In the decade since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese government has grappled with what to do with Fukushima’s contaminated water. Officials decided in two years; they will begin dumping more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive Fukushima water into the ocean. (1) Japan To Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Ocean The...
Imagine a battery that provides green energy, saves taxpayers thousands of dollars, and never runs out of power. Sounds pretty great, right? These newly created radioactive diamond batteries could just be what we’ve been waiting for. Nano-Diamond Batteries California-based company NDB has created radioactive-diamond batteries that they say will change the energy industry as we...
As children, we all loved to play pretend. We pretended to be superheroes fighting crime, doctors saving lives, or sometimes scientists making amazing discoveries. For a ten-year-old boy in China, making an incredible discovery wasn’t a game of pretend at all. Last summer while playing near his home, science-loving Zhang Yangzhe discovered a nest containing...
In 1971, NASA sent a map into space developed by astrophysicists Carl Sagan and Frank Drake. This map aimed to help any Aliens who may come across it find their way to Earth. Now, 50 years later, the map is being re-done to make it more fool-proof. (1) NASA Sent A Map Into Space For...
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide. The Skin Cancer Foundation estimates that one in five people will develop skin cancer by age 70, and more than two people die of skin cancer in the US every hour. (1) Early detection is key to improved survival rates. According to...
If you’ve ever thought that it would be amazing to just lay in bed all day and get paid nicely to do it, then I’ve got the opportunity for you: NASA wants to pay you to lay in bed all day, every day, for two months straight. Here’s what you need to know. (1) NASA...
Back toward the beginning of the year, The Land Report named Bill Gates the top farmland owner in the United States. Recently, he attempted to explain why he bought more farmland than anyone else. His answer was, well, a touch confusing. Let’s see if you can make sense of it. (1) Bill Gates Explains Why...
You’ve probably heard of the dark web – but do you really know what it is, exactly? While many of us think the dark web is illegal, it actually isn’t. Not only that, but not everything on the dark web is illegal, either. That being said, the dark web is still quite dangerous and is...
At just 15 years old, Jeff Henigson was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. The prognosis for survival was grim. Despite that, he is still alive 35 years later. After the BBC published an article about him last summer, he received an interesting email from a neuropathologist. The man said that he believed...
For as long as humans have existed, we have all chased the same thing: Happiness. Some attempt to find it in money, clothes, and fancy cars. Others choose books, movies, toys, and other material objects. While all of those things are nice, it turns out the real secret to happiness is experiences, not things. Experiences,...
While studying architecture in 2017, Clarisse Merlet was shocked when she learned how much waste the construction industry produced. The amount of textile waste from the fashion industry shocked her even further. To solve both problems, she invented these eye-catching bricks made entirely of old, tossed-away clothing. This is FabBRICK. (1) Eye-Catching Bricks Made of...
Thought flying cars were only something you’d ever see in the old cartoon The Jetsons? Apparently not. The world’s first airport for flying cars is set to open in Coventry, UK, later this year. (1) The World’s First Airport For Flying Cars A pop-up airport for flying cars is set to open in November 2021...
