Ever see a lush, green, tropical-looking plant hanging out in the middle of the desert before? If you happen to live in a desert, say Arizona or somewhere, get some desert rhubarb – rheum palaestinum to the Latin buffs – and plant it in the sand. Then watch these huge biological rain tarps start to [...]
It’s amazing that this dog is able to walk around and move with two legs. She’s very lucky to be born under these conditions to someone who loves her and takes care of her. When you first look at the way she walks the first reaction is “poor circus dog” (at least that was my [...]
August 10, 2008 – 6:52 am
Nature is more amazing than the most advanced machines humans ever made. This next video shows a slow-motion lightning striking the earth at night.
Even though it seems as if lightning is a bolt of energy descending from the sky downwards, this conception is actually an illusion resulting from the speed of the whole process. In [...]
Ouch! What a terrific shirt!
Last week I described how the patterns of our brain waves control different states of consciousness. By altering these patters, we can induce many mental and emotional states, such as sleep, anxiety, calmness, and concentration. Several technological applications already try to take advantage of this mechanism for the treatment of humans.
As of today, we are [...]
Artists for Humanity is a unique center in Boston which hires teen artists to produce Eco-friendly art and furniture. These young people undergo an apprenticeship program in the summer or an after school program during the school year, and eventually get paid to create sustainable products for private and commercial clients.
It seem like a marvelous [...]
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Life is circular. There is always a start — Birth, and there is always an end — Death. In between there are other circular activities, such as breathing for example, which is common to all life forms, from bacteria to palm trees, and from tiny worms to human beings. Finally, there is sleep, [...]
Our planet has been undergoing rapid and massive deforestation during the last 50 years. One of the main reasons for this brutal attack on the world’s rain forests is the need for paper. Whether toilet paper, copy paper, or romance novels — our daily use of paper is indispensable.
To solve this problem researchers are working [...]
We are not alone in the universe. And no, I’m not talking X-Files.
Mankind always had to share this Earth with countless species of animals. From cockroaches to dogs and giant squids, we had to learn how to get along with, and how to use them for our own needs. For many millennia, humans raised cattle, [...]
