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Organic Farming May Not Be As Beneficial As It Seems
Contrary to popular belief, organic farming may not necessarily be better for the environment.
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Environmental Challenge on the Field in Los Angeles
An environmental activism group has instigated the first legal challenge of the proposed National Football League stadium in Los Angeles, California. Activists state that a brand new California state law that was put in effect to aid developers is unconstitutional.
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Atmospheric Methane Reductions Attributed to not Venting it!
Increased capture of natural gas from oil fields probably accounts for up to 70 percent of the dramatic leveling off seen in atmospheric methane at the end of the 20th century, according to new UC Irvine research being published in the journal Nature. “We can now say with confidence that, based on our data, the…
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Highway in Boliva would cut through National Park
Growing conflicts over development in South America have come to a head in Bolivia, where indigenous groups are resisting a highway project that would slice through a national park. How Bolivia resolves this showdown could point the way for other regions seeking to balance economic growth and the environment. Carmelo Aguilera steadies the dugout canoe…
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As Susquehanna Nears Sediment Capacity, Chesapeake Bay Likely to Suffer
The Susquehanna is a mighty river in the northeastern United States which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The river meanders through the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania and into upstate New York. It is the longest river on the American east coast which drains into the Atlantic, and its watershed is the 16th largest…
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Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists
Water scarcity’s effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, warns Stockholm International Water Institute.
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Small or Large Families
There are many logical (and illogical) reasons to have a large or a small family. Scientists have taken a step closer to solving one of life’s mysteries – why family size generally falls as societies become richer. Evolutionary biologists have long puzzled over this because natural selection is expected to have selected for organisms that…
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American Meteorological Society confirms Climate Change and Man’s Role
Weathercasters in the U.S. not only tend to not ever mention climate change, but the majority of them do not even believe it is human-caused, as an article I recently wrote shows. However, that may change. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) released an official position statement on climate change this week which not only said…
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Methane Under Antarctica Ice
There is a lot of stored Methane in the environment and numerous natural sources. Well add a sort of new one that may be bigger than previously supposed. A new study demonstrates that old organic matter in sedimentary basins located beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been converted to methane by micro-organisms living under…
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Study vs. Sleep: Which is more beneficial to your academic success?
Studying is a key contributor to academic achievement, but after sports practice, then your music lesson, dinner with your family, and homework that is due tomorrow, it’s already 1 am and you are just starting to study for that US History midterm. But you’re exhausted. Should you go to sleep and hope that Roosevelt’s New…