By Maggie McCracken Have you heard of golden milk? Brit + Co calls it the new green juice, but this delicious concoction is no trend—it’s been around for ages. Made from a base of turmeric and fresh milk, golden milk is an anti-inflammatory dream that’s commonly consumed in Okinawa, Japan. Its moniker may be a […]
Public transportation users in Washington, DC, can now hitch a ride on a self-driving, 3D-printed bus. Olli, created by Arizona-based Local Motors, officially hit the streets of the nation’s capital Thursday. Using an app similar to Uber or Lyft, ride-seekers can order the bus to pick them up and drop them off at their destinations […]
Aquaponics is an emerging urban farming trend that’s ideal for big cities since it’s relatively low-maintenance and can be set up just about anywhere, from rooftops to formerly abandoned lots and buildings. And Brooklyn is now home to not one, but three aquaponic farms: Verticulture, Edenworks and OKO farms. [instagram https://instagram.com/p/BEQnYt5MFDB expand=1] Aquaponics, simply, is […]
June 16 is World Sea Turtle Day and while we all know they’re pretty, that the younglings rush to the water after they hatch and that they often become victims of plastic waste, there’s so much more to these guys. Their age, anatomy and physical abilities are astonishing and undeniably justify giving these guys their […]
A team of bird-watchers stumbled upon a bird that hasn’t been seen in eastern Nepal for almost 200 years. The red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea) hasn’t been spotted for 178 years and was thought to be locally extinct, according to Australian Geographic. A group of ornithologists spotted the bird on a 10-day bird watching tour. Photo […]
[This essay is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World?] In January 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its famous Doomsday Clock to three minutes before midnight, a threat level that had not been reached for 30 years. The bulletin’s statement explaining this advance toward catastrophe invoked the two major […]
It’s easy to eat healthy vegan snacks at home when your fridge and cupboards are filled with delicious food. But outside of your home, it can be challenging to find a healthy, high-protein vegan snack when you’re hungry. Snacks often have cheese, milk or eggs in them or are full of sugar, salt, fats and unhealthy […]
The first commercial crop of Arctic Apples—genetically modified (GMO) apples that won’t turn brown when sliced—are about to hit the market. Visiting our Washington field trial today, and the Arctic Fujis are certainly a good-looking bunch this year! pic.twitter.com/VeE09TsJlq — Arctic® Apples (@ArcticApples) October 7, 2015 The apples stirred up major controversy in February 2015 […]
Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation. The Norwegian Parliament pledged May 26 that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. Any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used in the Scandinavian country. The pledge was recommended by Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy and Environment as part of the […]
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