• Two large agricultural companies started legal action against the European Union. This because the EU decided to temporaly ban the use of three insecticides linked to a decline in bee populations.
• What are the most efficient health care systems in the world? Some infographics with an overview.
• The Marchall islands in the Pacific ocean are at the risk of becoming unhabitable because of rising sea levels and increasingly severe floods, droughts and storm surgesand storm surges.'

• The chief executive of Lenovo Group Ltd. is sharing his annual bonus with his staff. Yang Yuanqing, will share $3.25 million from his bonus with some 10,000 staff in China and 19 other countries.
• The world's corruption index is out. The Index is based on expert assessments and data from 13 surveys from independent institutions, covering issues such as access to information, bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, and the enforcement of anti-corruption laws.

• A Chinese delivery company is testing a drone to deliver packages to remote areas. The drone can hit an maximum altitude of 100 meters (328 feet) and deliver parcels within two meters of its target.
• Research showed that people seem to save more energy when they know they’re being watched. According to the research, people who received a postcard telling them their electricity usage was being tracked for one month reduced their electricity consumption by an average of 2.7 percent.
• A study has found that in music can strengthen the heart - and improve the recovery of patients suffering from heart disease. Cardiologists said the findings suggested that all people could boost the health of their hearts simply by listening to music.
• Researcher John Dabiri looked at nature to identify a more efficient layout for wind farms. “We looked at an arrangement that’s been identified as optimal for fish, and we found that if we, in our computer models, arranged our wind turbines exactly in the same kind of diamond pattern that fish form, you get significant benefits in the performance of a wind farm.”

• South Korea's Tower Infinity will be world's first "invisible" tower. It uses cameras and LED projectors to blend into the background.
• A floating garden allows farmers to grow food on flooded land. The garden patches are built using water hyacinth, which is collected to construct a floating raft. This is covered with soil and cow dung, in which vegetables can be planted.
• A creative solution to the smog problem in Hong Kong in relation with tourism. Hong Kong´s scenic bay is now so hazy that tourists who visit can pose in front of a printed background instead. 
• Interesting developments in Detroit. The bankrupt city is renewing itself with sustainable business. 

• The Femen organisation, who's protesters use their breasts as a canvas for their slogans, was founded and is controlled by a man. 
• Do you like Monopoly? You will love Commonopoly. “Unlike Monopoly, the goal of Commonopoly is not the exhaustion, through monopolization, of a virtual stock of goods, but rather the expansion and preservation of a sustainable system of recycling, production and distribution.”
• In an incredibly rare twist of fate, a married couple in the UK have had their marriage annulled after discovering that they were in fact twins separated at birth.

We’re happy to invite you to the Except Grid Night, a mind nurturing evening about the City of Tomorrow. We will tickle, challenge and inspire you with future urban scenarios concerning food, living and working. The goal is to liberate your inspiration and open doors for more sustainable projects. 

This bi-weekly digest is assembled from items sent to us by Except members. Have questions, comments, or news items to suggest? E-mail merel.segers@except.nl. Read past Wormfood global news reports here.