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Glass Building Blocks Generate Their Own Solar Energy

Source: inhabitat.com Published: August 17, 2017 Written by Tafline Laylin There’s a new building block in town, and it generates its own clean energy. Researchers from Exeter University developed new glass blocks that are embedded with small solar cells. Not only do...

Innovations in Desert and Drylands Farming

Source: fao.org Published: August 11, 2017 Photo credit: © FAO/Giulio Napolitano The global demand for food, water and energy is expected to increase by about 40 to 50 percent by 2030. This is driven in part by an expanding population, rapid urbanization, greater...

6,000-Year-Old Baobab Tree in Senegal

Source: the-fringe.com Published: April 3, 2017 Carbon dating has found living baobab trees that are over 6,000 years old, which is older than the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. Want some more perspective? When some of the baobabs in Senegal were just reaching...

62 Edible Wild Plants That You Didn’t Know You Can Eat

Source: basisgear.com Published: January 2, 2017 Did you know that there are plenty of edible plants out there that you’d never thought of? They Are Potential Lifesavers with this precious knowledge! By Colin You’re in the woods with some friends and...