Photo by Paul Morigi ( Getty Images) Article by Justine Calma, via THE VERGE Today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a massive new commitment to fight climate change called The Climate Pledge. He says Amazon will work to drastically reduce its carbon emissions with the...
The KATRIN neutrino experiment is located on the grounds of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. (KATRIN Photo) Article by Alan Boyle via GeekWire Scientists from the University of Washington and other institutions around the world say they’ve reduced the upper limit for the mass of...
Photo by Harry Campbell (TIME) Article by Adam Hermann, via TIME There can be no discussion about climate change without a meaningful conversation about public health. As leading health experts have affirmed, the climate crisis is a threat multiplier, particularly for communities suffering from environmental...
Image courtesy of Green Flower Article by Anna Wilcox, via Green Flower “Cannabis is an extremely valuable tool in your toolbox when you’re faced with a cancer diagnosis,” begins Mara Gordon in a Green Flower segment on using cannabis for lung cancer. If anyone knows anything about cannabis and...
The 3.8-million-year-old skull of the early human was unearthed in Ethiopia (AFP Photo/HO) Article via Robbie COREY-BOULET via Yahoo / AFP A "remarkably complete" 3.8-million-year-old skull of an early human has been unearthed in Ethiopia, scientists announced Wednesday, a discovery that has the potential to alter...
Photo Rajesh Kumar Singh via AP Photo Article by Biswajeet Banerjee via Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than a million Indians planted 220 million trees on Friday in a government campaign to tackle climate change and improve the environment in the country's most populous state. Forest official...
Photo by Michael Fischer via Pexels (C.C.) Article by Abby Haglage via Yahoo Lifestyle Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3 percent of all cancers in America. But with a one-year survival rate of just 20 percent (and five-year survival rate of less than 8), it’s predicted to be...
Photo by Unknown Article by Tom Warren, via THE VERGE. Seattle Sounders FC is getting a lot of new owners today as part of a joint ownership group spearheaded by former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson. Eleven families with connections to the Seattle area have teamed up to...
Article by K.D. Anglin via URBANISLANDZ. Bob Marley’s widow Rita Marley and reggae/dancehall star Sizzla are this year’s honorees at the Independence Day Grand Gala. The Grand Gala committee has designated Sizzla and Rita Marley as this year’s recipients of the Gala award at the annual event...
Photo by BEN HIDER (©GETTY IMAGES) Article by Jeff Nelson, via PEOPLE JAY-Z is teaming up with the NFL. On Tuesday, the New York Times confirmed that the rapper has signed a deal with the NFL so that he will advise as a “live music entertainment strategist”; through...