Study shows coronavirus can have long-term effects on the brain
Researchers have found differences in the frontal lobe and brainstem of recovered COVID-19 patients when compared to healthy people. These changes are linked to issues such as anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, and other cognitive abnormalities. Feeling out of whack despite finally testing negative for COVID? A recent small study may have...
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Complex metal Bismuth may be the future of clean energy
Bismuth is a heavy, brittle metal that forms colourful geometric crystals when melted down. Completely nontoxic and able to absorb light almost anywhere, it may one day power our homes with clean energy. Looking like an artifact straight from a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Bismuth, or Bismuth Subsalicylate is...
Students are using AI language tools to ace assignments
In a world where AI can be used to do almost anything, students are using language algorithms to write their assignments and are circumventing plagiarism software. As a 14-year-old, I remember attempting to blag my French language homework by using translation tools on Google. My poor attempt failed to fool...
Loud listening habits risk hearing loss for 1 billion young people
Take a walk outside and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone not wearing headphones. But could this everyday habit be detrimental to our hearing in the long run? Several recent studies say yes, if we’re not careful. Sorry, what was that? I couldn’t hear you over my LOUD taste in...
Tuvalu to preserve its culture in the metaverse
Climate change is affecting the Pacific Island of Tuvalu in a serious way. Anticipating its population will be forced into climate migration in the near future, the government is turning to the metaverse to preserve its unique culture. While COP27 isn’t over, betting on actual environmental policy implementation is risky,...
Magnetic powder could be key to ridding ocean microplastics
When plastic pollution degrades into tiny fragments it can no longer be detected by wastewater treatment plants. A newly developed magnetic material, however, can effectively hoover up all forms of microplastic to be removed. It may have only entered global discourse in the last few years, but people are now...
Cosmic Venus dust inspires pollution cleaning automobile tech
When talking climate innovation, carbon removal is the trendy topic. Researchers from The Conservation, however, are preoccupied with the more immediate threat of nitrogen oxides – found in urban pollution. It sounds cliché to say that inspiration can be found within the stars, but climate innovators are proving exactly that. Right now, efforts to utilise tech for the future prosperity of the planet largely revolve (no pun intended) around decarbonisation. Whether...
Limiting the carbon footprint of our everyday online habits
Whether it’s work or leisure, avoiding the internet is impossible. Sending emails, streaming videos, and browsing the web generates a larger carbon footprint than you may think. What’s the harm in playing Club Penguin for an hour, streaming a 2-hour Joe Rogan podcast, or sending the folks a charming e-card? It’s definitely worse than you’d think. Perhaps it’s because the internet plays such a huge part in both our work...
Evidence of an ancient ocean has been discovered on Mars
Mars might look dusty and arid to us today, but scientists have uncovered evidence that it was home to a vast ocean around 3.5 billion years ago. This discovery bolsters the theory that life once existed on the red planet. It seems like our understanding of the planet Mars continues to expand on a monthly basis. Thanks to five robotic vehicles exploring the dusty planet’s landscape, samples of Martian rock...
Wyoming is building the world’s largest carbon removal facility
A facility in rural Wyoming is aiming to sequester 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year by 2030, making this far and away the most ambitious carbon capture project to date. A sprawling field in rural Wyoming will soon be filled with dozens of what look like giant green shipping containers. Each of these mechanical units is to be fitted with state-of-the-art carbon removal technology; including giant fans to...
