Space travel is one of the most exciting technologies of our time, but it’s also one of the most difficult to achieve. For decades, scientists have been trying to send people into space. The first, Project Mercury, was launched in 1959, to put the first American into orbit. It failed. The second, Project Gemini, also […]
The global pandemic known as Covid-19 has swept across the world, causing widespread confusion and fear about the unknown. It has taken hospitals, clinics, and health care services by surprise, and many are still trying to quell panic in their communities. As the world struggles to make sense of this unprecedented disease, people in the […]
Science has been making plastic for years, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that we started using it in everyday items. How did we go from oil-based plastics to all-plastic products, and what made the switch possible? It helps to know a bit about the history of plastics and plastics science. Humans have been making […]
