It is often assumed that medical breakthroughs and cures arise from scientists working away in laboratories to create new, artificially-made medicines. In fact, the active ingredients of over a quarter of all medicines in use today are derived from ingredients found in rainforest plants, trees and animals, including two-thirds of all cancer medicines. Despite this, […] Continue Reading
Posted in Environmental
If you want to not only improve your green credentials but also save money then this winter then it’s worth considering some environmentally friendly options. The cold weather prompts everyone to turn up their heating and use much more energy than they normally would. However, there are ways to reduce your reliance on heating and […] Continue Reading
Posted in Environmental
How to Save Money On Hot Water Heating the water in your home is no cheap task but it’s a necessary one. There’s no real way around avoiding hot water usage, however there are ways to make the whole process a lot more efficient and affordable. Continue Reading
Posted in Water
In February, London Mayor Boris Johnson unveiled what environmentally conscious Londoners have been waiting for; a multimillion pound injection into air quality measures in the capital. The project will initially assign 6 million pounds of match funding to London boroughs between 2013-2016 and early expectations are that this will increase to 20million over the next […] Continue Reading
Posted in Environmental
!
Too many people it seems treat their gardens as something nice to look at and not much else. Many of us are guilty of designing our gardens to look nice, but not be terribly practical, and then we’ll often spend a lot more time looking at them through our sliding patio doors than we actually […] Continue Reading
Posted in Garden
!
If ever there was a category of technology that seemed almost like science fiction, then it would no doubt have to be transhumanism. Essentially the concept behind transhumanism is to try and expand the capabilities of the human form through the use of technology – that means making people smarter, faster stronger, smarter and generally […] Continue Reading
Posted in Environmental
