Choosing the right college is a critical decision that influences the rest of your life. Not only does it determine your career but it could also shape your personality and set the course of your life. Especially in a country as vast as the US, the bigger question would be which one to choose from…
Power is considered as one of the rates determining element required in successfully running a business – whether small or big. Why? Because almost all devices used in a business place are dependent on power to function. So it comes as no surprise for businesses to embrace the idea of employing an alternative source of…
Over one billion tons of topsoil are lost every year due to erosion. According to the Department of Agriculture in the United States, soil erosion is a major disaster for agricultural development. Soil erosion does not only take away precious topsoil but also causes pollution in waterways, landslide, and an increased flooding risk. This urgently…
Water is a limited resource and a rapidly growing global population leads to a growing global water crisis. While at least 75% of the planet is covered in water, only 1% of it is available for usage. The rest is either saline water or frozen. That’s why water conversation is essential. According to Wikipedia, “Water…
The climate changes, pollution, and people’s negligence have seriously affected the environment that we live in. All those conditions have a great negative impact on our health because of the quality of the air that is affected and the extreme weather conditions such as wildfires and extreme heat. More and more people have started to…
Water is in constant movement on the Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and underground through the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and transpiration. This movement is what is referred to as the Water Cycle. According to Wikipedia, “The water cycle, also known as the hydrological cycle or the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water…
When you buy something, like foodstuff or clothes, the shopkeeper will normally pack them for you in a shopper bag. Once you get home, you’ll throw the shopper bag in the litter outside. This is the most common way that plastic bags end up creating a menace to the environment. While plastic bags are very…
Did you know that plastic can be eco-friendly and biodegradable? We’re talking about hemp plastic and not the conventional plastic. But what is hemp plastic? Traditionally, plastics are made from petroleum-based compounds, which release toxic gases into the atmosphere. These plastics are non-biodegradable and have negative impacts on our land, water, and wildlife. However, plants…
Waste oil refers to any petroleum-based or synthetic oil that has become unsuitable for its original use as a result of contamination. The contamination could be caused by impurities or loss of its useful properties. Waste oil can be contaminated by substances that may or may not be hazardous. Nonetheless, it is not safe to…
An estuary is an area where freshwater from the rivers mixes with saltwater in the ocean/sea. This mixture of freshwater and saltwater is referred to as brackish water. Being a transitional zone from fresh to saltwater, estuaries are a dynamic ecosystem that experiences constant environmental changes. Only organisms that are adapted to withstand high salinity…
A pyramid of biomass is a graphical representation of biomass present in a unit area of various trophic levels. It shows the relationship between biomass and trophic level quantifying the biomass available in each trophic level of an energy community at a given time. There are two main types of biomass pyramid – inverted pyramid…
Initially, about 200 years ago, over 14 percent of the earth’s land was covered by rainforest. Today, only about 6 percent is left. This change has been caused by the massive destruction of the rainforest. The loss of the forest is known as deforestation. As the population grows, the demand for timber and land increases….
A pyramid of numbers is a graphical representation that shows the number of organisms at each trophic level. It is an upright pyramid in light of the fact that in an ecosystem, the producers are always more in number than other trophic levels. The pyramid of numbers was advanced by Charles Elton in 1927. Charles…
In daily life situation, the term consumer could mean someone who buys goods and producer might refer to a factory that manufactures the goods. The general concept is the same in biology, but the specifics are somewhat different. In biology, producers and consumers refer to living organisms. While producers manufacture their own food, consumers get…
For some, global heating and environmental issues are only buzzwords. However, these are real problems that impact the living standard of our generation and future generations as well. Even the simplest gestures, such as switching off the lights could contribute to a better environment. However, many seem to completely disregard them. In many people’s opinion,…