Seaweed-eating cattle may be our best weapon to fight climate change

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The biggest nuisance on the beach, seaweed, may be our next environmental saviour. New research in Australia discovered that if we were to add dried seaweed to two per cent of sheep and cattle feed, we could…

Students who take a gap year end up being happier in their future careers, says study

By: Zoe Melnyk Nicola Easterby, a travel photographer and blogger, began her journey with a gap year straight out of high school and basically never stopped. She took her gap year in Europe and fell in love with travel and photography.…

New supersonic plane will fly you from the US to Europe in 3 hours

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  I have yet to meet someone who actually loves flying. Waiting at the airport, squishing down those tiny aisles to find your seat, which usually ends up being in between the woman with the screaming baby and…

Sweden is paying its citizens to fix their belongings instead of throwing them away

BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY  Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy again. The typical consumer cycle is a vicious one – not only does it produce copious amounts of waste and contribute greatly towards environmental issues, but it is also hard on our…

America is getting an urban nature area 10 times bigger than Central Park

BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE A brand new park is being kick-started by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates in Dallas, Texas, around the Trinity River. The park will be the biggest Urban Nature Park in America, 10 times bigger than New York’s Central…

MDMA is on the verge of government approval as a treatment for PTSD

BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI On Tuesday November 29, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) received approval from the FDA to begin Phase 3 clinical trials to treat over 200 patients for PTSD using the party drug commonly known as Molly.…

Tesla is powering a 600-person island with 100% renewable energy

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Ta’u, an island in American Samoa, has been using diesel generators for power. One of these generators burns 300 gallons of fuel per day; one of these generators burns 109,500 gallons of fuel per year. Earlier this…