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08-18-2019

What Is Factory Farming? Is It Good Or Bad?

What we eat, and the ways we farm our food, are complicated. With more humans...

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A Russian soyuz satellite orbiting over earth, see with clouds in the background.

08-13-2019

How Many Satellites in Space Do We Know About?

If you look up at the sky on any clear...

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terracing, terrace farming

06-29-2019

What Is Terrace Farming?

People around the world have discovered clever ways to farm...

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yucca flowers

05-25-2019

What Is the Best Rope Plant?

Plants have provided humans with some of the most important...

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Rendering of SpaceX Dragon Capsule in orbit above the earth.

05-13-2019

Top 3 Biggest Private Space Companies

Space exploration is entering a new era of innovation and...

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A satellite in orbit over the earth.

05-06-2019

What is the Kessler Syndrome?

Though we rarely think about them, we rely on satellites...

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fleece microfiber plastic pollution crybaby

05-01-2019

The Dirty Secret of Fleece: Microfibers and Plastic Pollution

Since outdoor clothing brand Patagonia introduced fleece in the early...

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GMO mosquito sucking human blood

04-30-2019

Why Are There GMO Mosquitos?

Humans have been genetically modifying organisms (GMO) for close to...

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Gene Editing

12-30-2018

Gene Editing 101

Gene editing is one of those phrases that...

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What is Snow Gauge?

11-24-2018

What is Snow Gauge?

A snow gauge is an instrument used in meteorology to...

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11-24-2018

What is Napalm?

Napalm It used for military operations, is a thickening/gelling agent...

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11-24-2018

What is Kevlar?

Kevlar a trademark of para-aramid synthetic fiber, is related to...

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11-24-2018

What is Gore-Tex?

Gore-Tex Registered to W. L. Gore, Gore-Tex is a waterproof/breathable...

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