Technology

Scientists are developing a method that could potentially “grow” ice and achieve the formidable task of “refreezing” the Arctic Sea, with early tests showing encouraging results. In an effort to combat the rapid loss of sea ice, experiments conducted in the Canadian Arctic have successfully thickened sea ice by pumping seawater over the top of the frozen surface. A report …

California’s Salton Sea, the state’s largest lake, contains a massive deposit of lithium, often referred to as “white gold” due to its significant economic value, estimated to be nearly $540 billion. Funded by the Department of Energy, scientists have been exploring the Salton Sea to gauge the extent of lithium deposits at its bottom. These deposits are so vast that …

Scientists have discovered what they refer to as a “fossilized fingerprint” of a piece of ancient seafloor submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean. This finding, detailed in a recent study published in the journal Science Advances on September 27, traces back to a slab of Earth’s crust that began its descent into the mantle around the start of the dinosaur era, …

Scientists at Colossal Biosciences are pioneering the ambitious project of bringing the woolly mammoth back to life, with a targeted resurrection date set for late 2028. This venture, which has attracted significant investment from celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Chris Hemsworth, aims to restore not only the mammoth but other extinct species like the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger, …

Scientists have discovered microorganisms residing in a rock that is over two billion years old, buried approximately 50 feet beneath the surface. This discovery, found beneath South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex, represents the oldest known microbial life ever found, predating the previous record by 1.9 billion years. The research, carried out by the University of Tokyo’s Department of Earth and …

When children face chronic illnesses that keep them from attending school, the impact extends beyond their health—it affects their social life and education too. Norwegian company No Isolation addresses this issue with their AV1 robot, designed to help these students stay connected with their peers by acting as their surrogate in the classroom. The AV1 robot, resembling a minimalist human …

Two Harvard students, inspired by Meta’s smart glasses, have developed an AI-enabled device dubbed ‘I-XRAY’ that raises significant privacy concerns. This device employs facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to instantly identify people and reveal their private details. The device was demonstrated in a video where the glasses identified strangers, revealing sensitive information such as their names, addresses, employment history, …

Earth has temporarily acquired a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured by our planet’s gravitational pull on Sunday, September 29. This isn’t the first instance of Earth snagging a “mini-moon.” The asteroid was initially spotted on August 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). It was Carlos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, researchers …