A drug to treat Parkinson’s disease can be made from waste plastic bottles using a pioneering method, a new study shows. The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic into L-DOPA, a frontline medication for the neurolo…
An ambitious motoring rollout is taking place in Tunisia, where a company is trying to make a splash in the market with a pair of solar-powered EVs. Including a small delivery vehicle and a passenger car, Bako Motors is already manufacturing their mode…
These days, when scientists announce they’ve discovered a new species of animal, it’s usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod. But check out this Varanus umbra, a never-before-described species of rock monitor, and he’s a real …
In a report that examined the air quality of 100 global cities, 19 were found to have substantially improved since 2010. 9 of the 19 were in China and Hong Kong, while the rest were located in Europe, and include both large and small cities. In the US,…
A woman who had a DoorDash order brought to her house was shocked to see an old man on her doorbell camera. Inspired to help, she set up a GoFundMe, which raised $940,000 to allow the man to retire. It was just another weekday in Manchester, Tennessee,…
An American conservation NGO has helped propose and fund the creation of a vast new nature reserve along a critical corridor of biodiversity high in the Bolivian Andes. Containing over 1,300 native species, including 13 found only in Bolivia, the Serra…
