In a video from Swiss researchers, someone steps repeatedly on a small square of wood flooring that is wired to a lightbulb, and with every step, the light bulb flickers on. Just […]
What if walking around on your wood floors powered your home?
The inside of these bottles is so slippery, you can get all the lotion out
It’s one of the small annoyances of everyday life: the last bit of lotion or conditioner gets stuck in its bottle and can’t be squeezed out. By some estimates, as much as […]
Dominican Republic: Megamining threatens all Hispaniola water sources
Santo Domingo.- Environmentalists from the Dominican Republic and Haiti denounced that on the island there’s not one important source of water that isn’t concessioned to mega-mining, multinationals that in their opinion leave […]
These 4 tech breakthroughs could help people live to 200 years old
We live in a unique time when for the first time in human history there is a real opportunity to extend our lives dramatically. Recent scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs that soon […]
These probiotics for coral could help save the reefs
As climate change makes the ocean hotter, marine heat waves are causing coral bleaching—when a healthy, colorful reef suddenly expels algae. The reef turns white, and tiny coral polyps, which had been […]
Fall is cancelled. Here are 9 things to get you excited about staying at home
This fall was supposed to be spectacular. After a year and a half of dealing with the trauma, anxiety, and exhaustion of the pandemic, the vaccines arrived, and it seemed like normalcy […]
Beyond the shotgun shack: How architects are rethinking Southern buildings for the 21st century
Due to its history, its culture, and especially its climate, the American South has a unique architectural style. Too often, though, the buildings of the South are boiled down to stereotypes. “It […]
This company recycles shipping containers into backyard swimming pools
Like many curious children, Paul Rathnam’s kids love to play with cardboard boxes, building creative structures out of the empty packaging. Rathnam sees a parallel between their recreation and what he does […]
ACs are bulky, loud, and terrible for the environment. Is there a better version in our future?
The earth is getting hotter every year, and people around the world are experiencing temperatures they’d never before dreamed of. This summer, the Pacific Northwest suffered through a heat wave where temperatures […]
How will climate change affect where you live? This interactive tool shows you
Climate change is affecting the entire planet, but local impacts—floods, droughts, hurricanes, extreme heat, disease, or a combination of all of the above—differ from place to place. A new digital atlas from the U.N.’s […]
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