We all exist in a world powered by technology. From the cars we drive, to the materials we use made from plastics, from the gas we use to heat our house–everything in our daily life has been produced by technology and the humans who created it. Our lives are centered...
Coral reefs are a key ocean ecosystem, but the consequences of climate change over the last few decades have left many of them completely decimated. Many activists and companies are actively working to reverse damage and rebuild coral reefs. Let’s take a look at some of those efforts! Ecoblox The...
The UN has released a new report, Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era, which argues that many of Earth’s natural water systems have been so badly destroyed that they can no longer “return to their historical conditions”. The report explains how ”societies have withdrawn...
There are multiple types of these plastic-rock hybrids. Plastistones are formed when plastic melts and bonds with existing rocks. Plastistone is used as an “umbrella term” for these plastic and rock mixtures. Other categories of plastistones include plastiglomerates, which are rocks made from sedimentary particles and other debris held together...
Online reviews can be deceiving because they seem so simple at first. All we have to do is do a quick little check over what customers are saying about the product after buying it, why they liked or disliked a restaurant they ate at or what hotel rooms were reasonably...
Software updates are important parts of technology that should be a quick and easy thing to take care of, but they almost always turn into a bigger deal than they should be. It seems like such an easy task at first. We get the notification that an update is available,...
Technology is honestly a really hard concept for me to understand. It’s strange because it can be both beneficial and harmful depending on how you use it. It can make us both brilliant and lazy, which might sound confusing at first. You see, on one hand, we’ve become so reliant...
In a recent discovery by researchers at Northwestern University, a team has figured out a method to redesign a chemotherapy drug into a new, nanoparticle form that is several times more potent than its previous form while also being safer for the patient. If this discovery gathers further proof, this...
Let’s get one thing straight: technology alone isn’t going to save the planet. No app, gadget, or shiny new electric car is going to magically reverse climate change. That doesn’t mean tech can’t play a really important role in helping us live better and smarter though. There’s this common narrative...
In recent months, many new discoveries and innovations have been made in the field of technology and science that have not received much mainstream attention. New products have been developed that could replace the current products on the market, and scientists have discovered new phenomena and potential new sources of...
I want you to sit back and think about the last time your Wi-Fi went out. It could have been when you were in the middle of a Zoom call, watching a show on Netflix or trying to order groceries online. In my case, I was in the middle of...
I’ll just say it: I’m tired of babying my phone battery like it’s some fragile little bird. What happened to the days when phones actually lasted? Back in 2005, I heard there were those Nokias that lived for days. Days. Apparently, you could leave it on the counter, forget about it for...
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