Earth Science

The lowest place on the face of the earth has a singularly unattractive name: the Dead Sea. This body of water is about 50 miles long and 11 miles wide and it is located on the border between Israel and…
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Ball lightning is a phenomenon whose existence has been debated by scientists. According to some 10,000 written accounts, ball lightning appears as a glowing ball similar to a tennis ball. It tends to float near the ground and may bounce…
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One of the most beautiful sights is the Fjord of Saguenay in the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The mountain is majestic. The statue, Our Lady of the Saguenay, stands on the ledge as if to protect the fjord itself….
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MORE THAN 1 BILLION PEOPLE ALREADY FACE FRESH WATER SCARCITY, FIGURE EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN 20 YEARS’ TIME Water is one of the “fundamental building-blocks of life”, as is often said in science, in biology classrooms, in medicine, theology, environmental…
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Welcome people to the world of drought, wildfires and water conservation, here Downunder these are old friends that we know well. Australia is a very dry country, we have very little free standing water and no major lakes.Most of the…
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Candy Cane Coral. The technical name for this unusual coral is Caulastrea furcata. They are also very often called Trumpet Coral. These are a brightly colored coral with large branching stalks with tips that are brightly colored and quite unique…
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The second law of thermodynamics dictates to us that everything will die! How many of us are getting younger each day? (If you found that great fountain of youth please let the world know!) I am not very scientific but…
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A globster is a blob. It’s an organic mass that has been washed ashore from some body of water, usually the ocean but occasionally it happens at a lake. Some of these globsters have identifiable structures such as fins, bones,…
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It seems like a phenomenon. The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake saw a tsunami up to 30 metres high hitting coastal regions around the Indian Ocean, leading to more than 230,000 deaths. But what is a tsunami? Could such a disaster…
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Water is the elixir of life, the universal solvent and the substance that covers almost 70.9% of the earth’s surface. Although most people know  that water  is  composed of  one  oxygen and two hydrogen  atoms (H2O), not many  know about …
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