Nature

An Earthquake is the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the earth’s rocky outer layer. The sudden shaking of the ground that occurs when masses of rock change position below the Earth’s surface is called an earthquake. The shifting masses send out shock waves that may be powerful enough to alter…

The cold expanses of Antarctica, extreme northern Asia, and Greenland are therefore true, but cold, deserts. Most commonly, however, the term desert is used for regions that are barren because they are arid, or dry. Arid deserts receive little precipitation and are characterized by specialized plants that tolerate drought conditions and salty soils, and by…

Heavy metal is a collective term that is applied to a group of metalloids and metals that have atomic density larger than 6g/cm3 and is poisonous or toxic even at low concentrations. It is a term that is widely applied to those elements that is often associated with toxic and pollution problems such as Pb,…

Hardwood (any leaf-bearing tree) and softwood (any cone-bearing tree). Similarly, as with most other regular groupings, this may get somewhat bewildering because of the truth that there are a couple of leaf-bearing trees that can have reasonably fragile wood, while a couple of coniferous trees that can have or possibly troublesome wood. Generally talking, regardless,…

In Changes in the Land, William Cronon points out the European colonists` pursuits of a capitalistic market and the impact it had on the New England ecosystem. Native Americans and colonists had different views on the use of land resources. The Natives viewed the land as something not owned, but as a resource to sustain…

Probably everyone in his life has ever heard or even seen such a phenomenon as a solar eclipse. And did you ask yourself the question, where does it come from, what are the reasons for its occurrence, in general, what is this phenomenon of nature? The first such phenomena were noticed by mankind in the very…

On our planet, phenomenas occur occasionally in nature. Tornadoes, earthquakes, and flashfloods are all types of phenomenas that could occur. Most of these mysterious events are small and go unnoticed; however, on a rare occasion these sorts of event can be horrendous. One such occasion occurred back around 4,000 BC (Werner Keller, 48). As the…

You are in total darkness and in unbearable pressure. You would think that in this freezing environment there is no life, but there is. Eight years ago something was discovered that no one could even imagine. It was a source of life called a hydrothermal vent. A hydrothermal vent is a hot spring found at…

What species would travel over 2000 miles just to have young and then die? It has been said that anyone who has not seen a wild salmon has not seen what a fish should be. Salmon was the common name applied to fish characterized by an elongated body covered with small, rounded scales and a…

How could one describe the relationship between humans and nature? Perhaps it is one of control, a constant struggle between the power of the elements and the sophistication of human mechanization. Could it be one of symbiosis, where man and nature coexist in relative peace? Are we, as a species, simply a part of natures…