Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM
Close on the heels of dancing and protesting flash mobs, “cash mobs” are popping up—people that flood a beloved locally-owned store on a certain day to infuse it with sales and renewed customer relationships.
To ease the financial pinch and loneliness of aging boomer women, a new website offers algorithms that help in locating like-minded roommates.
Time banking, a web-savvy form of barter, allows users to exchange services—such as doing an hour of housecleaning to gain an hour-long cello lesson.
A new resin lining made of tomato plant byproducts promises to keep canned food fresh without the use of chemical-based linings.
As mounds of discarded appliances and electronics grow in Latin America and worldwide, the United Nations is advising governments on ways to deal with the waste.
In refusing to issue gold-mining permits, El Salvador and Costa Rica are putting the value of environmental integrity ahead of near-term financial gain.
As whales rebound in numbers, their ecological role grows more apparent, the latest being their role in providing iron and nitrogen to surface organisms essential to marine food chains.
An unmanned robot deep in the ocean near San Francisco is allowing Stanford researchers to track the travel patterns of great white sharks and populations of sea creatures.
A massive tree-planting program and solar-power initiatives are two promising programs emerging on the environmentally-challenged subcontinent.
Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM ● By April Thompson
The more often we practice the simple act of saying “Thanks,” the more deeply joy and appreciation become ingrained in our character.
