Environment

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were developed by the United Nations in 2015.

May 15, 2018 15:49

Although they appear to mean the same thing, ice shelves and shelf ice refer to two different geographical features.

May 15, 2018 13:44

Industrial effluents are one of the top sources of chromium in the environment.

May 15, 2018 12:27

The Urban Habitat Award has been awarded annually since 2014 by the CTBUH.

May 15, 2018 06:01

Kongeegen or the King Oak is thought to be the oldest tree in Denmark.

May 15, 2018 06:00

Giant Isopods are found in abundance in the deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

May 15, 2018 05:58

A land breeze is a local wind that flows from the land to the sea at night in coastal areas

May 15, 2018 05:56

A heat wave is a period of excessively high temperatures and humidity that can last for several days.

May 15, 2018 05:55

Algae are simple organisms which synthesize their own food through photosynthesis

May 15, 2018 05:53

Fens are wetlands with moderate or low fertility and they are fed by surface runoff and groundwater.

May 15, 2018 04:35

World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20th each year.

May 14, 2018 17:09

An island range is an isolated mountain range.

May 14, 2018 17:07

The Congo is Africa's second longest river.

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World Elephant Day is celebrated annually on August 12th.

May 14, 2018 16:59

Uruguay is home to several threatened species of mammals.

May 14, 2018 13:00

Uruguay is home to over 400 species of birds, none of which are endemic to the country.

May 14, 2018 12:58

A closer look at some of the amphibians found in Uruguay.

May 14, 2018 12:57

Solid fuels used in homes are one of the main causes of indoor air pollution.

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Organic pollutants that are resistant to environmental degradation are called persistent organic pollutants.

May 14, 2018 12:45

The ocean sunfish is the weightiest bony fish.

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