(103) 1 in 3 Children Are Now Nearsighted Globally
The study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analyzed the results of 276 studies that involved more than 5.4 million children from 50 countries across six continents. According to the numbers, those with nearsightedness rose from 24 per cent in 1990 to almost 36 per cent as of last year. But projections by the […]
(102) The ‘Insane’ Plan To Save The Arctic’s Sea-Ice
A team of scientists is heading to the Arctic to test whether pumping seawater on top of the ice, making it thicker and longer-lasting, can combat annual ice loss. As sea-ice vanishes, the dark ocean surface can absorb more of the Sun’s energy, which accelerates warming. So the researchers want to thicken it to stop […]
(101) European Heatwave Killed Over 47,000 People In 2023
More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023. The report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) found countries in the continent’s south were hit the hardest by the deadly heat. Last year was the world’s hottest on record. As climate change continues to increase temperatures, Europeans live in […]
(100) “Solutum”, Eliminating Plastic Waste. For Good.
Solutum has developed a patented biodegradable material that can seamlessly replace conventional plastic — in manufacturing and in our lives. It isn’t just a sustainable alternative. With holistic end-of-life and better mechanical properties, elasticity, and barriers than traditional plastic, their compound is the next big thing in packaging. Chemical engineer Sharon Barak is to tackle […]
(99) Liquid Natural Clay Turns Desert Sand Into Fertile Soil in Just Seven Hours
Invented in the early 2000s by Norwegian scientist Kristian Olesen, Liquid NanoClay is the secret behind Desert Control’s amazing achievements. When sprayed onto sand, this amazing invention trickles down and percolates the sand, turning it into water-retaining soil where plants can germinate and thrive. Farmers have been using clay to increase the fertility of their […]
(98) WaterROAM Gets Clean Drinking Water Without Any Electricity
A Singapore-based company’s award-winning water filtering device – which has been providing clean drinking water to disaster-struck and rural communities worldwide – was inspired by an ordinary bicycle pump. Once a tube connected to the device is dipped into a silt-ridden river or traditional well, the user just has to push down the piston, and […]
(97) The Ancient Tradition Of Rice Fishing Has Multiple Modern Benefits
A rice-fish system is an integrated rice field or rice field/pond complex, where fish are grown concurrently or alternately with rice. Fish may be deliberately stocked (fish culture), or may enter fields naturally from surrounding water ways when flooding occurs (rice field fisheries). Rice-fish systems allow the production of fish and other aquatic animals, from […]
(96) 2023 Confirmed As World’s Hottest Year On Record
The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural EI Nino weather event. It’s well-known that the world is much warmer now than 100 years ago, as humans keep releasing record amounts of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. More than […]
(95) Purifies C ontaminated Acid Mine Water Safe For Local Communities
Boitumelo Nkatlo, an innovator from the Scaling Out for Impact (SOFI) programme and founder of BN Aqua Solutions has turned to acid mine drainage water to provide a solution to this water shortage crisis. Acid mine drainage is the runoff produced in mines when water interacts with exposed rocks. The sulphur minerals in the rock […]
(94) World Humanitarian Day 2023
On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD). Each year, WHD […]