Today, you’ll learn about a radical idea for installing a curtain around a massive ice sheet, how positive vibrations might help people with social anxiety, and new tech that could remove dangerous forever chemicals from our environment.

Glacier Curtain

“Scientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the ‘doomsday glacier’ for a $50 billion Hail Mary to save it.” by Ellyn Lapointe. 2024.
“Thwaites Glacier Facts.” International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. N.d.
“How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier.” by Marissa Grunes. 2023.

Good Vibrations

“Good vibrations could hold answer to calming social anxiety.” University of Glasgow. 2024.
“Brain mechanisms of social anxiety disorder.” by D J Nutt, et al. 1998.
“Social Anxiety Disorder.” NIH. n.d.

PFAS Water Detox

“Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method.” by Luke Auburn. 2024.
“PFAS Explained.” EPA. n.d.
“What are PFAS?” ASTDR. 2024.

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