Sting is famous for his involvement with the Rainforest Foundation, which he co-founded in 1989 with his wife Trudie Styler. The foundation seeks to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation. Well, last month the music legend played a benefit concert for the organization. But Sting’s eco-friendly activism does not stop there. He is also involved [...]
February 8, 2010 – 11:44 am
The term “seed bombing” has been used steadily since the 70′s when the guerrilla gardening movement began. Since then, we have been exposed to all sorts of inventive types of seed bombs. The original type was a condom filled with fertilizer, water and wildflower seeds, but most guerrilla gardeners use the all-natural kind made of [...]
February 4, 2010 – 7:46 am
Forests in the northern hemisphere seem to be growing faster now than they were 200 years ago; according to a study of trees in eastern America, this is a result of climate change. The trees appear to have accelerated growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the air. [...]
December 21, 2009 – 8:38 am
Remember when I wrote on December 3 about “The Adventures of Green Grandpa”? Well it turns out the old guy was right about a lot – or at least riding a massive wave of controversy, about to break in the country’s high court. The uniquely Appalachian form of strip mining which involves the blowing the [...]
October 8, 2009 – 12:19 pm
If you remember New Energy Technologies and their electricity generating speed bump, you may now rest assured that they’re getting some help. They’d probably see it as competition, but Israeli firm Innowattech has successfully tested its own method of generating electricity from road traffic. The test took place on a 10 meter stretch of Highway [...]
October 7, 2009 – 12:16 pm
Scientists have expanded the lifespan of rats by shutting down the production of S6K1 protein. All I have to say is, thank goodness. Now rats will live even longer! The most important implication is that we won’t have to replace them as often when we test things on them and such. Yes, I’m joking. I’m [...]
October 4, 2009 – 1:37 pm
If you need a heart transplant, or will need one in the next few decades, you’ll probably be in better shape in the near future, assuming you can wait a while. That’s because Sujoy Guha, an Indian biomedical engineer has conjured up a new artificial heart at a cost of about $3,000. That’s about $47,000 [...]
September 25, 2009 – 2:46 pm
There is now “unambiguous evidence” of water on the moon. Can the moon support life now? Heh, not really. I mean, try breathing on the thing. It doesn’t work too well. But never mind that. The details of the findings, which will be published in tomorrow’s issue of Science, follow on the heels of evidence [...]
September 14, 2009 – 2:50 am
Dean Kamen, the inventor of the admittedly dorky, yet somehow cool Segway, is at it again. This time, he has invented the Slingshot. “We believe the world needs a slingshot to take care of its Goliath of a problem in water. So we decided to build a small machine and give it to the little [...]
September 8, 2009 – 3:51 pm
Only a few weeks ago, we reported on the new technology of organic computers. Here’s something similar: organic plastic that conducts electricity. Why plastic? Because it’s cheaper, thinner, lighter, and faster than silicon. This technology is already available in some gadgets. One is the new Sony Walkman. Word to the wise: “Organic” here does not [...]
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