Monthly Archive: November 2013

The word tundra evokes images of vast expanses of a cold and barren land. In fact, the word tundra comes from the Finnish “tunturia” meaning treeless plain. The tundra is one of the harshest terrestrial biomes, with limited plants and…
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It has been widely reported that cellphone radiation is what is killing our honeybees. Our honeybees in the United States, as well as most of the world, are facing ever increasing mortality from a mostly unknown source. I say mostly…
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Is forest thinning is essential for keeping forests healthy and people safe? If forest thinning were done with caring responsibility, however you must consider the ecology of any the forest, from the canopy to the fallen trees to nutrients on…
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To keep forests healthy and people safe, forests need to be thinned. The reasons are multiple, and the importance is great. Forest thinning is the process of removing dead branches and dead trees, removing smaller trees to all those remaining…
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The thinning of forests is a natural process as much as it is an anthropogenic one. It has been carried out since the emergence of trees and forests as organisms and communities by the effects of wind. Wind plays an…
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Slate is a durable, attractive and useful type of rock that is mined in countries all over the world, including the US, Brazil, and China, as well as in Europe and most recently, in Australia. Slate is a metamorphic rock, which…
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Marble is one of the most widely used and widely distributed rocks in the world. Not only is marble used for expensive flooring within homes, but it is also used to tile walls and even to create fireplaces, ornaments and…
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Slate is a metamorphic rock. A rock that undergoes great heat and high pressure is changed into a metamorphic rock. The original rock was deep in the earth where it was exposed to magma which produces heat up to 800…
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Earth scientists classify igneous rocks, those which have cooled from molten magma, based on the minerals present and the size of the mineral crystals. The typical igneous rock is either made of crystals too small to identify with the naked…
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Phyllite or “leaf stone”, is a metamorphic rock made of mostly fine grained mica. Phyllite’s  protolyth, or parent rock,is shale. Millions of years ago, shale was exposed to the heat of magma (up to 800 degrees Celsius) and to the…
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