by sagesgroup | Mar 12, 2023 | Biology, Climate Crisis, Environment, Innovation, nature, Science, space, Syndicated, The Conversation
Our planet holds a lot of trash. Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have produced 30 trillion tons of stuff — from skyscrapers and bridges to clothes and plastic bags. Much of it is still with us in the form of waste. Globally, people add 350 million tons to this...by sagesgroup | Mar 8, 2023 | Climate Crisis, Environment, homepage, hp-latest
In many ways, air quality has improved a great deal over the past half-century, including a 78 percent reduction of six key pollutants between 1970 and 2020, including PM2.5 — a hazardous type of fine particulate matter pollution created by industry, car, and wildfire...by sagesgroup | Mar 3, 2023 | Climate Crisis, Environment, homepage, hp-latest, Innovation, Science, technology
Earth’s landscape has always been in flux. But most large-scale changes take far longer to manifest than we’ll ever witness in our lifetimes. Hundreds of millions of years had to pass for the continents to split apart, creating the seven land masses we know today....by sagesgroup | Feb 27, 2023 | Environment, gear, homepage, laptops, Sustainability, technology
Lenovo is making waves with the eco-friendly design of its second-gen ThinkPad Z13 laptop. The 13-inch laptop is actually brown in color with its “Flax Fiber Bronze” colorway since it incorporates natural flax fibers for its top cover. To achieve this look, Lenovo...by sagesgroup | Feb 27, 2023 | Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Health, Innovation, Medicine, Syndicated, The Conversation
Vinyl chloride — the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 — can wreak havoc on the human liver. It has been shown to cause liver cancer, as well as a nonmalignant liver disease known as TASH, or...by sagesgroup | Feb 22, 2023 | Environment, History, homepage, Science
Whether its Stonehenge, the pyramids, or a myriad of other ancient places, we’ve long been fascinated by impressive monuments from the distant past. But more often than not, the stories of the people who built these ancient marvels are lost to the mists of time. It’s...