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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a system that uses everyday biomass to pull drinkable water out of the air. They call it the “molecularly functionalized biomass hydrogels” system. From Scraps to Sips: Everyday Biomass Produces Drinking Water from Thin Air https://cockrell.utexas.edu/news/archive/10158-from-scraps-to-sips-everyday-biomass-produces-drinking-water-from-thin-air Related Reading
New research reveals that unpopular climate protests work even if they are disruptive, such as blocking traffic, or just odd, like throwing tomato soup at the glass in front of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Whatever the protests are, and however unpopular they may be, they sway media coverage and public awareness toward the climate…
A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill has completed its first phase of human clinical trials and is now undergoing further safety and efficacy testing. If approved for the commercial market, the pill, which works by inhibiting sperm production, would mark a major expansion of contraceptive options. Men’s turn: US scientists unveil a hormone-free male birth…
The desert has claimed a third of Burkina Faso, but the residents of the nation’s capital city are fighting back by circling the city with trees, vegetable plots and water tanks. The project holds back the desert, cools the city, and provides residents with a source of food. ‘We water, rest, water’: the green belt…
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Agricultural information has become the lifeline of modern farming—reshaping how smallholders, large-scale producers, and entire communities grow food, manage land, and secure livelihoods. I learned this firsthand when I spent a summer volunteering in a rural farming village in Maharashtra, India. One of the biggest challenges wasn’t access to seeds or tools—it was the lack…
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Juicy Marbles, the Slovenia-based startup that has pioneered in making realistic plant-based steak, lamb and ribs, has introduced its newest product: “Pork-ish”. It is the first whole cut of pork in the plant-based category. Juicy Marbles introduces Pork-ish, a plant-based whole-cut of pork https://vegnews.com/juicy-marbles-meatless-pork Related Reading
Massachusetts is rolling out a first-of-its-kind project that, if successful, will turn electric vehicles into grid batteries, thus earning money for EV owners by sending backup power to the grid. How Massachusetts is trying to turn EVs into grid batteries https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/massachusetts-v2x-grid-batteries Related Reading
Cannabis is known to relieve pain, but the addictive high it produces has limited its use as a medicine. That may be changing. Researchers now say they have developed a synthetic compound that relieves pain without the side effects. Cannabis-like synthetic compound delivers pain relief without addictive high, study finds https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/03/05/compound-cannabis-pain-relieving-properties-side-effects/9361741018702/ Related Reading
Sioux Falls, S.D., has plenty of affordable housing available for its poorest citizens, but the application process is so complex that houses sometimes sit vacant for six months or more. To solve that problem, the city is building an online portal that it hopes will be cheap, simple and effective in connecting people with homes….
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A new study suggests that relying too much on AI for tasks is causing people to lose their critical thinking skills and creativity, as they become overly dependent on technology and less engaged in problem-solving. Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills https://futurism.com/study-ai-critical-thinking Related Reading