LNGenZ News for Kids: Science and technology

So far, scientists have been able to explore only about 5% of the world’s oceans. One can only imagine what lies beneath the cold darkness of the unexplored waters. Researchers got a chance to change the number ever so slightly… Read More

A group of Dutch scientists at the AMOLF Institute in Amsterdam discovered a way to build a robot that is operated by air rather than computer software or firmware. The robot does not receive commands and has no “brain” or… Read More

Police departments near the US-Mexico border have discovered a new way to find and fight crime. They’re paying a company to help them launch fake online profiles powered by artificial intelligence (AI). These AI-generated bots can cruise the internet and… Read More

After nearly 13,000 years of extinction, scientists have found a way to de-extinct the exceptional dire wolf. By using ancient, preserved dire wolf DNA and combining it with that of the existing gray wolf, Colossal Biosciences has successfully brought an… Read More

Elon Musk has made a startling announcement. Neuralink, a technology company developed by the world-renowned brainiac, is forging ahead. “We’re hoping later this year to do our first device implant for humans,” Musk explained, “enabling someone who is completely blind… Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to monitor potato harvests and discover which soil microbes are the best for the crops. This new AI tool can also show what past and current technologies are causing problems in agriculture. Drone-Farmed… Read More

Earth’s tallest mountain above sea level, Mount Everest, continues to get taller each year. The erosion of rock and sediment caused by nearby rivers is believed to be the cause of the mountain’s continuous growth. Over the past 89,000 years,… Read More

The recent, if short-lived, ban on TikTok showed an alarming amount of support for the Chinese-controlled social media platform – and a complete disregard for any potential threat. When it seemed likely the platform would shut down in January last… Read More

In 2023, Claudia Steffensen discovered an odd-looking rock while hiking in Italy with her husband. The rock turned out to be a fossil. For centuries, humans have located and studied these fossils to gain a better understanding of what creatures… Read More

US Presidents are known to dream big. It was John F. Kennedy who set America on a course to reach the moon. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan was laughed at when he first mentioned a Strategic Defense Initiative. The American… Read More

In the late 1980s, during the excavation of a Judean Desert cave, archaeologists discovered an ancient seed that dates to between AD 993 and 1202. After years of trying, scientists have finally succeeded in growing one into a ten-foot tree…. Read More

Artificial intelligence is here to stay – but is it taking over, too? Is the possibility of AI taking charge really just a conspiracy theory, or is there some real reason for concern? Doubters might have a second thought after… Read More