The Stonehenge ‘Altar Stone’ Mystery is Solved: It Came from Scotland 460 Miles Away
nnIt may have been transported around the coast by sea, or by some sophisticated method the nature of which has not yet been revealed, but whatever the case, the 6-ton Altar Stone at Stonehenge came from Scotland, not nearby Wales.nnPrevious geological research suggested that the slab of sandstone probably originated from the Brecon Beacons in […]
Babies Don’t Come With Manuals–But in Oregon, They Now Come With a Nurse
nnOregon has recently become the first state in the US to offer free nurse visits to new mothers and fathers statewide.nnNo one can deny that the United States and its citizens have an array of problems and are facing major challenges, but one which isn’t well reported on is the high rates of death among […]
This Startup Is Using Dead Leaves to Make Paper Without Cutting Trees
nnBusinesses like to talk about the concept of a closed loop or circular economy, but often they’re trying to close small loops. Releaf Paper takes dead leaves from city trees and turns them into paper for bags, office supplies, and more—which is to say they are striving to close one heck of a big loop.nnHow […]
‘Sponge’ Cities Combat Urban Flooding by Letting Nature Do the Work
nnIn China, a landscape architect is reimagining cities across the vast country by working with nature to combat flooding through the ‘sponge city’ concept.nnBut just as the Chinese Communist Party famously describes its policies as “Socialism: China style,” Yu Kongjian has put a decidedly Middle Kingdom spin on this concept which has taken root across […]