by sagesgroup | Oct 8, 2023 | Biology, Coronavirus, Health, homepage, Mind and Body, Science, Syndicated, Undark Magazine
— Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images Growing up, Julian Meeks knew what a life without a sense of smell could look like. He’d watched this grandfather navigate the condition known as anosmia, observing that he didn’t perceive flavor and only enjoyed eating very salty or meaty...by sagesgroup | Jun 5, 2023 | Animation, Food, Science, Syndicated, Undark Magazine
The midwest is known for its rows and rows of corn and soybeans that uniformly cover the landscape. But in central Missouri, farmer Linus Rothermich disrupts the usual corn and soybean rotation with Japanese millet. He has been growing it since 1993. “Golly, I have to...by sagesgroup | Jan 15, 2023 | Health, Medicine, Mind and Body, Syndicated, Undark Magazine
Take a look around. If you’re on a bus or train, you’re likely sitting on a plastic seat surrounded by people in synthetic clothing, all of it shedding particles as they move. If you’re on the couch or in bed, you’re sunk into the embrace of microfibers. The carpet...by sagesgroup | Jan 9, 2023 | bioengineering, Chemistry, Environment, Innovation, Syndicated, technology, Undark Magazine
It’s the year 2050, and humanity has made massive progress in decarbonizing. That’s thanks in large part to the negligible price of solar and wind power, which was cratering even back in 2022. Yet the fossil fuel industry hasn’t just doubled down on making plastics...by sagesgroup | Jan 2, 2023 | Astronomy, Military, Military Technology, Satellites, Science, Space Science, Syndicated, Undark Magazine
Sometime this coming March, a network of 10 small satellites winged with solar panels is scheduled to launch into Earth’s low orbit. Though likely invisible to the naked eye, the satellites will be part of a future herd of hundreds that, according to the Space...