Diet Soft Drinks Linked to Health Risks
Recent studies have found that the consumption of even one soda per day increases your risk of new-onset metabolic syndrome by as much as 45%! Researchers expected to find negative […]
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Scientists Discover Plastic Producing Bacteria
Using little more than sugar and water, scientists have been able to ’employ’ bacteria to create a sustainable, energy efficient form of plastic. In this article from Inhabitat, researchers suggest […]
Energy Drinks Can Contain Massive Amounts of Caffeine
A shocking article from CBC News about the health hazards of energy drinks. In a recent study, some of the energy drinks were found to contain the equivalent amount of […]
Satellite Destroyed over Pacific Ocean
A fun read about Europe’s Jules Verne space freighter being destroyed in a controlled burn over the southern Pacific Ocean. At a cost of 1.3 billion euros, the freighter had […]
Turtles in the Arctic?
A great article from Wired describing the discovery of a 90 million year old turtle fossil in Canada’s High Arctic. Thousands of kilometres from the turtle’s freshwater habitat in Asia, the […]
The Sahara Forest Project
From the annals of the fabulous Treehugger web site, comes this article on the Sahara Forest Project. The project combines the use of concentrated solar energy and seawater greenhouses to […]
The Problem With Bananas
From the folds of Consumerist, comes this article on the banana industry and the imperilled Cavendish variety that is so common in grocery stores. The article outlines how mass production […]
Dancers Power Nightclub With Their Energy!
If you had the chance to read the previous post on Holland’s use of poultry manure – Chicken Manure Powers Homes in Holland then you’re bound to appreciate another creative […]
Chicken Manure Powers Homes in Holland
In this excellent article from Inhabitat, researchers in Holland have developed a biomass power plant which runs entirely on poultry manure. The plant will take 1/3 of the nation’s chicken […]
According to Google Maps Cattle Align North to South
Further evidence of the power of mapping and the utility of Google Maps. In this study reported in the BBC News, researchers studying Google Maps from around the world have […]