Earth Science

Increasing the amount of oil drilling and oil shipping will inevitably result in more oil spills. Existing methods of cleaning up oil spills are not adequate to the task. Magnetic nanotechnology could be the solution. Why existing methods of clearing…
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Forest fires have a reputation for occurring fairly regularly in some areas of the United States and certain areas around the world. Left behind after the fire is devastation and death. The loss of nature’s beauty, wildlife, natural habitats, homes…
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Some of the largest and most stunningly beautiful caves in the world are limestone caves. They are found in many different countries and include many of the longest caves ever discovered. Some of these structures contain stalactites and stalagmites, limestone…
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An air pressure system is a break in the sea level pressure distribution. High and low pressure systems develop due to exchanges of temperature changes within the atmosphere. Whenever there are temperature alterations concerning the environment, the water within the…
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The emerald’s dark green color and shine have long made it a coveted and valuable stone. The first known emerald mines were in Egypt, dating to the fourth century BC, and Cleopatra used emeralds in her jewelry. The ancient Greeks likewise…
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Cold air is usually dry air. That’s why really cold places don’t get a lot of snow. However, a large lake or ocean can change all that. When cold Arctic air sweeps across open water, it picks up moisture. When…
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Atmospheric pressure is a large determining factor in the Earth’s weather patterns. There are low and high pressure systems as well as parts of the earth that commonly experience one type of pressure or the other. The atmosphere does not…
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Rhyolite is a fine-grained igneous extrusive rock of high silica content or felsic rock. Rhyolite is composed principally of quartz and feldspar minerals, and traces of biotite, plagioclase, mica, amphibiotes, and pyroxenes. It resembles granite in mineral composition, although granite…
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The citizens of the UK need to start thinking about how they can get their act together and make sustainable development a high priority in their lives. Whether through personal or business decisions made daily, citizens make a significant impact…
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To many of us, the term ‘freezing point depression’ may make us think of how really cold weather makes us melancholy, but in fact, it is the answer to the question, ‘Why does salt melt snow and ice?’ We all…
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