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Writer Fuel: Want Super Vision? These Contact Lenses Could Give It to You

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Scientists have created night-vision contact lenses that they claim can grant people “super-vision.” The lenses — which use nanoparticles to absorb low-frequency light before emitting it in the visible spectrum — enable wearers to see infrared wavelengths that are otherwise invisible to the human eye. And unlike traditional night-vision goggles, these lenses don’t require a … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Is Venus Still “Alive”?

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Scientists have uncovered fresh evidence that Venus is not dead — geologically speaking. Venus and Earth are similar in size and were bombarded by comparable amounts of water billions of years ago. This shared origin has long fueled one of planetary science’s biggest questions: Why did Venus become a hellish, uninhabitable world while Earth flourished … Read more

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Writer Fuel: New “Stretchy” Battery Can Be 3-D Printed, Could Power Small Devices

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Scientists say they’ve created a battery that can stretch and bend without losing power. The discovery paves the way for wearable technology, smart medical devices, and robots with human-like movements. “The texture is a bit like toothpaste,” senior author Aiman Rahmanudin, an assistant professor at Linköping University in Sweden, said in a statement. “The material … Read more

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Writer Fuel: The Miracle of Roman Concrete

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Nearly two millennia after the height of the Roman Empire, some of its structures are still standing. These marvels have stood the test of time, including the Pantheon in Rome; the Roman aqueducts in Segovia, Spain; and the Roman baths in England. The longevity of these structures can be attributed largely to Roman concrete. But … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Was the Moon Once a Fiery Hellscape?

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The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself. New research suggests that the moon’s orbit could have turned it into a molten monster for a few tens of millions of years. The result may have been comparable to … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Is There a Submerged Ocean on Mars?

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There might be a hidden ocean’s worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars, seismic evidence suggests. According to a new paper published April 25 in the journal National Science Review, recordings of seismic waves from deep within the Red Planet indicate that a layer of liquid water may be lurking in the Martian … Read more

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Writer Fuel: We’ve Only Explored a Tiny Fraction of the Deep Ocean

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Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it’s a staggeringly small amount. According to a new study published May 7 in the journal Science Advances, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor (anything below 656 feet, or 200 meters) has been explored — despite it covering about two-thirds … Read more

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Writer Fuel: The Gaia Theory – Could a Planet Develop a Brain?

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The idea that Earth may operate as a single, self-regulating, living organism has existed for decades, emerging in the 1970s as the Gaia hypothesis. In this excerpt from “Gaia Wakes: Earth’s Emerging Consciousness in an Age of Environmental Devastation” (Columbia University Press, 2025), economic development and peacebuilding expert Topher McDougal describes how Earth might acquire … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Some People Really Do Only Need Four Hours of Sleep

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Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have identified one of these mutations, named SIK3-N783Y, in a human super-sleeper. The team then studied the mutation in genetically modified mice and … Read more

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Writer Fuel: What Are the Best Plants to Grow After An Apocalypse?

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If a global catastrophe suddenly led to a nuclear winter, millions of people could starve. But now, scientists have figured out what crops we would need to grow to sustain a city if such a calamitous event occurred. According to a new study, farming spinach, sugar beets, wheat and carrots in urban and near-urban areas … Read more