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Want to improve your memory? You should probably sleep more!Sleeping helps strengthen memories you’ve formed throughout the day. It also helps to link new memories to earlier ones.

The startup Energy Dome has developed a method for storing renewable energy. The storage process involves using solar power to compress carbon dioxide into a during the day, and then allowing the liquid to expand back into a gas, which drives wind turbines at night.

Microplastics have been found in many peoples bloodstream, and have been correlated to increased health risks. To prevent consuming microplastics, researchers suggest simply boiling and filtering water.

The CDC has announced that the recommended isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19 has shortened from 5 days to 24 hours.

AI and Social Media companies are signing an agreement promising to identify and eliminate falsified election information from AI sources.

Scientists are exploring the idea of building a massive sunshade floating in space to limit the Sun's rays on Earth and global warming.

New York and Florida are taking action to protect teens from the potential harms of social media. New York City has declared social media as a public health hazard, due to its negative effects on youth mental health. Florida’s house has passed a bill that would ban children under 16 from social media.

For the first time, a US state is allowed to import medicines from Canadian manufacturers at the mass scale.

Elon Musk's company neuralink is working to improve their new brain chip.

This winter, there are a number of innovations in heating technologies that keep households warm in an eco friendly way. The firm "Heata" is helping companies install their computer servers near households hot water tanks to take advantage of heat that's already being produced. Geothermal heat pumps take advantage of the warmth in the ground, and are another way to heat sustainably