An Empire Built on Beer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is your neighbor making you mad? Don’t worry, have a beer together like these ancient Peruvians did, and everything will be fine again.
Will Meatless Burgers Save the World?
Reading Time: 2 minutes The American diet is getting a vegan makeover. Will it help fight climate change?
Why Is Big Oil Bankrolling an ‘Environmental’ CO2 Capture Company?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Chevron is part of a $65M financing deal for a CO2 capture tech firm. Is Big Oil turning over a new leaf, or is their interest more sinister?
Why We Should Maki Cows Eat Seaweed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cows that have a little seaweed in their diets burp less, which means less greenhouse emissions. And it’s good for their tummies, too.
No Blind Mice: Hope for Humans Too
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mice are able to see how they run thanks to gene therapists at UC Berkeley, and it looks promising for macular degeneration patients.
Did Cheese Lead to Chatter?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers have linked the advent of food processing techniques 8000 years ago to advances in language.
Picky Brits Won’t Eat US Chicken — Should You?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The US is trying to sell chicken to Britain once they leave Europe, but they are resisting. Why?
Science Is Saving Your Morning Joe
Reading Time: 2 minutes Coffee is under threat from climate change and disease. Can scientists save it?
Monopolistic Internet Market Causing America to Fall Behind
Reading Time: 2 minutes Smart Cities wired for super-fast internet are being built in other parts of the world. Will the US compete, and retrofit its old cable systems?
3D Printers Make Practice Hearts For Surgeons
Reading Time: 2 minutes 3D printers have hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons — like creating illegal guns. Here’s a use which is nothing but good.