To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup.
Takeaway coffees—they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups drag us down, with nearly 300 billion ending up in landfill each year......»»
Fresh hopes for landmark treaty to rescue ocean life
World leaders are under pressure to conclude years of talks on an agreement to protect open oceans that help sustain life on Earth, cover almost half the planet and currently fall under no country's laws......»»
12 podcasts to listen to during Black History Month and beyond
Take a deep dive into racial disparity, adversity, empowerment, and Black history and culture with our pick of podcasts to listen to for Black History Month......»»
Algorithms, Copyrights, or Clueless Industry Executives: What"s Killing New Music?
"Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm." So writes Ted Gioia, author of the Substack music/pop culture newsletter "The Honest Broker". But it gets worse: "Th.....»»
The people deciding to ditch their smartphones
The smartphone users who are ditching their handsets to take back more control of their lives......»»
Study shows discrepancy in "hookup culture" sexual activity on dates
A new study from the University of Kansas shows that in "hookup culture,"—in which young people may engage in sex without the traditional courtship practice of dating—there is a discrepancy between what college students are saying and what they a.....»»
How your culture informs the emotions you feel when listening to music
I open my eyes to the sound of a voice as the twin-engine Pakistan Airlines propeller aircraft flies through the Hindu Kush mountain range, west of the mighty Himalayas. We are cruising at 27,000 feet, but the mountains around us appear worryingly cl.....»»
The best dating sites and apps for finding a hookup
We know you're on the lookout for the best sites and apps for hooking up, but first we should talk about Hookup culture (just in case you aren't already familiar with it). Hookup culture is all about keeping it casual, and there's absolutely nothing.....»»
Gran Turismo 7 features a museum for car history buffs
Gran Turismo 7 will let players immerse themselves in car culture and history with museums and presentations from automobile designers......»»
Did comet"s fiery destruction lead to downfall of ancient Hopewell?
The rapid decline of the Hopewell culture about 1,500 years ago might be explained by falling debris from a near-Earth comet that created a devastating explosion over North America, laying waste to forests and Native American villages alike......»»
Ancient trees deemed vital to forest survival
New research suggests that ancient trees possess far more than an awe-inspiring presence and a suite of ecological services to forests—they also sustain the entire population of trees' ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment......»»
Copy or innovate? Study sheds light on chimp culture
Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while others declined to do so even when offered tools, research published on Monday found, and the difference could shed light on their culture......»»
Microsoft makes a big bet that it can fix Activision Blizzard"s troubled culture
Microsoft's nearly $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard could make it a leader in gaming. But it also risks creating a new headache for the tech giant in a key part of its operations: corporate culture......»»
IMF Urges El Salvador To Remove Bitcoin As Legal Tender
The International Monetary Fund is pushing El Salvador to ditch bitcoin as legal tender, according to a statement released on Tuesday. CNBC reports: IMF directors "stressed that there are large risks associated with the use of bitcoin on financial st.....»»
New research discovers surprising activity among organisms thriving in extremely deep, hot subseafloor
Since the discovery of the deep subseafloor biosphere in the mid-1990s, scientists have studied the conditions under which organisms thrive in this isolated and generally food-deprived environment and wondered which conditions set a limit to the exis.....»»
2023 iPhone may ditch Samsung displays for Chinese screens
Samsung and LG may be losing the battle to manufacture the 2023 iPhone's OLED screen to a little-known Chinese company.....»»
Kombucha cultures make excellent sustainable water filters, study finds
SCOBY-based membranes are more effective than commercial ones at preventing biofilms. Enlarge / Close-up of fresh SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) used in kombucha. (credit: Whitepointer/Getty Images) The refres.....»»
Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with tools, but need to lea.....»»
Apple About to Ditch Another Useful Port: The Lightning Port
Apple Inc has removed multiple useful ports from its MacBooks and iPhones over the years. Now, the iPhone’s lightning port is next on the chopping block, according to a report from Bloomberg. In 2015, the company removed all ports from its MacBooks.....»»
Best hookup apps and dating sites to find casual sex with no strings attached
Hookup culture has become an accepted style of human connection. The desire to have sex without strings has always been a thing, but proudly searching for just that it is just way less taboo than it was when your parents were dating.The dedicate.....»»
The best dating sites and apps for hooking up
We know you're on the lookout for the best sites and apps for hooking up, but first we should talk about Hookup culture (just in case you aren't already familiar with it). Hookup culture is all about keeping it casual, and there's absolutely nothing.....»»