In the ongoing race to build a truly fault-tolerant quantum computer, one contender has quietly pulled ahead—not with bigger chips or flashier specs, but with better design. Quantinuum’s Helios, unveiled…
Misty GuardNovember 6, 2025
Copper has quietly become one of the world’s most strategic materials — and according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, its importance is only growing. The firm’s latest forecast shows…
Misty GuardOctober 22, 2025
In the sterile hum of a hospital recovery room, where machines beep and monitors glow, it might be hard to imagine the soft strum of a ukulele cutting through the…
Misty GuardOctober 20, 2025
In a recent study highlighted by Ars Technica, neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into how the brain constructs visual illusions—experiences where we perceive things that aren’t physically present. This research…
Misty GuardOctober 15, 2025
In the early hours of October 1, 2025, a small asteroid quietly brushed past Earth — so close that it flew beneath some satellites, within the orbital altitude of the…
Misty GuardOctober 13, 2025
In just a few years, a confection born in the United Arab Emirates has gone from regional curiosity to global phenomenon. What started as a single bar from Fix Chocolatier…
Misty GuardOctober 7, 2025
When most people picture a hot spring, they imagine a place of rest and rejuvenation. But beyond the steam and mineral-rich waters lies something far older—and far more profound—than human…
Misty GuardOctober 1, 2025
Cotton is more than just a crop in Texas — it’s a legacy, an economy, and a livelihood. Yet now, a new threat is creeping into its fields: the cotton…
Misty GuardSeptember 29, 2025
Wildfire management often ends when the flames are contained, but for watersheds, the crisis has only begun. Burned landscapes undergo rapid hydrologic transformation, where the loss of vegetation, destabilized soils,…
Misty GuardSeptember 25, 2025
Microplastics have been detected everywhere—from the air we breathe to the food we eat. But new research is pushing the conversation beyond oceans and ecosystems, raising an unsettling question: what…
Misty GuardSeptember 23, 2025
For generations, the phrase “homeownership” has been synonymous with stability and security in the United States. Yet a new analysis from Realtor.com highlights just how fragile that sense of security…
Misty GuardSeptember 22, 2025
Across Germany, cranes are lifting factory-built walls into place, signaling the return of a once-controversial building method: prefabricated housing. Long associated with the gray concrete blocks of East Germany’s Plattenbauten,…
Misty GuardSeptember 15, 2025
This summer, New York City faced one of its largest outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in recent years. More than a hundred residents were diagnosed, and several lives were lost. While…
Misty GuardSeptember 9, 2025
For centuries, the ocean has been a source of food, energy, and wonder. But hidden beneath the seafloor lies something even more surprising: vast reservoirs of fresh water. A recent…
Misty GuardSeptember 7, 2025
Expansion joints are among the most critical and failure-prone components of modern bridges. Designed to accommodate longitudinal movements due to thermal expansion, traffic loads, creep, and shrinkage, they act as…
Misty GuardSeptember 3, 2025
When most of us think about the search for life beyond Earth, the usual suspects come to mind—Mars with its dried riverbeds, Europa with its hidden ocean, or Enceladus with…
Misty GuardAugust 28, 2025
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the backbone of everything from customer support to scientific research. But as these systems grow more powerful, so do the risks associated with how people…
Misty GuardAugust 27, 2025
When you think of the deep ocean, what comes to mind? A remote, isolated realm—dark, cold, and pressurized. But recent research has turned that notion on its head, revealing a…
Misty GuardAugust 26, 2025
Honeybees are responsible for pollinating more than 70% of the world’s major crops—but their numbers have been plummeting. In recent years, commercial hive losses have regularly hit 40–50% annually, and…
Misty GuardAugust 25, 2025
In its boldest transparency move yet, Google has taken a deep dive into the environmental cost of its Gemini AI. The findings are headline‑grabbing: each text prompt to Gemini now…
Misty GuardAugust 21, 2025
Misty Guard is a policy wonk, bibliophile, gastronome, musicophile, techie nerd, and lover of scotch. She lives her life in the spirit of E.B. White’s famous quote:
“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning my day difficult.”
Misty believes the diversity of people, knowledge, and ideas makes the world work. Her blog reflects her endless curiosity, insatiable enjoyment of knowledge, and her willingness to share her wisdom.
Misty Guard is a policy wonk, bibliophile, gastronome, musicophile, techie nerd, and lover of scotch. She lives her life in the spirit of E.B. White’s famous quote:
“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning my day difficult.”
Misty believes the diversity of people, knowledge, and ideas makes the world work. Her blog reflects her endless curiosity, insatiable enjoyment of knowledge, and her willingness to share her wisdom.