Lifeboat Foundation

Scientists say that Earth’s trees are facing an unprecedented level of extinction and humanity should be worried. The state of our world’s trees has been an ongoing issue for decades now. But, that issue seems to be getting worse, and now we’re facing a massive extinction level issue that could threaten entire ecosystems.

Trees play an important role in the various ecosystems that cover our planet. Last year, a team of researchers released a paper titled State of the World’s Trees, which looked at how the loss of some tree species has affected entire ecosystems. Now, that same team of researchers has issued a warning as the ongoing issue with Earth’s trees has become even direr.

The research is backed by 45 additional scientists from over 20 different countries and outlines the many impacts that losing any of these tree species could have on the world. It isn’t just the local ecosystems that would be affected by these losses, either. The researchers say these losses will affect our livelihoods, economies, and food.

AI programs are not crystal balls.

If you’ve ever wondered what the apocalypse would look like in the United States, artificial intelligence has been asked to predict it.

Popular TikTok accounts like “Robot Overloards” have been asking AI to predict futuristic events, including the demise of humanity and the apocalypse.

Continue reading “Creepiest things AI has predicted — from the apocalypse to last selfie on Earth” »

So early to bed early to rise does not necessarily make a person healthy wealthy and wise.

In a recent study, scientists found early sleeping had a 70% higher risk of developing dementia.

Sleep may impact both physical and mental health and has been linked to various health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, dementia, depression, and obesity.

Continue reading “Scientists found going to bed before 9 p.m. has a 70% higher risk of developing dementia” »

A fleet of roughly 125 tankers could return subpolar regions close to pre-industrial…

Slide 1 of 13: There’s no questioning the fact that the universe is weird. Just look outside and you’ll see all manner of strange, self-reproducing flora…

Since the 1990s, scientists have cataloged thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets. Some of these are massive and gaseous, while others are tiny and rocky like our home world. But a recent analysis suggests that some of these exoplanets might be more dense and have more water than previously thought, which has big implications for alien life.

There are four main types of exoplanets: Neptunian, gas giant, super-Earth and terrestrial. It’s not easy spotting these planets directly, let alone figuring out what they’re made of. One of the most tried-and-true methods of exoplanet hunting is called transit photometry, which is basically pointing a telescope at a star and measuring the light when a planet swings past. A dip in brightness indicates a planet is there.

Continue reading “A newly-discovered planet that is half-water, half-rock is straight out of science fiction” »

Space is a mystery that astronomers are still actively working to solve. While spacecraft like the James Webb has given us a closer look at the early universe, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the world beyond our planet. Like anything mysterious, myths about space abound. But not everything you read or hear is true. Here are four space myths you should never believe.

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star” might be one of the most iconic nursery rhymes, but it doesn’t mean it’s true. Sure, stars do appear to twinkle in the night, but that isn’t actually because they’re flickering. This space myth couldn’t be any more wrong.

Stars, like our Sun, actually shine all of the time. However, as their light travels through space towards Earth, it passes through various gasses and debris. These obstacles cause the stars to appear as if they are twinkling. It makes for a good jingle, but it isn’t true.

We will see there are a lot of reasons, and that the methods are not very high tech at all.

Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net.
Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/
Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur.
Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/
Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/starlifting.
Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier