Earth Science

Exploration and risk-taking go hand-in-hand. Man has been in the exploration game since he wanted to know what was over the next hill. It is man’s nature to know. To make life better, to find the so-called low-hanging fruit. Let’s…
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Science is the process of answering questions with knowledge and logic. If we can work together to find answers for all of our problems then science could save the planet. In our society the biggest threat to the planet is…
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Wildfires are mother-nature’s cleaners. They blaze through forests, clearing trees and underbrush naturally. Unfortunately, because they rage out of control, they also clear houses and endanger humans. Researchers have attempted to discover the facts behind wildfires, including what they are,…
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We now have the technology to turn global waste into a multifunctional band-aid for the planet; in effect, turning garbage into gold. Biochar is a new, very porous type of charcoal created by heating organic wastes to high temperatures. The…
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Spirogyra is a free-floating filamentous alga, of the order Zygnematales. It grows in fresh eutrophic water, water rich in nutrients. In high summer, it’s often seen tangled together in large slimy bright green masses that may be interspersed with bubbles…
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A Malthusian catastrophe is an event which results from a period of unchecked population growth, according to the theory of overpopulation advanced by Enlightenment demographer Thomas Robert Malthus (and subsequently applied to “peak oil” and other conceptually similar subjects). According…
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Most people associate earthquakes with the west coast and the San Andreas Fault. However, the New Madrid Fault Line is actually 20 times larger than the San Andreas Fault and the potential damage it can cause is significantly higher. If…
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RIDE2SAVE Earth. It is ironically a short word, only containing two vowels and three consonants, but it is currently the only planet that provides life for human beings. Unfortunately, our Earth is on its way toward death. As proven in…
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A stroll down an ocean beach with friends ended in sudden panic. Stopping to pick up various beach glass along the way soon led to my friends being way ahead. Sssluuuurrpppp. Suddenly I started sinking up to my ankles. I…
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Respect, regrowth, maybe a reborn earth? Out of the void something very special happened at sometime in our past. Our planet ,Earth was born. One time, a time ago, we were all born and hopefully have lived with the respect…
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