COVID Stole Their Smell and Taste. Now They’re Getting Treatment.

Image by Luke Price Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have turned their focus on treating the long term effects of COVID-19 — including the loss of taste and smell, a symptom affecting a significant portion of those who have recovered from infection, as CBS-affiliated TV station KHOU reports. We’ve long known that the… Continue reading COVID Stole Their Smell and Taste. Now They’re Getting Treatment.

China Is Blanketing Every Public Space in Spy Cameras

The “Sharp Eyes” program will practically eliminate privacy in China. Sharp Eyes China has been ramping up its surveillance panopticon over recent years, and now it appears that the project is nearing completion — the ability to surveil anyone in any public space in the country seems to be within the government’s grasp. China’s five-year… Continue reading China Is Blanketing Every Public Space in Spy Cameras

Scientists: There’s Something Lurking in the Center of Earth’s Core

“It’s very exciting — and might mean we have to re-write the textbooks!” Innermost Core In school, you probably learned that our planet is made up of four distinct layers: the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. But new research by a team of scientists from The Australian National University (ANU)… Continue reading Scientists: There’s Something Lurking in the Center of Earth’s Core

From Financial Transactions to Confidential Information Storage, Blockchain is the Future of Data Transfer

If you had the foresight way back when to invest in cryptocurrency, good on you! You know that values have skyrocketed, and while currencies such as Bitcoin certainly aren’t mainstream yet, there are forces at work to strengthen the technology (that being Blockchain) behind them. Not only does Blockchain ensure a more secure way of… Continue reading From Financial Transactions to Confidential Information Storage, Blockchain is the Future of Data Transfer

These Super Advanced eBikes Will Change Your Cycling Life Forever

In case you haven’t noticed, ebikes have been taking off in popularity. Not only are they an economically and ecologically smart alternative to other forms of transportation, they’re also extremely fun to ride. If you’ve been thinking about getting yourself an electric bike and getting into the action, the Ecotric FAT20S900-MB 48V ebike is one… Continue reading These Super Advanced eBikes Will Change Your Cycling Life Forever

Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”

Image by Victor Tangermann The governors of both Texas and Mississippi announced they will be lifting both states’ mask mandates and rolling back COVID-19 health mandates, NBC News reports. “It is now time to open Texas 100 percent,” Texas governor Greg Abbott told a largely unmasked crowd at a Mexican restaurant in Lubbock, Texas. The… Continue reading Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”

New P.1 Strain Can Re-Infect People Who Already Caught COVID

Image by NIAID via Flickr A variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 called P.1 seems to be able to reinfect people who already recovered from COVID-19, despite whatever protections their immune systems built up. The variant, which was discovered and began circulating in Brazil back in December, poses a new threat that has scientists worried about… Continue reading New P.1 Strain Can Re-Infect People Who Already Caught COVID

Expert: Vaccination Passports Could Become a “Dystopian Nightmare”

Image by NIAID/Victor Tangermann For practically as long as the coronavirus pandemic has been raging, officials have suggested that “immunity passports” — or “vaccination passports” now that we’re talking about inoculations rather than antibodies — could help society safely reopen. By allowing those who are less likely to catch the coronavirus go to offices, stores,… Continue reading Expert: Vaccination Passports Could Become a “Dystopian Nightmare”

Scientists Discover Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks

An amazing discovery: the first glowing sharks known to science. Glow-In-the-Shark A team of researchers in New Zealand have discovered yet another mystery lurking in the deepest, mostly unexplored depths of our planet’s oceans: three species of sharks that can glow in the dark, NBC reports. As detailed in a new paper published in the… Continue reading Scientists Discover Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks

This Digital Microscope Can Zoom In Up to 200 Times And Record HD Videos

There’s nothing more magical than science. Well, except perhaps a microscope. That’s what makes so much of our scientific discoveries possible, after all. Just recently, an international team of researchers were able to observe space-time crystals on camera. A transmission X-ray microscope made that possible. Now, we can’t make that possible from the comfort of… Continue reading This Digital Microscope Can Zoom In Up to 200 Times And Record HD Videos