The best spa resorts to check out in 2014

Top 10 spa destinations around the world for 2014. What a spa destination must offer to be included in top 10 spa destinations around the world for 2014? Aside from the scenery, luxurious and efficient spa treatments, the best spas include an assortment of health-conscious dishes, smoothies made with local products, personalized service, the “wow” … Read more

Can resveratrol – the ‘wonder chemical’ in red wine – live up to the hype?

With purported activity against cardiac disease, cancer and even ageing, the pressure on resveratrol to deliver is enormous

Years of Living Dangerously: James Cameron’s ambitious docu-series explore global issues of climate change

A topic that will continue to impact future generations.   Nobody can tell the climate change story better than Canadian Director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, and editor James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic, The Terminator, Rambo, Aliens, Spider-Man). When asked what’s the best thing an individual can do to fight climate change, James Cameron said, “Stop … Read more

The foundations of a sustainable future?

Nanoparticles have the potential to revolutionise the construction industry, but we need to tread carefully until the potential hazards of these “wonder materials” are fully understood

It’s time to green our cities. Earth Day 2014: Green Cities

The official theme of Earth Day 2014 is Green Cities.   Humanity come to an important decision. Two futures stand before us. We can continue our current path where we rely on outdated electricity grids, inefficient buildings, and dirty power plants, or we can change. We can create greener cities where the solar panels and … Read more

Sustainable design: Eco-friendly “Petite Floret” Faux Leather

Hybrid, Digital Printing – Vibrant & Eco-Friendly. EnviroLeather by LDI announces “Petite Floret” – a nature-inspired design pattern by interior product designers Tara Rae Hill and Martiele Sineath – using EnviroLeather’s breakthrough, eco- friendly, hybrid digital printing technology. The EnviroLeather sustainable upholstery printing process allows for a vibrancy and variety in color that have been … Read more