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If you want to reduce your water utility bill when landscaping and help reduce your impact on the environment, then a rain barrel can be an ideal solution. Rain collects in the barrel and can drain through a spigot at the bottom of the device.
When you hook up a hose to the device, then you can water your flowers,...
Meta: If you are wondering how can resource conservation benefit the environment, take a look at the useful ways you can reduce your reliance on natural resources.
If we want a healthy environment, we need to take steps to conserve resources. Even though there is a day set aside to celebrate World Nature Conservation, we should take small steps to...
Volcanic activity is a regular and harsh reminder that the planet we live on features an ever-changing geology. Located along the edges of tectonic plates, volcanoes are fissures that allow the boiling magma, ash, and gases from beneath the earth’s surface to explode violently in response to shifts in the tectonic plates.
Types of Volcanoes
There are numerous forms that volcanoes...
You might not have heard of it but of all the contamination humans unleashes upon the world there exists one that does more damage to quality of life than perhaps any other. It begs the question then; what is point source pollution?
Let's cut to the chase. Our waterways are in a state of continuous siege. Currently, around 35 percent...
There are more types of pollution than you could shake a lichen-laden stick at. Available in more flavors than Baskin Robbins, the three most commonly encountered, soil, air, and water pollution take a visible toll on the environment. But it would be a mistake to discount the impact other forms of pollution have on the world around us.
Noise pollution,...
How does conservation affect biodiversity? Moreover, why should we care?
The ever-growing demands placed on the environment begs the question. We ask it to ourselves all the time. What will be left? The news, when it comes, is never all that great. In North America birds vanish at alarming rates; frogs may soon join the list of once-were-species. We risk...
American Crocodile
Written by: Mary Sweeters
Crocodiles (crocodylus acutus) generally fall under the specific reptile group called crocodilians. The crocodilians have 23 species that are found in different parts of the world and two of those are native to the US. These two species are the American crocodile and the American alligator.
The American crocodile can also be found in Venezuela, Jamaica, Cuba,...
There are literally millions of different species on earth—scientists are not even sure how many. We live in a world with a lot of biodiversities.When you think about animal life though, you probably think about dogs, cats, horses, chickens, seagulls, and other common animals. You may be wondering about some of the more bizarre animals on the planet though....
9 Fascinating Real Hybrid Animals
Mother Nature generally expresses her displeasure over anyone messing with her original creations through hybridizing. First, most hybrid animals are not even possible - they live only in the imagination of creatives that have mastered Photoshop. Second, many hybrids that are possible are sterile.
Even at the bottom end of the hybrid totem pole, something as...
While everyone has probably heard the term “nuclear energy” and likely made jokes about nuclear energy pros and cons involving extra fingers, glowing skin, or Homer Simpson, knowing what nuclear energy actually is and what it does is far less common. As far as human participation goes, nuclear energy has been around since the beginning of World War II,...