Organic and Sustainable Food Trends Taking Over 2018

2017 was the year of plant-based diets reaching new heights of popularity. 2018 has just as much to be excited about as far as lifestyle and food trends are concerned.

A school in US hopes to see suspensions drop with new meditation offering

Rather than sending misbehaving children straight to the principal's office, a Merrillville elementary school in US is teaching basic meditation techniques.

Lessons in nature boost classroom engagement afterward

Students who spend a class session in a natural outdoor setting are more engaged and less distracted in their regular classroom afterward than when they remain indoors, scientists found in a new study.

A Teenager Just Won $250,000 For Her Way Of Explaining Relativity

An 18-year-old from the Philippines recently explained part of Einstein’s theories of relativity in a short video clip. For her efforts, she’s won the highly-coveted 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge.

The World Needs More Scientists To Solve Global Challenges

A Danish company, Labster, that develops virtual reality science laboratories offer users virtualized lab equipment in a software simulation.

Iceland makes it illegal to pay women less than men in world first

The tiny Nordic nation first introduced legislation last March to help close an existing wage gap, but the law did not come into effect until the first day of 2018.

The world's first vending machine for the homeless is 100% free

New charity is installing vending machines with food and items like socks for the homeless in the United Kingdom.

A groundbreaking program has reduced child marriage by 90%

While some African regions have outlawed child marriage over the course of the last decade, the practice is still prevalent in certain communities.

Denmark just opened the "world’s most humane" prison

The architects created a vibrant community where the inmates would be reminded of a life they once left behind, therefore encouraging an eagerness to leave the system and return to society.

Why Intelligent Optimism Is Crucial to Human Progress

In order to continue to tackle global challenges and push humanity forward, it’s important to be intelligently optimistic about the future.

Saudi Arabia to reopen cinemas after 35-year ban

Movie theaters will reopen in Saudi Arabia next year, - the move is the latest part of a broader reform effort by the ultraconservative country.

18-year old invents cheaper CO2 capture tech

18-year-old Ethan Novek's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology stands out from the rest because it could capture CO2 at about $10 per metric ton – around 85 percent less than the industry standard.

Film-maker James Cameron takes aim at dairy and meat

Multi-millionaire Canadian film-maker James Cameron has taken aim at the meat and dairy sectors, saying that people need to eat less of it in order for the world to reach any climate goals.

What if consciousness is not what drives the human mind?

A new research paper in Frontiers of Psychology suggests that we don't consciously choose our thoughts or our feelings – we become aware of them.