Within a year of eight coal- and oil-fired power plant retirements, the rate of preterm births in mothers living close by dropped, finds new study on air pollution.
Premature birth rates drop in California after coal and oil plants shut down, study finds Read more
The researchers analyzed the language used by subscribers on the r/depression subreddit, concluding that users’ language improved in nine of 10 categories, suggesting r/depression prompted a “positive emotion change” in users.
Study shows that Reddit is helping people cope with mental illness Read more
“Our analysis revealed no negative employment effects because of the 2016 increase.”
Irish minimum wage rise in 2016 did not increase joblessness, study finds Read more
It is a world first in an effort to find a solution for the 300 million tonnes of plastic produced every year.
Scientists test revolutionary plastic-eating enzyme in bid to fight pollution Read more
Once it is further reviewed, this data could potentially convince those on the fence that UBI is, at the very least, worth investigating with small, U.S.-based trials. It at least opens up the discussion by suggesting that, even when people receive supplemental income from the government, their drive to work doesn’t simply dissipate.
Study finds people given basic income are likely to keep working Read more
Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, including distant, untreated metastases, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Cancer vaccine eliminates tumors in mouse study Read more
In a move that will make the Sydney institution the world’s first university to be energy carbon neutral, the University of New South Wales has inked a deal to meet all its electricity needs with solar energy from next year onwards.
Australian university is world’s first to go fully solar-powered Read more
A new report recently published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), predicts the cost of renewable energy will experience a noticeable drop by 2020, putting it on par with, or cheaper than, fossil fuels.
New report predicts renewable energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020 Read more
The two-story Smog Free Tower is an extra-large air purifier that acts as a vacuum, cleaning almost 40,000 cubic yards of air each hour and leaving a more breathable zone in the space around the tower, according to the design studio.
A ‘smog vacuum’ will clean China’s air, turning pollution into jewelry Read more
Researchers at MIT have created a new method of turning carbon dioxide emissions from power plants into a useful product.
MIT scientists created a new method of turning CO2 into fuel Read more
