Corries Glaciation – Landforms and Climate Change
Corrie glaciation shapes the land into characteristic corries, arêtes, horns and tarns that fully reveal themselves as glaciers retreat. Glaciers are …
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Removing Radioactive Iodine and Strontium from Drinking Water
Radioactive elements that dissolve in the drinking water have become a dangerous problem in various countries like US and Japan. The methods to remove …
Continue ReadingThe Effects of Nuclear Radiation Contamination & Exposure to Public Health and Environment
The recent Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan was initially perceived as an unforeseen incident caused by the power of nature; however, …
Continue ReadingAmerican Bison Informaion-Facts About theAmerican Buffalo
People researching American bison information are often shocked to discover that the bison is an entirely different species than the buffalo, a …
Continue ReadingManganese Phytoremediation for Treatment of Contaminated Soil
Phytoremediation is the process of using plants to remove heavy metal toxins from the soil to ready it for agricultural use. There is a subset of this …
Continue ReadingTreatment of Soil Contaminated with Arsenic with Phytoremediation
High concentrations of heavy metals in the soil has always been a problem and arsenic is one of the least desirable metals to be found in the ground. …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Shallow Landslides: Processes and Occurrences
It can be said that human activities create simulations of the mechanisms that cause a slope to lose its soil stability. All these have contributed to …
Continue ReadingFun and Interesting Facts About Starfish
Did you know the starfish can weigh up to 11 pounds, and it can push its stomach out of its mouth to eat prey? Get the facts on starfish and learn why …
Continue ReadingGoliath Birdeater Tarantula - The Largest Spider in the World
The goliath birdeater tarantula is a fascinating creature, and one of mammoth size for its kind. But are they harmless? Their sounds and intimidating …
Continue ReadingLand Pollution: Facts About Soil Disturbance, Defilement and Degradation
How much do you know about land pollution? The facts include China’s polluted farmlands and how they compare to America’s land contamination problems …
Continue ReadingA Plethora of Timber Wolf Facts: Description, Behavior, Diet & More
Did you know when a wolf howls, it is not howling at the moon? Learn why they howl and other interesting facts about the timber wolf, including …
Continue ReadingA Study on the World's Biggest Fish: The Whale Shark
The world’s biggest known fish is the whale shark. The immense filter feeding fish dwarfs all others in the sea. This gentle giant isn’t a fish …
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