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There are over 3 billion trees in the world. That makes roughly 422 per person. An American not-for-profit organisation has taken it upon itself to ensure that everyone can enjoy the advantages trees bring to communities. They analyzed 150,000 neighbourhoods and 486 municipalities, correlating tree population with various social and demographic data, to give a ‘Tree Equity Score’. The...

Vinegar is a miracle food that can be used to cook and clean. But seaweed is just as versatile. Now a research team from the University of Connecticut has discovered a further use for it. As part of a study involving mice they established that consuming edible brown seaweed - known as sugar kelp - could help prevent weight...

A flick of the wrist and a sofa can be turned into a bed. Today more than ever it’s important to have flexible household rooms. Cue a Toronto-based company which has designed a donut-shaped skyscraper with windows inside and out. The real revolution: all internal pillars and walls are mobile, meaning the shape can be configured in any way,...

A hot-water bottle is easy to make and stays warm for hours. Now, inspired by the heating wires of toasters, a startup from California hopes to create a new type of storage that stores surplus energy in the form of heat. The team discovered that carbon blocks were best suited to the purpose thanks to their high energy density....