According to a new study, the 'rule' of drinking 8 glasses of water each day may not apply to everyone. The key, researchers believe, is to listen to one's water, drinking only when thirsty or when it gets difficult to swallow. The research, the team revealed, is the first of its kind to suggests that…
Scientists in the United Kingdom have conducted the first ever data transmission through a national electricity grid. The feat, according to the researchers, could pave the way for virtual power grids that constantly monitor the energy usage of businesses and households, notifying them during cases of excessive consumption. By using conventional electricity grid for sending…
Spread over a sprawling 20-hectare area in the South Australian desert, Sundrop Farms is the first of its kind in the entire world to grow vegetables using only seawater and sunlight. The result of six, long years of research, the amazing indoor farm produces more than 17,000 tons of tomatoes each year, despite being located…
In an attempt to reduce environmentally-harmful carbon emissions, one of the goals agreed upon in the Paris Climate Agreement, the German government has voted to instate a ban on new combustion engine vehicles, starting from the year 2030. Aimed to cut down emissions associated with privately-owned passenger cars, the decision was taken recently, following a…
Do you think trees talk to each other like us? In The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - —Discoveries from a Secret World, author Peter Wohlleben claims that plants do indeed communicate with each other. According to scientists, however, the answer is slightly different: while trees and plants are known…
Sitting in the comfort of our homes, far away from the part of the globe where people struggle daily to procure food, shelter and employment, we often tend to forget the simple truth that the world is largely unfair. Although the media jolts us time and again with news of poverty, illiteracy and discrimination in…
Connecting the island of Noirmoutier with the Gulf of Burnёf in western France, the Passage du Gois road is unique in its own way. It surfaces only twice a day for a couple of hours, after which it sinks below water as a result of rising tide. For the most part of the day, it…
Germany will be the first country in the world to boast a zero-emission passenger train powdered entirely by hydrogen fuel. Designed by French company Alstom, and recently unveiled at the Berlin InnoTrans trade show, the innovative "hydrail" is being built for the Buxtehude-Bremervörde-Bremerhaven-Cuxhaven line in Germany's Lower Saxony region. According to developers, the train will…
The relationship between men and dogs dates back to prehistoric times, with the earliest instances of dog domestication taking place around 16,000 years ago. When it comes to foxes, however, humans don't usually enjoy the same loving bond as they do with dogs. Over the last 50 years or so, a dynamic duo from Russia…
Based on the recent data collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have concluded that the planet's lakes and streams actually existed much longer than previously thought. Created by melting snow, these expansive water bodies were still extant nearly a billion years after the end of Mars' 'wet era', according to the new research. (more…)