can eat sugar now,” said a woman from Tianjing, China, who recently became the first human to have their type-1 diabetes cured through...
Good News in History September 16
161 years ago today, Robert College, the first American educational institution outside the United States, was founded in Istanbul by American philanthropist Christopher Robert....
Good News in History September 14
39 years ago today, the Penang Bridge officially opened connecting the Malay Peninsula with the island of Penang. Stretching 5.2 miles across the Penang...
Cone Snail Poison is Deadly But May Now Lead to Better Diabetes and Hormone Drugs
Deadly poison from cone snails could be a newfound key to making better drugs to treat diabetes, according to a new study.
The toxin, from...
Startup Replaces 6 Million Plastic Bags with Prototype Made from Corn Waste That Decomposes in 180 Days
An Indian entrepreneur is using sugar, cellulose, and corn fibers to make a plastic-like carrier bag for small Indian businesses.
His company Bio Reform has...
Honey Added to Yogurt Bolsters its Bacterial Benefits–a Classic Greek Dessert Turned Medicine
A new study found that adding honey to yogurt helps the beneficial bacteria in the yogurt survive longer in the hostile environment of the...
World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions By 26 Million Tons in Comparison to Predecessor
A first-of-its-kind report has discovered that altering the ingredients list or manufacturing methods of widely used medication can really cut back on carbon emissions.
They...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Drive-Thru Food Pantry Serves Thousands in a California Food Desert with Nutritious Groceries
In India, those of all faiths occasionally visit the places of worship of the Sikhs to get a delicious taste of 'Seva,' the Sikh...