๐Ÿ“ˆ Human Progress

In the last decades humanity has made great progress with less extreme poverty, increased health, wealth and democracy. We follow in the tradition of professor Hans Rosling.

Linn Winge 2 min read

๐Ÿ Airport support local bees

Airports and beekeepers collaborate to save pollinators. Last year the bee-keeping program won the 2020 Pennsylvania Governorโ€™s Award for Environmental Excellence.

Linn Winge 1 min read

๐ŸŒป The facemask that can be littered

Bury your mask in the garden and watch biodiversity bloom.

Linn Winge 2 min read

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland is getting a new nature reserve

A community in Scotland โ€œachieves the impossibleโ€ and now the nation is getting a new nature reserve.

Linn Winge 2 min read

โ˜•๏ธ Coffee pulp - a way to speed up forest restoration

To spread coffee pulp, which is a by-product from coffee production, over degraded lands can help it recover more quickly, a new study finds.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

๐ŸŒธ Scientists can now predict what the whole pollen season is going to look like

The daily forecasts for grass pollen levels can now be supplemented with forecasts for what the whole season will look like.

Kent Olofsson 2 min read

๐Ÿšข Plastic in the ocean is used in asphalt

Fishers in India have been picking up plastic from the ocean that becomes an ingredient in asphalt. The project has been a success and is now spreading to the whole fishing workforce.

Kent Olofsson 2 min read

๐Ÿ“ฑ Tomorrow's mobile mast can be hidden behind your wallpaper

Today's mobile masts will not be sufficient when 5G is taking over. Scientists at KTH in Sweden think they have a solution.

Elina Holmgren Tyskling 2 min read

โš›๏ธ Particle defied the standard model โ€“ new physics may be on the horizon

For a long time, the muons glitchy behavior has been discussed. Yesterday the results from experiments on Fermilab sparked the hopes for a new physics.

Linn Winge 3 min read

๐Ÿ  Abandoned oil rigs are turned into artificial reefs

Instead of removing abandoned oil rigs they should be left on the bottom of the ocean and turned into artificial coral reefs.