January 11, 2015 Earth Science
Ever dreamed of exploring the bottom of the oceans deepest depths? Sounds like a Jules Verne novel, no more, today’s Google Earth 5.0 allows visitors to dive the oceans, track marine life and explore marine wrecks of yesterday. Explorers can…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
The great ocean conveyor is the circulation system of the ocean. The conveyor transports both energy and matter around the world in an identifiable circulatory pattern. This system is conceptualised as acting like a giant conveyor belt taking heat energy…
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According to the International Rhododendron Registry, which is held by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), there are over 28,000 cultivars of the Rhododendron species. Rhododendrons have been extensively cultivated in the UK and natural hybrids have now appeared in areas…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was founded in 1948 and was the world’s first global environmental organization. Their original name was the International Union for the Protection of Nature which followed an international conference in France. Their…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
The inter-coastal waterway was ordered constructed by President Woodrow Wilison during the First World War. The German U-boats posed a threat to American shipping and we needed a way to move goods around our coastline without exposing them to German…
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Starch is an age-old substance that can be traced down the history line. Romans use it to augment their looks as a cosmetic; Egyptians being more technical used it as paste to stiffen weaved clothes and as adhesive; Chinese were…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
What old man river taught me. I grew up near rivers of all sizes. I visited them year round. What I am about to say here may sound strange to many of you, but bear with me here. At first…
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Bioinformatics is the use of current techniques in information technology and computer science to process and analyze biological data. It’s a part of the larger field of computational biology and is most noted for its use in the analysis of…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
In the past several years there have been studies showing plants flowering as much as a month early, butterflies migrating weeks later than usual, changes in the timing and location of bird migrations, tropical frog extinctions, bears in Spain no…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
White sands, tan bodies, coconut melodies, and crystal blue waters that glisten in the sun. Palms sway in the wind right along with the hammocks’ and all is well in Mexico. When the sun sets the party really gets started…
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