Fishing is one of the leading causes of population decreases in maritime species. Except when vessels catch fish faster than stocks can replenish, which is known as overfishing, catching fish is not intrinsically bad for the ocean. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, the number of overfished stocks has tripled in the last…
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Top 4 Most Bizarre Creatures On Earth
The world is full of oddities, and some pretty wild stuff and animals are out there. Mother Nature or evolution was really wilding for some of the creations on this list. Currently, the Earth contains 8.7 million species, more than ¾ of this, or about 6.5 million species, are on land, and the rest, or…
8 Surprising Facts About Nature
Nature leaves us a series of data that surprises us. Whether it concerns the force of gravity or some living things’ physiological needs, it indeed triggers us. Some are known, but others remain hidden, and when they come to light, they do not go unnoticed by anyone. Here are some of such facts about nature…
The Mariana Trench: Exploring the Deepest Part of the World
We all know that Mount Everest is a tremendous hiking challenge due to its insanely high altitude. But can you imagine a place so deep that even the world’s highest mountain would fit in it, and there would still be room for another mountain of over two thousand meters high? Yes, it does exist and…
The Demise of Coral Reefs and Why We Need to Save Them
What are coral reefs? Corals are invertebrate animals belonging to a large group of animals called Cnidaria (this group includes jellyfish and sea anemones). Individual coral animals are called polyps which are made of a simple stomach with a single mouth opening surrounded by stinging tentacles. Coral reefs are formed when ‘millions of tiny polyps…