SELFISHNESS AS A SURVIVAL TACTIC MY BE JUST A MYTH
Do you ever feel that people are inherently selfish? From rivalry in business to the adversarial focus of the mainstream media, competition appears to be king in modern society. But…
BAN ON BEE-HARMING INSECTICIDES MAY SAVE EU BEES
Countries across the European Union — including the UK — vote to ban the outdoor use of three bee-harming pesticides The EU has agreed to ban a group of insecticides…
YALE UNIVERSITY ‘HAPPINESS IS’ MOST POPULAR CLASS
A class titled Psychology and the Good Life at Yale University in the US is so popular that one in four undergraduate students have enrolled. Laurie Santos, the psychology professor…
UK FULLY OFFSHORE MUSSEL FARM SET TO PUMP NEW LIFE INTO THE INDUSTRY
The people behind the UK’s first fully offshore mussel farm want to encourage Brits to eat more shellfish, which they say is currently untapped food resource. When the UK’s first…
MALDIVIAN COMMUNITY FIGHTS TO SAVE ITS ISLAND FROM DEVELOPERS
The Maldives are a hotspot for tourists, but development often comes at a cost to the environment. One community fought back From above, the Indian Ocean island of Rasdhoo vaguely…
KEY TO A HEALTHY LONG LIFE COULD BE REGULAR VOLUNTEERING
Altruistic acts such as volunteering could help us live longer, according to new research published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A study of 13,000 adults in the US…
THE NEUROBIOLOGY BASIS OF INTEGRITY
Let your better self rest assured: Dearly held values truly are sacred, and not merely cost-benefit analyses masquerading as nobel intent, concludes a new study on the neurobiology of moral…
MULTIPURPOSE ROOF TILES PROVIDE URBAN HOUSING FOR BIRDS
Today, 58% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, according to the UN. As a result, animals are forced to find ways to live in tight urban spaces and…
PLANT-BASED BOTTLES THAT DEGRADE IN 1 YEAR MIGHT END PLASTIC PROBLEMS
A biochemicals company in the Netherlands hopes to kickstart investment in a pioneering project that plans to develop plastics made 100% from plant-based materials. The initiative, devised by renewable chemicals…