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 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 | 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 | Jan 18, 2023 | A1, Card story, Elon Musk, Innovation, Space Travel, SpaceX, Starship
New photos released by SpaceX tease the long-awaited orbital test flight of Starship, which could potentially happen in early 2023. View this story on...by sagesgroup | Jan 17, 2023 | Animals, Biology, Drugs, Innovation, Medicine, Syndicated, technology, The Conversation
Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today’s skyrocketing health care costs and significant obstacles to delivering new therapies to patients. One...by sagesgroup | Jan 17, 2023 | A1, Engineering, Environment, freelance, Innovation, Physics, technology, Weather
Last year marked the 270th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod — but it’s more than a relic of history. The Franklin rod remains in use today because the simple design exploits some powerful physics: A tall metal rod lures in lightning and chunky wires...