Earth Science

All ecosystems are interconnected.  All humans, and most other organisms, are for example, largely water.  We are connected also by the air.  Air and wind, breath and exchange of gases is what makes life possible.  Once on earth there was…
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Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists. By analyzing a seismograph, seismologists can tell the strength and distance of the earthquake; however, to find the epicenter, at least two other seismograph readings for the same earthquake are necessary. A seismograph…
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The Goliath Grouper or jewfish lives in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The largest of the groupers, the goliath grouper can grow to over two meters in length and exceed 800 pounds in weight….
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A tropical forest is any forest located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer or approximately withing 1400 miles of the equator. When one passes out of the tropics, one enters what are referred to as temperate…
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Tropical rainforests – who doesn’t know them? Birds chirping, greenery everywhere, and toucans swooping overhead: the pictures aren’t entirely inaccurate, either. These are certainly features of the tropical forest biome. The tropical rainforest is a particularly welcoming environment. OVERVIEWA biome…
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Plastic is necessary to modern life, at least until suitable substitutes are found. But in marine environments, even more so than in landfills, plastic is problematic.  It has long been known that sea birds, turtles, some mammals and others starve…
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Looking like one of Dr. Seuss’ creations, the Joshua tree stretches its spiky-crowned arms toward the desert skies above the American Southwest. Early Mormon settlers gave the plant its name, because it reminded them of the Biblical Joshua, pointing the…
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We all know that the world is experiencing desertification mainly due to deforestation. This desertification means that there is less water for farming, thus producing people to move into the cities. This desertification is producing global warming because there are…
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Cabbage diets fed to rabbits by Chesney and his collegues in 1928, had a goitrogenic (suppression of thyroid function) effect due to the presence of cyanide in their leaves. Potassium thiocyanate administered to rats by Vanderlaan and Vanderlaan, caused discharge…
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Theories about the Earth’s core are altering fast. For a long time scientists believed that, the Earth’s core was pure molten iron. However, new research shows that along with a large amount of molten iron, there are other elements within…
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