Earth Science

The ocean is divided into two main aquatic life zones: the pelagic and the benthic zones. Both of these life zones can sustain life. The vertical dimension of an aquatic system is known as the water column. The physical characteristics…
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What is the origin of the life on this planet?  That is certainly an important question, and one that’s very difficult to answer.  An equally important, yet slightly less difficult, question to answer concerns the origin of the single most…
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There are really two basic types of aquatic zones, or biomes: marine and freshwater.  These two biomes are divided even further into smaller zones.  While the marine biome carries a higher salinity content than the freshwater biome, both biomes support…
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A tsunami is a massive wave produced by the sudden displacement of a large volume of water. It increases in height where the sea becomes shallower or narrower, such as many harbors. They are most commonly associated with subduction earthquakes,…
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Three main life zones exist in freshwater: the epilimnion, the hypolimnion and the thermocline. The epilimnion is a shallow area where small fish, marine animals and plants, and amphibians live. The hypolimnion is deep water where fish live. Plants do…
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The tropical rainforest or equatorial rainforest has four well defined layers: – The emergent layer – These consist of trees 35-45 meters high. They have tall, straight trunks and a wide spreading crown. There are little to no branches below…
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There is the geographic center of the continental United States, and the city that holds the title is Lebanon, Kansas. The actual center is located on a farm that is about 3 miles from Lebanon Kansas, but apparently the city…
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When you saw this link, you were like “wtf?” then your curiosity grew, and now you want to know what the hardest elements on earth are. Well this article will detail what they are, a little bit about them, and…
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2012 – The end of the world as we now know it. Or this is what some have rumored, predicted and/or believe. More than one ancient civilization had experienced upheaval during their time. The prediction from these civilizations all agree…
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     On January 10, 1901, Captain Anthony F. Lucas was hard at work drilling an oil well at Spindletop, in southern Beaumont, Texas. Oil was thought to exist beneath the surface, but previous attempts to locate and produce these reservoirs…
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