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Gorilla gone, will here be hope for Man? Similar questions arise whenever a species is threatened by our increasing presence on their habitat. These questions will inevitably be answered with the passing of time. Whether or not man will be around…

genetically modifying our food sources will we have problems in the future? Enough time has not passed to answer this question; we could be unleashing untold consequences that we are yet to suffer. Ecovandals, people who fear GM (genetically modified)…

refer to rain or snow with pH less than 5.6. It is usually created because of the presence of nitric and/or sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and it also affects everything it touches, including buildings, plants, and even seeds. Acid rain can affect seed…

temperature rise and fall? Do greenhouse gases block solar heat from leaving the earth, or is it only a product of solar activity? Many people have theorized on what causes temperatures to change. A catch phrase named Global Warming came to popularity…

in an environment. Each member has an important role to play within the ecosystem and the lack of any member can have negative consequences for the whole. It also includes all the different habitats, biological communities, and ecological processes…

most important resources we have. People can survive without food for several weeks but without water we couldn't live for more than a week. Millions of liters of water are needed every day worldwide for washing, irrigating crops, and cooling industrial…

discussion over the effect of global warming on the earth. Though much of this discussion was mostly hype or hoax, there is one effect that can cause considerable change to the earth's environment: the melting of the ice caps. There are basically…

discussion over the effect of global warming on the earth. Though much of this discussion was mostly hype or hoax, there is one effect that can cause considerable change to the earth's environment: the melting of the ice caps. There are basically…

                 A pesticide is a material used to kill or reject a pest. Pesticides have disadvantages and advantages. They are able to restrain pests, but it can also kill other organisms as well. Not only do they affect animals but they…

put a price on nature's services? That is a question which can yield a variety of responses. I for one am indifferent over the topic. One may argue that yes, you can put a price on natures services just because people have assigned a price over everythin…