1.7.2 🙀 Sunday Links... Plants Scream, Summer Smoke, Transparent Laptops, Gen Z and Libraries

This Sunday our links reveal that plants do scream, which is sad. And it turns out that Neptune is blue, humans are using up our resources too quickly, how to deal with another summer of Canadian wildfire smoke, a transparent laptop, how the first cells on Earth formed, what brings Gen Z to the library, and more. And, yes, a tree is a plant. I looked it up on the internet so it must be true.

Why Neptune is blue? A recent discovery suggests we've been given a false view of the planet for decades
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/why-neptune-blue

Our resources are running out. These charts show how urgently action is needed
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/03/sustainable-resource-consumption-urgent-un/

We May Finally Know How The First Cells on Earth Formed
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-finally-know-how-the-first-cells-on-earth-formed

How to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
https://www.vox.com/climate/2024/5/14/24156799/canadian-wildfire-smoke-filters-masks

Lenovo's Transparent Laptop Concept Has a Striking See-Through Look
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/lenovos-transparent-laptop-concept-has-a-striking-see-through-look/

What Brings Gen Z to the Library? | EdSurge News
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-03-11-what-brings-gen-z-to-the-library

Plants Really Do 'Scream'. We've Simply Never Heard It Until Now.
https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-really-do-scream-weve-simply-never-heard-it-until-now