Elon Musk’s latest endeavor, a rocket destined for Mars, underwent its first test-run as a prototype on Wednesday, December 9. In its first (and last) flight, the sixteen-story rocket had a successful lift-off over southern Texas, but approached the ground too quickly and exploded upon impact. The project is part of Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX,…
As most of you have heard the US has begun to make promising advances in the Covid vaccine that could be released to the public soon. So how would the vaccine work when it does come out? Health care workers and first responders will be the first to receive the vaccine. The elderly and more…
The world’s largest wetlands are on fire. While California and the Amazon were up in flames, the biggest wetlands in southern Brazil have experienced the worst wildfires for the past few months. This destruction of the wetlands can and will cause serious problems for the world because of the emissions being released by the fire…
During the 20th century, the Wright Brothers built the first ever flying machine that paved the way for a new form of technology that would transport people or objects around the world. The path of constructing a fast and efficient airplane required substantial energy with many obstacles. The Wright Brothers took a fair amount of…
Doubting climate change? Maybe you should read the NASA/USGS latest study findings….. The earth is a dynamic planet, one with a dizzying array of climates and ecosystems. Our planet itself is always changing, but on a time scale (geologic time) that human civilizations cannot really grasp. In fact, human civilization itself is but a blip…
Historical Geology, especially the dynamism of plate tectonics, has always fascinated me. On vacations to the west coast of Florida, it was always really cool to find 30 million-year old fossils, Giant Sloth skeletons, ancient alligators, but mainly shark teeth, that all roamed a very different looking planet. What is also interesting, of course, is…
In recent years, many scientific advancements have occurred, leading to the saved lives of millions of people around the world. One common issue in the medical field is finding a way for those paralyzed from the waist down to, once again, take their first steps. However, these many scientific advancement advancements have caused stipulations in…
There is a recent decline of life expectancy in the United States. For three consecutive years, there has been a decrease in mortality in America, much greater than any other country. There is an increase of deaths between the ages of 25 and 64. Many researchers have concluded that a large percentage of these deaths…
Severn School has a great curriculum, and I believe the school attempts to revisit, study, and even modernize it on a fairly consistent basis. Is it time to take some curriculum advice from Italy? The Editorial Staff at the Severn Current identified “climate change” as one of our very top “long news” categories…. so this,…
In 2016, the Florida police held a drill that was open to public viewing. It was a shoot or don’t shoot drill that was to be completed with blanks. They asked for a volunteer to act as the criminal and 73-year-old Mary Knowlton stepped up. Everything was going smoothly until then-officer Lee Coel made his…