BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Dec 30, 2020,Animals are probably celebrating too. Have you ever seen a cow smile?New numbers from the animal welfare organization World Animal Protection estimate that nearly 1 million animals were saved from being turned into hamburgers and other meat for human consumption in 2020. That’s because America’s food chains started offering more plant-based “meat” options, and people gobbled them up., the group estimated a total of 250,000 pigs and cows were saved from the food system due to alt-meat offerings at national chain restaurants....…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Dec 30, 2020,Animals are probably celebrating too. Have you ever seen a cow smile?New numbers from the animal welfare organization World Animal Protection estimate that nearly 1 million animals were saved from being turned into hamburgers and other meat for human consumption in 2020. That’s because America’s food chains started offering more plant-based “meat” options, and people gobbled them up., the group estimated a total of 250,000 pigs and cows were saved from the food system due to alt-meat offerings at national chain restaurants....WW…

Climate Cardinals is a youth-led nonprofit that’s accomplished quite a bit with almost no funding: translating 2 million words in four years to make scientific literature more accessible to non-English speakers. Earth Day 2024 marks a turning point for the group, leaders say, with $400,000 in backing from the philanthropic arm of Google. The nonprofit plans to use the funding to expand its translation capacity from 500,000 words per year to a least 1 million and as many as 3 million words per year, says Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Climate Cardinals’ vice president and deputy executive director....…Climate Cardinals is a youth-led nonprofit that’s accomplished quite a bit with almost no funding: translating 2 million words in four years to make scientific literature more accessible to non-English speakers. Earth Day 2024 marks a turning point for the group, leaders say, with $400,000 in backing from the philanthropic arm of Google. The nonprofit plans to use the funding to expand its translation capacity from 500,000 words per year to a least 1 million and as many as 3 million words per year, says Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Climate Cardinals’ vice president and deputy executive director....WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 30, 2020,Regular plastic is a stubborn, angry thing. As soon as it’s created, its sole purpose is to exist, for about 1,000 years. Neptune Plastic, in comparison, is “a pretty chill and understanding thing,” says Marx Acosta-Rubio, one of three college students behind Neptune Plastics Inc.The startup recently took home a prize from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to bring its single-use marine degradable, wildlife digestible and backyward compostable plastic to market. Acosta-Rubio likes to demonstrate how good this...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jul 30, 2020,Regular plastic is a stubborn, angry thing. As soon as it’s created, its sole purpose is to exist, for about 1,000 years. Neptune Plastic, in comparison, is “a pretty chill and understanding thing,” says Marx Acosta-Rubio, one of three college students behind Neptune Plastics Inc.The startup recently took home a prize from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to bring its single-use marine degradable, wildlife digestible and backyward compostable plastic to market. Acosta-Rubio likes to demonstrate how good this...WW…

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jun 17, 2020,Kids like robots. And sick kids can benefit from robots in the hospital. A robot companion named Robin has been tested in a pediatric clinic in Armenia, and researchers report an increase in young patients’ appetites and cheerfulness after interactions with the robot. Robin is due to comfort kids at a U.S. dental clinic starting in July.“We aim to change kid’s perception of medical treatments, where they will no longer feel isolated, lonely and scared,” says Karen Khachikyan, CEO and founder of .Robin is 47 inches tall and...…BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by Jun 17, 2020,Kids like robots. And sick kids can benefit from robots in the hospital. A robot companion named Robin has been tested in a pediatric clinic in Armenia, and researchers report an increase in young patients’ appetites and cheerfulness after interactions with the robot. Robin is due to comfort kids at a U.S. dental clinic starting in July.“We aim to change kid’s perception of medical treatments, where they will no longer feel isolated, lonely and scared,” says Karen Khachikyan, CEO and founder of .Robin is 47 inches tall and...WW…