Environment

Fracking is also known as hydraulic fracturing, and it is a technique used to extract oil or gas from subterranean rock.

January 22, 2020 10:36

As apex predators, sharks maintain a healthy ocean ecosystem, and their loss dictates unpredictable and devastating consequences. 

January 21, 2020 11:14

The top 5 largest land animals on the planet are all herbivores.

January 20, 2020 23:32

What do giraffes, deer, and sheep all have in common? They all have four-chambered stomachs!

January 20, 2020 21:59

Hoarding is an animal behavior of gathering and storing food in a location hidden from similar or related species.

January 20, 2020 05:47

The term "natural selection" was popularized by naturalist Charles Darwin.

January 20, 2020 04:15

The regional manifestation of climate will be highly sensitive to tourists and tourist destinations alike, hence requiring adaptation from all tourism stakeholders.

January 19, 2020 23:30

A galactic year is the amount of time it takes the Sun to orbit the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

January 16, 2020 00:41

The moon also exerts a gravitational pull like the Earth.

January 15, 2020 18:12

As meteors pass at high speeds on parallel trajectories, they appear as streaks of light we call shooting stars: the faster the speed of the passing, the longer the "train."

January 15, 2020 14:09

Driftnets are responsible for the death of many non-target fish species that is harmful for the marine ecosystem.

January 15, 2020 11:37

It is time to clean up all the confusion between meteorites, meteoroids, meteors, bolides, shooting stars, and other intriguing terms!

January 15, 2020 11:29

Rip currents carry swimmers away from from the shoreline and are a leading cause of lifeguard rescues at beaches.

January 14, 2020 21:21

Rip currents can be dangerous to swimmers in oceans, seas, and large lakes.

January 14, 2020 21:01

Can energy produced this way be truly renewable?

January 14, 2020 08:10

Scientists believe that jellyfish have inhabited Earth even before dinosaurs, as far as 500-700 million years ago.

January 14, 2020 07:14

The black rhino is one of the most notable animals found in Namibia.

January 14, 2020 01:26

The definition of the term remains a big debate among geologists.

January 14, 2020 01:11

Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo earned its rightful top position as the location with the highest concentration of lightning.

January 13, 2020 15:22

Climate change indicators are used to track and communicate changes in the Earth’s climate.

January 13, 2020 14:02