by Warp Institute | Jul 9, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
Belize-based nonprofit organization Fragments of Hope helps Belize’s coral reefs come back after 2001, when the devastating hurricane Iris hit and destroyed almost all of the country’s reefs. Lisa Carne, a marine biologist, founded the project with a...
by Warp Institute | Jul 8, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
Like so many other animals, the very rare Spix’s macaws have been exposed to hunting, destruction of its natural habitat and illegal trade. It’s been 20 years since the last of its kind was seen in nature. There is still hope however. In just a few days...
by Warp Institute | Jul 8, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech
Researchers at The University of Queensland in Australia have discovered a species of larvae that can feed on polystyrene (styrofoam) plastic. When the larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio only got polystyrene to eat, they not only managed to survive but also gained...
by Warp Institute | Jul 7, 2022 | ❤️ Health Tech
High blood pressure increases the risk of, among other things, stroke, heart attack and kidney disease. Keeping track of your blood pressure is therefore important and an invention from the University of Texas Austin, and Texas A&M in the US, could make it much...
by Warp Institute | Jul 7, 2022 | 🧠 Artificial Intelligence
In 2017, 23-year-old Titouan Bernicot from the island of Mo’orea, created Coral Gardners together with his friends. Now, the group has grown to include an international collective of scientists, activists and creatives. Their newest project is to replant 1...
