It wasn't that long ago that the Washington State Legislature banned traditional single use plastic bags. SB 5323 went into effect in June of 2020 and set into motion the 8 cent charge for reusable plastic bags at your favorite retail checkout.
Earth, unlike our neighbors Mars and Venus, has a magnetic field that protects us from solar wind, cosmic radiation, atmospheric erosion and water loss. It makes our planet habitable
Many have asserted that COVID robbed students in Washington State with regards to learning, and that post-pandemic, it would be a gradual climb to return to pre-pandemic levels. That could become more challenging based on a recent report.
According to a study by University of California, Irvine, and published in the Astrophysical Journal, life could exist on distant exoplanets that that have one side that always faces its star.