Environment

June 3, 2019

Vintage Fiat 500 Transformed into Modern Electric Vehicle

In a bid to merge the spirit of vintage vehicles with the trend of electric cars, Italian creative agency Garage Italia has created the Icon-e project. By converting classic cars into electric automobiles, they're celebrating the past while looking toward the future. As a first step, Garage Italia has converted the beloved Fiat 500.

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April 12, 2019

Eco-Friendly Asian Supermarket Replaces Plastic Packaging with Banana Leaves

More and more countries around the world are waking up to the harmful effects of plastic pollution on our environment. In the U.S., California recently became the first state to officially ban plastic bags, and the European Union voted to say goodbye to single use plastic by 2021. Asia is also doing its part to save the planet, having recently introduced a natural alternative to plastic packaging—banana leaves.

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March 19, 2019

Carrier Pigeons Wearing Backpacks Help Scientists Collect Climate Data

No matter how much technology develops, sometimes there's no better solution to a problem than using what nature has already created. A group of researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK are adhering to that principle by using pigeons to help them collect climate data. Each pigeon in the project is fitted with a small backpack with a sensor that gathers critical information as they fly around the city.

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