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How to Win Someone’s Heart? New Research Says You Better Be Recycling
If you're setting up a new online dating profile, research says that you'll have better chances with romance if you recycle.
Solar Panels Recoup Cost Faster by Following Sun From Dawn Till Dusk, Thanks to Clever Teen Scientist
Solar Panels Recoup Cost Faster by Following Sun From Dusk Till Dawn, Thanks to Clever Teen Scientist
Tires May Soon Be Made With Wood Instead of Oil in Bid for Sustainability
80% of tires are made up of oil-based ingredients, but this tire maker is working to change that with a more sustainable substitution.
World’s Toughest Climate Policy Poised to Be Passed With Widespread Political Support
The climate policy received enthusiastic support from all but one of the political parties currently represented in parliament.
As a Means of Saving the Ocean, Man Tries to Become First Person to Swim Across the Pacific
Ben Lecomte might be the person most prepared to spend 6 to 8 months swimming the 5,500-mile span of the Pacific—and he hopes to leave a healthier ocean in his wake.
UK’s Largest Coffee Chain is Now Shelling Out Cash to Recycle Everyone’s Cups
The ambitious initiative will recycle roughly one fifth of the UK's 2.5 billion takeaway coffee cups consumed every year.
Company Recycles Cigarette Butts and Turns Them into Useful Things Instead
If you have ever mourned the number of cigarette butts littering your local streets, take heart that they can actually be used as a...
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How Volcanoes Could Be Used to Build Energy Efficient Cities of the Future
These MIT researchers found that using volcanic resources to build cities isn't just cheaper – it is better for the environment as well.
Defying Their Bullying, Teen Called “Trash Girl” Continues to Save the Planet
Nadia Sparkes doesn't give a hoot about the bullies who make fun of her in her community. In fact, she's taken it all in stride and garnered thousands of online fans instead.
An Amazing Story of Synchronicity as Heirloom Ring is Found by Strangers in Time for Marriage Proposal
For three years, Nico Bellamy had been secretly holding onto an engagement ring that belonged to his girlfriend’s late grandmother. With the precious family...
Orange is the New Green For Thriving Costa Rican Forests, Thanks to Orange Peels
In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park....
8 of the Best – and Latest – Innovations for Social Good
Hunting poachers, detecting early autism spectrum disorders, and preventing pedestrian deaths – these are all examples of potentially life-changing innovations announced last week as...
Supercars That Assemble Like IKEA Furniture Will Deliver Aid All Over Africa
The Ox only requires a bit more assembly than the bookcase in your home – except it can also carry tons of weight and cross treacherous African terrain.
Olympic Buildings To Be Disassembled Like Puzzles For Public Parks and Schools
Instead of letting the grand Olympic stadiums and buildings languish, a company designed them using “nomadic architecture” so they can be reused.
Stolen Gnome Returned to Driveway After 8 Months With Book Detailing Epic Trip–LOOK
This jovial little garden gnome isn't the kind of lawn ornament to hang around in the yard all day – in fact, he's just been...
Pills Made Especially for Girl’s Rare Cancer Completely Eliminate Tumors
When this little girl was diagnosed with a cancer so rare that there was no specific treatment for it, doctors created a “precision medicine”...
World’s Largest Vertical Farm Near NYC Uses 95% Less Water and No Pesticides
In the middle of America’s most urban metropolitan area, the world’s largest vertical farm is about to deliver its first harvest of sweet, leafy...
How Big Chains From Walmart to H&M Are Cleaning Up Chemicals
Thousands of synthetic chemicals are used to create toys, clothes, makeup, cleaning products, and all of the other items we use everyday. Some are...
De-icing Concrete Can Make Bridges Safer, Airports More Reliable
Like an electric blanket, this slab of concrete promises to keep airport runways warmer and bridges free from ice whenever winter storms strike.
Researchers have...