Natural disasters are one of the most powerful and unpredictable forces on our planet, capable of causing widespread damage and loss of life. Among these natural disasters, earthquakes are some of the most devastating and awe-inspiring events to occur. These geological phenomena occur when the Earth’s crust shifts, releasing immense amounts of energy that can…
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Don’t Look Up: Would a Comet Really Destroy Earth?
It is humanity’s end: an unknown comet will collide with the earth and wipe out everything that lives and breathes on it. This is the scenario in Netflix’s dystopian comedy Don’t Look Up, where a professor and an astronomy grad student make an astounding discovery. This science fiction satire focuses on how two low-level astronomers discovered…
New Year’s Resolutions for Planet Earth in 2023
Countless studies conducted by researchers and scientists around the world have documented tremendous increases in temperature at Earth’s surface, as well as in the oceans and atmosphere. Many other aspects of the global climate are changing as well. For instance, heavy precipitation events are increasing, glaciers and snow covers are shrinking and sea ice is…
Top 5 Interesting Facts About The Moon
After two unsuccessful attempts to launch its Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, NASA engineers are now performing maintenance on the Space Launch System rocket. At the same time, it remains at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. As the U.S. space agency works on its mission that will pave the way for putting…
Why We Should Save The Environment?
The protection and preservation of the environment are at the heart of everyone’s concerns. Indeed, the ecosystem is more and more destroyed for many reasons. Therefore, it is very important for us to protect our environment so that we can continue to live on this planet. An important issue The environment is the support of almost…
COP26: what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn’t.
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) was held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom and ran from 31 October to 13 November 2021. If you have never heard about this event, we are here to guide you through what is COP26 and what this would change. What Is COP? For approximately…
Sustainable Beer Brewing – What Do We Know?
Brewing is not an ecologically friendly enterprise in general. One barrel of beer requires three to seven barrels of water. During the brewing process and after that, a lot of energy is needed to keep the beer warm. Then there are the unrecycled byproducts and the transportation impact to consider. While sustainability has been a…
The Biggest Threat: Global Warming
With the Environmental Day just gone by, people are somehow becoming more conscious when it comes to going green. It is not surprising to hear that a big chunk of glacier melted today in the Artic or there are devastating floods in any country. Natural disasters are happening like anything and people are suffering. Either…
What Are Invasive Species?
Invasive species consist of any living organism, be it insects, amphibians, plants, bacteria, or even the eggs or seeds of an organism that are not native to a particular ecosystem. They are generally brought to new areas through ocean-going ships, accidental release of aquarium or aquaculture species, and through other means. These species can have…
4 Interesting Facts About the Great Horned Owl
The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas. The large bird has a deep hooting voice, long ear-like tufts of feathers, and big yellow eyes that can be intimidating when they stare. Here are some interesting facts about this magnificent creature. 1. They Do Not Have Horns. Despite its name, the…