Roman concrete produces as much, if not more, CO2 as modern concrete, fewer air pollutants. Builders in ancient Rome used a special kind of ancient concrete to construct their aqueducts, bridges, and buildings. But is Roman concrete more sustainable than the Portland cement used in today’s concrete? The answer…
“I thought best case was maybe 40 seconds of flight time, but I’ll take 14 as a win.” Back-to-back engine failures doomed a privately developed Australian rocket moments after liftoff Tuesday, cutting short a long-shot attempt to reach orbit with the country’s first homegrown launch vehicle. The 82-foot-tall (25-meter)…
“Largest deregulatory action” in the history of US would be one of the unhealthiest. The Trump administration has proposed curbing the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases by unwinding rules that control emissions from fossil fuel drilling, power plants, and cars. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday…
Both comics and memes rely on the same interplay of visual and verbal elements for their humor. It’s undeniable that the rise of the Internet had a profound impact on cartooning as a profession, giving cartoonists both new tools and a new publishing and/or distribution medium. Online culture also…
Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry.” “We will drill, baby, drill,” President Donald Trump declared at his inauguration on January 20. Echoing the slogan that exemplified his energy policies during the campaign, he made his message clear: more oil and gas, lower…
