Earth Science

Do you have a weather radio? Does it wake you at night with warnings or watches for counties far away from you? Do weekly tests of the Emergency Broadcast System interrupt your favorite TV show? Of course this is annoying,…
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If God were a molecule which do you think He would be. There is only one answer, He would have to be water. It is both the origin of life and a most powerful natural force. The most wondrous sights…
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Since the discovery of a few of its fragmented fossil bones and teeth in 1822 the Iguanodon has undergone many controversies on how not only the animal in question looked, but its habits, social life, and posture. From the first…
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Oil spills and natural seepage are an ongoing part of dependency on Fossil fuels. It has been said that half of oil extrusion is natural and from little known seepage processes. These, however are slow and life has an ability…
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Water is the most common substance on Earth, covering more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface. Water is also an important element, other than air and moderate temperature that makes the Earth realm an inhabitable place. It is also…
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Agrilus planipennis, better known as the highly destructive, emerald ash beetle of Asian origin, was first discovered in the United States in June of 2002 in southeastern Michigan, but scientists believe this destructive insect arrived in North America long before…
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Right now the only thing protecting southeast Louisiana from the gulf oil spill is the Chandelur Island chain – and that is not a comforting thought. It is  discomforting for area residents that have been forced to watch the seeming…
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Sustainable agriculture is a broadbased concept rather than a specific methodology. It encompasses agricultural management practices and philosophies, the sociodynamics of rural communities, our greater understanding of ecology, increased public environmental and food quality concerns, advances in agricultural methods and…
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There are some very dedicated and hardy souls who will travel into areas that are not safe or comfortable at all in order to examine and monitor the health, migration and location of all types of plants and animals. In…
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The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is an invasive insect species which was brought to North America in 2002. Since it has no natural predators capable of controlling it in North America, it is now threatening to wipe out all…
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