Europe Government Funds Pilot Construction of Eco-Friendly Gin Distillery

Medicine & Technology Sep 01, 2019

Orkney Distilling Ltd. might be the first distillery to be powered by green energy from hydrogen.

Media Uses Sarcastic Humor to Explain Bias in Medicine

Aug 23, 2019

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver discussed how gender and racial bias in medicine exists.

UK Government to Double the Fund for Electric Car Charging Stations on Residential Areas

Aug 19, 2019

The group of nations plan to completely eradicate the use of fuel powered cars in the future.

The Prevention of Mass Shootings: Are Researchers Focusing in the Right Place?

Aug 11, 2019

Is understanding why the shooters committed these acts as effective as finding ways to prevent them?

Illinois to Expunge Criminal Records for Marijuana Related Offenses

Jul 15, 2019

The Illinois law lets resident adults buy and possess up to 30 grams of cannabis.

Smartphone Usage Amongst Children Must Be Monitored, Says Expert

Jul 16, 2019

Some children as young as 13 years old are being treated for digital technology addiction.

Meeting Global Climate Goals May Require the Abolishment of Fossil-Fuel Power Plants

Jul 15, 2019

A new coal plant built today will emit millions of tons of CO2 every year throughout its 40-year lifespan.

Shifting to Renewable Energy Can Drive up Energy Poverty, Study Says

Jul 13, 2019

In nations like the United States where fossil fuel energy is substituted for renewable energy as a way to reduce carbon emissions, it comes at the cost of increased inequality

Minecraft Can Help Boost Creativity

Jul 09, 2019

The researchers say even first-person shooter games can potentially inspire creativity as players think about strategy and look for advantages in combat

Some of America’s Most Popular Restaurants Plan to Ban Plastics by 2020

Jul 10, 2019

Popular establishments such as Starbuck’s, Dunkin Donuts and McDonald’s all have plans to reduce the plastic waste they create.

Japan Resumes Whale Hunting After 31-Year Ban

Jul 05, 2019

Whaling has been a Japanese tradition for centuries and was particularly important post-World War II to feed the country's poor. Now, the government wants to revive the whaling industry despite growing disinterest in whale meat among Japanese.

Research Team Discovers Maximum Weight Children Must Carry in School Backpacks

Jul 03, 2019

Schoolchildren who use backpacks should avoid carrying loads greater than 10 percent of their body weight

People Misjudge the Strength of Other People’s Emotions Based on Egocentric Bias, Study Says

Jul 05, 2019

According to a new study, people of all ages tend to misjudge the strength of other people's feelings based on an egocentric bias. The results of this research made by Associate Professor Hajimu Hayashi, Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, was published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.

Grandparents Medicines Not Secure Enough around Grandchildren, According to a Poll

Jul 03, 2019

Grandparents must not leave medications in their purse or on a kitchen counter as it is best to keep them locked up

Pornography Consumption Increase Unethical Behavior at Work

Jun 25, 2019

Consumption of pornography heightens the propensity of the viewer to view others as objects or less than human