Tag: Sustainability
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Would You Eat This Bug To Save The World?
Insects could play a key role in the future of the human diet with their high nutritional value and low environmental footprint, especially compared to meat.
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Food halls are Europe’s hottest culinary trend—here are the ones you should visit
Dining destinations, social hubs and creative spaces combined, food halls are taking Europe by storm. From a train station revamp in Rome to a reimagined industrial hall in Helsinki, here are six of the best.
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In an Age of Climate Change, How Do We Cope with Floods?
The deaths in the Texas Hill Country are a tragic testament to the force of a raging river. Flood-stricken Vermont has a radical plan to counter the threat it faces.
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Peacock Feathers Are Stunning. They Can Also Emit Laser Beams
Scientists hope their plumage project could someday lead to biocompatible lasers that could safely be embedded in the human body.
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The Manmade Clouds That Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
Inside a bold — and controversial — effort to cool the water around this beloved ecosystem.
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The magic of through running
Commuter trains often stop at the edge of cities. Short tunnels can link them up, creating metro networks for a fraction of the cost of building them from scratch.
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What Keeps the Lights On
If you think the power system must run itself by now, you’re wrong. Behind every nicely toasted bagel is a vast network of generators, transformers, computers, wires — and, yes, people in backrooms sweating to make sure the juice flows exactly where, and when, it needs to go. What could possibly go wrong?
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Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution
After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.