The world’s first power plant to produce energy from waves
The world’s first wave-energy plant connected to the electricity grid has been switched on in Western Australia. Here’s how it works and produces renewable energy.
LifeGate launches recipes’ sustainability index
Thanks to I Feel Food, the project on sustainable eating, and the knowhow of Zero Impact®, LifeGate developed a sustainability indicator that classifies each recipe depending on its environmental impact. Sustainability level can be easily identified thanks to the presence of small planet-shaped symbols (from 0 to 5): the more planets the recipe receives
Italy on foot: the beauty of walking
Everybody can do it, every day. We can walk to work, looking at the places we live in with new perspective and curiosity. Alternatively, we can leave home to discover unknown places whilst walking along roads and paths. Walking is a way of travelling, maybe the most fascinating. It allows you to establish a
Every country has its diet: from the best to the worst
Eating large amounts of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, fish and wholegrains is obviously a healthy habit. But people don’t have such a balanced diet in every part of the world. There are places with a geography, climate and food culture that foster a healthy diet, others that mostly eat ready and processed meals
5 species you can only admire in Italy
On the occasion of the World Wildlife Day let’s discover some unique species of Italy.
6 natural cough remedies? You can find them in your kitchen
Cough is really bad company! It often prevents you from sleeping and, in any case, at the end of the day, it will leave you exhausted. It is a disorder you should not underestimate: a visit to the doctor never hurts. But when you are looking forward to a visit or if you want to
The Metrocab: navigating London without polluting it
London reaches its objective of reducing pollution by licensing the Metrocab, a new generation of the city’s iconic taxi powered by electric engines. Metrocab is still black and more or less recalls the design of the ultra-traditional London taxi but, unlike its historic ancestor, it emits 75% less CO2. For more than a
Cyclists in Amsterdam will park their bikes… Under water
While some big cities face the problem of car parking, in Amsterdam cyclists risk to be late at work because they can’t find a place to lock their bikes. This is a good news for those supporting sustainable mobility, such as LifeGate, though many people living in the capital of the Netherland will not be
10 things you may not know about tapirs
Tapir is a funny animal, similar to a crossbreed between a wild boar and an ant eater, with the squat body of the former and the long nose of the latter. In Brazil, idiots are named “tapirs”. Yet, these large herbivores are extraordinary animals with a highly biological importance. Here are 10 facts that will make
Why baby animals are so cute
Il motivo per cui siamo così attratti dai cuccioli è riconducibile alle loro caratteristiche fisiche e alle cure parentali della nostra specie.