Earth Science
The greenhouse effect
by Malvika Bose
Venus is too hot and Mars is freezing cold. Earth is just right. Have you ever wondered why? Yes Earth is just at the right distance from the sun but there is one major factor, which has created and sustained life on earth. It is the greenhouse effect, a process by which the natural gases present in the Earth's atmosphere prevent the escape of heat or energy from Earth thereby making it habitable.
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No
The real question being asked is, should the elephant population be decreased by killing large numbers
Yes
by Suz Neave
Populations of elephants, like all other animals on the planet, follow natural cycles and oscillations.
Atmosphere & Weather
- The hurricane hunters
- What's the deadliest area of the United States for weather?
- Characteristics of Cumulonimbus clouds
- What is the mesosphere?
- What makes snow look white?
- Why are oceans salty but rivers and lakes are not?
- Is the UK's summer weather getting worse?
Earth Science (Other)
- The elements of earth listed
- What was the most ferocious dinosaur?
- Eiffel Tower: A wonder of science and engineering
- What is quicksand
- Medieval science at its best: Tale of Gervase of Canterbury
- The mythology of natural disasters
- The basic concepts and fundamentals of geography
Ecology & Environment
- Do the benefits of salmon farming outweigh any detrimental effects?
- Asbestos: Its origin and hazards
- What are the four major desert biomes?
- How climate change is contributing to the water crisis
- Grassland biomes described
- The differences between igneous rock and metamorphic rock
- A guide to drought mitigation strategies
Water & Oceanography
by Briar Shaw
It is interesting that many of the well-known weather adages rhyme and scan in the same way that nursery rhymes do. There are other
Many governments have standards in place for potable (drinking) water. These standards will set the minimum and maximum limits of
The delivery of fresh water to those who need it is becoming increasingly important to an ever growing global population. In an ironic
Humans live about 80 years on average, so we tend to think in time spans of this length (or less) when relating to our world. Perhaps
Writing Assignments
- Ecology & Environment
- Sweden's most populated islands
- The scoop on bioremediation
- In what months of the year is the wheat harvest around the world?
- All you need to know about Spirogyra
- Countries that utilize wind power
- How to build a home-based windmill
- Should beavers be reintroduced to Scotland?
- The Middle East and Africa: Water degradation costs
- Water supply in places like Rawal Lake, Islamabad
- Control measures used to offset noise pollution
- Thermal pollution: Causes, effects and preventive measures
- The taiga (boreal) forest biome described
- Flora of the boreal (taiga) forest
- Location and description of the temperate forest biome
- Plants and animals of the temperate biome
- Grassland biomes: The pampas
- Grassland biomes: North American prairie
- Grassland biomes: Kinds of plants
- Climates of the biomes described
- Desert biomes described
- How are desert biomes classified?
- Open ocean biomes described
- Creatures of the open ocean biomes
- Reproduction in coral reefs
- What is an ocean pelagic biome?
- What is a benthic zone biome?
- Marine ocean biomes described
- What is a climate aquatic biome?
- Description of the Altantic ocean biome
- The deep sea biome: An unexplored place
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- Ecology & Environment
- Antarctic tourist cruises: Are they good or bad for penguins?
- Should beavers be reintroduced to Scotland?
- Forest thinning is essential for keeping forests healthy and people safe
- Should Kruger National Park in South Africa decrease some of its elephant population?
- Water & Oceanography
- Will great rivers die?
- Atmosphere & Weather
- Is the UK's summer weather getting worse?
