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 | Jan 24, 2023 | A1, Animal Science, Animals, Biology, climate, Climate Crisis, climate solutions, Environment, homepage, nature, Science
Millions of years ago, countless massive plant-eating creatures known as megaherbivores roamed the planet’s rainforests during the Pleistocene era. Today, elephants are among the last surviving megaherbivores in rainforests. According to new research, these tropical...by sagesgroup | Jan 20, 2023 | A1, Animals, Card story, Environment, hi-res, nature, Photography
The Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition announced its 2022 winners this month, showcasing incredible images of the natural world. View this story on...by sagesgroup | Dec 18, 2022 | Animal Science, Animals, Biology, nature, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
Lots of adults dislike woodlice. Some are physically revolted by them. But this distaste is cultural rather than innate since most small children are well-disposed towards woodlice and happy to handle them. Some people even keep them as pets. Woodlice are tiny, don’t...by sagesgroup | Dec 16, 2022 | A1, Animal Science, Animals, Biology, Diseases, Health, nature, Public Health, Science
Few diseases have been with us as long as the plague. We often talk about the deadly disease in the past tense, but the truth is that it never really went away — particularly in rodent populations. Researchers have long been stumped by the odd transmission of plague...by sagesgroup | Nov 28, 2022 | Animals, Biology, Firefly, Math, nature, Physics, Syndicated, The Conversation
Imagine an old-growth forest in the fading light of a summer evening. As the last of the sun’s rays disappear beneath the horizon, a tiny flash catches your eye. You turn around and hold your breath. It blinks again, hovering 2 feet above the leaf litter. Across the...