Exxon joins other companies by backing carbon tax proposal Exxon Mobil announced in late June that they support the carbon tax proposal made by the Climate Leadership Council (CLC). Billed by the groups as a “conservative climate solution,” the CLC has conceived a plan that they say will fight climate change by taxing greenhouse gas…
Cocktail of drugs could prevent 10,000 HIV deaths a year, claim scientists A package of low-cost drugs designed to prevent deadly infections among people who are starting HIV treatment late could save 10,000 lives a year across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists believe. About one in five people who start HIV treatment in poorer countries are doing…
Toronto to Montreal picked as finalist for world’s first hyperloop train route Toronto to Montreal has been chosen by Hyperloop One in its top 10 choices to build the first hyperloop high-speed travel system in the world. This project was proposed by the Canadian branch of the American engineering giant, AECOM. It would ‘’create…
The youth for today: the 2017 election changed UK’s political landscape The “youthquake” was a key component of Corbyn’s 10-point advance in Labour’s share of the vote exceeding even Blair’s nine-point gain in his first 1997 landslide. No official data exists for the scale of the youth vote but an NME-led exit poll suggests turnout…
Magic’ fridge to fight food wastage & hunger with dignity One of the paradoxes of India is the simultaneous existence of plenty and poverty. According to a report by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, every third malnourished child is Indian, yet hundreds of tons of food is wasted across India every…
An artificial photosynthesis can produce clean fuel for the Cars of tomorrow Photosynthesis is an essential natural process that keeps not just plants, but just about everything else on Earth alive including us. When plants convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates, they feed themselves and emit oxygen for us to breathe. But what if we took…
The conservative US state where refugees are being welcomed with open arms Refugees are not a common sight in out-of-the-way Montana, but Missoula resident Mary Poole and her book club decided to make a change by welcoming fleeing families into their homes. Today, Poole runs the small non-profit, which helped persuade the International Rescue Committee…
Former President Jimmy Carter Just Made a Solar Farm to Power Half His City In 1979, in the throes of the U.S. energy crisis, then President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation as he installed 32 solar panels designed to use the Sun’s energy to heat water. He told the country, “A generation from now, this…
New test allows for easier and earlier detection of Alzheimer’s A new blood test has been found to be able to detect buildups of beta-amyloid in the brain, the cause of the plaques that characterize the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Although the role that these clumps of beta-amyloid play in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients…
An app that’s bringing solar power to Yemen When civil war began in Yemen in 2015, so did the growth of solar power. The crisis took out the already unreliable electric grid and made fuel for generators both scarce and expensive. Solar panels, though also expensive, became a better deal. As people started to turn…