Turkish garbage collectors open library with rescued books
Garbage collectors in Ankara have turned an abandoned brick factory into a community library full of discarded books.
Downgrade your expectations for solar energy investments in the UK
Within the report, Evans points to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) data that shows that given the UK’s climate, solar energy is within the worst 5% areas in the world to develop solar electricity, as only 10%-11% of the capacity of Solar Farms will ever be generated annually compared to double that in places such as Spain, Australia and parts of the US.
Captive vultures can rewild and join the flock
We know from watching the movie Fly Away Home with Anna Paquin that Canadian geese bred in captivity identify and imprint on the first mother they see. We also learn that Canadian geese can learn to fly with airplanes, and then evetually rewild. True story. Does the Fly Away Home theory really work for all birds?
Are there sustainable options to glass wine bottles?
Would you be happy to pour your friends a glass of wine from a wooden cask or sip your favourite rose from an aluminium can? Are there more sustainable wine drinking options for consumers and will they go for them? This is a questions marketing researchers at an Australian business school are asking.
Financial tech startup for agriculture gets $3 million in funding
Maalexi, the UAE-based dynamic risk management platform for SME agri-businesses, announces its completion of a $3 million pre-Series A fund raise.
Afghanistan queen was the first Muslim feminist
Women in Afghanistan got the right to vote before women in countries like USA, France, Ireland, UK and Sweden?
Inventive Ways to Serve Favorite Dumplings
Dumplings’ delightful pouches brim with potential for culinary exploration. Whether blending global flavors like gyoza with textures, transforming them into breakfast pierogies or desserts, baking them into casseroles or incorporating gourmet ingredients - the possibilities are endless.
If he smells your tears, he will be more compassionate
A new study showed that sniffing women’s tears lowered brain activity related to aggression in men, reducing aggressive behavior.
Who was Mária Telkes, the solar energy Sun Queen?
Mária Telkes pioneered solar energy by inventing a solar oven, a solar desalination kit and, in the late 1940s, she helped design one of the first solar-heated houses.
Grow a unibrow for Januhairy and embrace your body hair
Januhairy or Janu Hairy is a new movement which encourages women to stop shaving their body hair.
Automation In Clinical Trials: A New Era In Pharma Sustainability
The pharmaceutical sector seeks transformative strategies to stay ahead in an era marked by rapid technological growth and an increasing emphasis on environmental consciousness.
Medical company goes solar to safeguard against power outtages
Staar Surgical goes solar to reduce energy costs, improve sustainability, and to safeguard production in the event of grid outages caused by extreme weather events.
8 Compelling Microlearning Strategies For Corporates
The theory says people tend to forget faster when they have too much information to process. Microlearning is how you combat forgetting by creating smaller, digestible chunks of information.
Why is dulse a superfood?
Dulse contains calcium and potassium which helps your bones. Dulse lowers your blood pressure, improve your eye sight and improves the health of your thyroid gland as it is a natural detox plant.
Flamingos left when this lake dried up
A few years after a fresh influx of water raised its levels, the large lake has nearly gone dry and dried out completely in August 2023. Lake Urmia was the largest lake in the Middle East and was one of the largest hypersaline lakes.