The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance.” His wasn’t the first great mind to marvel at the notion of harnessing the power of the sun; for centuries inventors have been pondering and perfecting the way to harvest solar energy. They’ve...Read More

This is the story of a ferocious army determined to rescue their queen from a metal fortress. Or, viewed another way, a swarm of bees who, for two days, followed their queen bee trapped inside a Mitsubishi Outlander. Either way, it makes for a good tale. The Outlander belongs to Carol Howarth, a 68-year-old grandmother,...Read More

Stewart and Lynda Resnick’s Wonderful Co. is among a handful of honey bee farms responsible for the pollination of a third of Americans’ food. But the real buzz is how they rent them out. Thousands of honey bees leave a cluster of wooden boxes and rush towards a vast grove of almond trees bursting with...Read More

In what could be a sustainability breakthrough in the space economy, a team of scientists from Kyoto University and Japanese logging startup Sumitomo Forestry say they’ve demonstrated that wood might just be a durable in-orbit material. This project has been in the works for a while now. The partnership was first announced back in 2020, and in March...Read More

  Inflation has been a recurring economic phenomenon throughout history, with some countries experiencing extreme cases that leave a lasting impact on their societies. Two such examples are Germany in the early 1920s and Zimbabwe in the late 2000s. These nations witnessed astronomical levels of inflation, forcing their citizens to face unprecedented challenges while attempting...Read More