Collaborative video games which require group effort to overcome problems and challenges can have a productive and motivational effect on coworkers who use them as part of team-building exercises. A study was…
Insect population decline – what’s happening to all the bugs?
Insect population decline is an ongoing epidemic, spurred by climate change, and it’s having an irrevocable effect on the world’s ecosystems. Insect population decline has been highlighted by a number of respected entomologists…
Himalayan glaciers will disappear by a third within the next 80 years
Himalayan glaciers are set to vanish by up to a third within this century; an event which will potentially impact billions of lives across several regions. The Himalayan glaciers of the Hindu…
Sudan is witnessing a rise in youth-led, environmental startups who want to protect their country’s future
Sudan is amidst a tumultuous political situation at present, due to ongoing protests which seek to remove exiting President Omar al-Bashir from power. In spite of this, Sudan is also witness to…
Entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss makes billion dollar environmental investment
When a person of wealth decides to make a difference, the effect can be substantial, and this is exactly what Swiss businessman Hansjörg Wyss has in mind. The architect of the Wyss…
Galápagos iguana makes return to the island after almost 200 years
The Galápagos land iguana, one of three species of land iguana which lived on the island, has been reintroduced centuries after it disappeared from its natural habitat. The fate of the Galápagos…
House of Marley – the sound of a planet in harmony
House of Marley is something of a marvel. A company which has emerged from a groundbreaking musical legacy, committed to the development of outstanding sound equipment, using the proceeds to further charitable,…
Solve for Happy – The Google X Exec’s Happiness Equation
Solve for Happy is a new publication from Google X’s Chief Business Officer, Mo Gawdat, which offers the unique and intriguing perspective that happiness is a quantifiable entity. Many believe that happiness is…
Brazil forest protection gets Green Climate Fund backing via UN REDD-plus initiative
Brazil’s forests just received a little extra protection, thanks to agreed funding for the REDD-plus initiative. REDD+ stands for ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation and sustainable management of forests…
India’s air pollution problem – 7 of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world located in India
New data released by IQAir, AirVisual and Greenpeace shows that India topped the poll in terms of worst air pollution for 2018. According to the report, a suburb of the Indian capital New…