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Dec 23, 2021

Scientists Found a Cradle of Life Under Antarctica

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Nearly 100 species were found living in extreme cold and total darkness beneath the ice in one of the world’s “least-known” habitats.

Dec 23, 2021

The Horrible Tragedies Caused By Bizarre 1950s Kids’ Toys | Hidden Killers | Absolute History

Posted by in categories: habitats, materials

How far our safety regulations have come…


Dr Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the hidden dangers of the British post-war home. In the 1950s, people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The modern home featured moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and polyester — materials and technologies that were developed during World War II.

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Dec 23, 2021

Woman moves into first 3D printed home in US, created by Habitat for Humanity

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WTKR) — Habitat for Humanity made the first 3D printed home in the U.S. for a woman in Virginia.

“To have a home right before Christmas is really, really exciting,” homeowner April Stringfield said.

In July, crews broke ground on the 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom concrete home.

Dec 22, 2021

Neurons in the Olfactory Cortex Link Smells to Places

Posted by in categories: habitats, mapping, neuroscience

Summary: Neurons in the primary olfactory cortex play a role in encoding spatial maps, a new study reports.

Source: champalimaud centre for the unknown.

Smell has the power to transport us across time and space. It could be the sweet fragrance of jasmine, or the musty scent of algae. Suddenly, you are back at your childhood home, or under the burning sun of a distant shore.

Dec 20, 2021

World’s First 3D-Printed House Made Of Local Raw Earth — And it Closes the Roof With a Dome

Posted by in categories: habitats, sustainability

A Bologna-based architecture firm has used clay and 3D printers to create sustainable domed housing with little waste.

Dec 20, 2021

Iowa State University gets $1.4 million to buy 3D concrete printer for low-cost homebuilding

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, economics, habitats

Iowa’s first 3D-printed home could be ready for its new owners by this time next year.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority on Friday approved $1.4 million for the Iowa State University College of Design to purchase a 3D printer capable of producing concrete houses. Its goal is to build a neighborhood of up to 34 3D-printed homes in Hamburg, a southwest Iowa town recovering from a massive flood two years ago.

The agency’s director, Debi Durham, said the college also will develop a curriculum for training contractors on 3D printing and new state building codes in order to allow wide use of the technique in Iowa.

Dec 19, 2021

More than 21,000 evacuated as heavy rains continue to lash flood-hit Malaysia

Posted by in categories: finance, government, habitats

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 21,000 people affected by Malaysia’s worst flooding in years — most of them in Selangor — were sheltering in relief centres on Sunday (Dec 19).

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the government would allocate an initial sum of RM100 million for house and infrastructure repairs, and will provide financial aid to affected households.

In a Facebook post, the prime minister said he had “directed all ministries to double up efforts in helping flood operations especially in the severely affected areas as soon as possible”.

Dec 12, 2021

Reddit-trained artificial intelligence warns researchers about… itself

Posted by in categories: ethics, habitats, robotics/AI

But wait, should we believe it?


An artificial intelligence warning AI researchers about the dangers of AI sounds like the setup of a delightful B movie, but truth is often stranger than fiction.

A professor and a fellow at the University of Oxford came face to face with that reality when they invited an AI to participate in a debate at the Oxford Union on, you guessed it, the ethics of AI. Specifically, as Dr. Alex Connock and Professor Andrew Stephen explain in the Conversation, the prompt was “This house believes that AI will never be ethical.” The AI, it seems, agreed.

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Dec 10, 2021

How Sand Mining Is Quietly Creating A Major Global Environmental Crisis | Forbes

Posted by in categories: business, habitats

Globally, it’s estimated that we mine as much as 50 billion metric tonnes of sand every year to build our roads, bridges, skyscrapers, homes and more. Rapid urbanization around the world has made sand a high value commodity, so much so that, for some, it’s even worth killing for. But not all sand is the same, and experts say some mining operations are damaging ecosystems, infrastructure and putting people in danger around the world.

0:00 Intro.
1:06 How the world uses sand.
3:46 Inside the growing demand for sand.
6:08 How the world mines sand.
7:33 A look at the environmental effects of sand mining.
9:20 Explaining sand mafias and cartels.
11:14 Exploring alternative building materials.
13:04 The future of sand and concrete.

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Dec 10, 2021

Building a private space station: Q&A with Axiom Space CTO Matt Ondler

Posted by in categories: habitats, space travel

In 2020, Houston-based company Axiom Space got a NASA contract of its own, worth up to $140 million, to deliver at least one habitable private module to the ISS. Axiom plans to launch its first element to the orbiting lab in late 2024, then send several more up over the next few years. Eventually, the connected Axiom modules will detach from the ISS, leaving their natal nest like a bird that has learned how to fly.

Axiom has other irons in the spaceflight fire as well. For instance, the company has booked four commercial crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled to launch in February.

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