According to recent news alerts, a Dutch NGO aims to send a crew to the Red Planet by 2022 – and, due to the physiological change in the human body after a stay on Mars, there’d be no coming back. That hasn’t deterred people, though: so far, over 78,000 people[...]
Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world’s oceans and large lakes, caused by excessive nutrient pollution from human activities coupled with other factors that deplete the oxygen required to support most marine life in bottom and near-bottom water. In the 1970s oceanographers began noting increased instances of dead[...]
On a brisk May morning in 2001, countless dying birds fell like rain from the grey Toronto sky. In the east of the city, outside a hulking 18-storey office complex called Consilium Place, workers on cigarette breaks watched in horror as tiny feathered bodies thudded onto the pavement, fell into[...]
Sure, a lot of items disposed or thrown away pose a great a problem towards the environment. Here is one way to deal with discarded tyres – welcome onboard! – Radically Sustainable Green Buildings – „. . . the Earthship is the epitome of sustainable design and construction. No part[...]
Recently published news has the word space highlighted in bold letters. If NASA ever wants to get humans back into space, and attempt long distance space travel, their food needs to last at least 15 years. A 3D food printer uses ingredients (carbs, sugars, proteins, macro and micro nutrients) in[...]
Dams are good for hydroelectric power. But just like figuring how to reduce waste or improve energy efficiency, one has to look at the whole picture and all of the potential media effects. Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydro-power projects, supported by various[...]
How often do you hear the phrase ‘Free energy?’ Well, some innovative thinkers in Sitio Maligaya located in Philippines have invented a light bulb that works only using sunlight, water, bleach, and one liter plastic bottle! The bulb is said to have the capacity equivalent to a 60W bulb providing[...]
An electric vehicle that weighs less than a bicycle, one that is portable, is able to recharge on $1 of electricity, and uses 20 times less energy for every mile or kilometre travelled. Nope, this is not a car or a bike. It is a skateboard! – Sanjay Dastoor from[...]
All used boxes can now be put to use by just a few tricks. The cost is very little and most importantly, the idea is applicable in an urban landscape for example utilizing the area of an abandoned railway station. I came to know about this technique while working as[...]
The containers placed at various points around the capital are not effective in collecting the waste generated, and are also subject to constant vandalism. – About 180 containers are located around the city in Sector 2 and they collect approximately 15-20 tons of waste per month. The waste is divided[...]