Science

The Great American Interchange

Extinction Insight: The Great American Interchange After their discovery by Europeans in 1492, North America and South America became collectively known as the Americas, or the New World—two enormous landmasses...

Yellow-chevroned parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)

Size: Yellow-chevroned parakeets are about 20-22 cm in length and weigh about 2.5 ounces (72 grams). Identification: The color of...

Gilbert’s Whistler (Pachycephala inornata)

Habitat: Despite being a Mallee bird, Gilbert's Whistler can be found in small pockets of mixed shrubbery—mostly Melaleuca—where...

Painted Bunting Songs

Birds' songs are very melodious in their habitats. Painted bunting songs are one of the most captivating sounds...

Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus)

Habitats: There is a species of Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) found in swampy heaths and pastures around...

Liquefaction and Levees

Liquefaction and Levees - Potential Double Disaster in the United States Midwest. Liquefaction is a process during which sudden shaking of certain types of...

Icecaps and Glaciers – Fascinating Natural Phenomena

Icecaps and Glaciers are fascinating natural phenomena. They are also critical for life on Earth. That’s why it’s important to learn more about them....

The Electrocardiograph 1902

The Electrocardiograph 1902 Ever since Luigi Galvani’s pioneering studies in the late 1700s century. Scientists knew that muscle contraction generated weak electrical impulses. The Scottish...

What is a Star Made of? How Do They Shine?

What is a Star Made of? How do They shine? Every bright star is a sun, like our own sun. This means that stars...

Who Invented the Helicopter?

Who Invented the Helicopter - The long-time dream of humans to the flying machine that would rise straight up in an old one! It...

Atlantic Seaboard Fall line in Eastern United States

The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line or ”Fall Zone”, is a 1,400 kilometers escarpment where the “Piedmont” and “Atlantic coastal” plain meet in the eastern...

Wanderers – A Short Film By Erik Wernquist

Making this film has been a work of passion, and it is such an invaluable reward to see that it is received with the...

Earth’s Mysterious Humming Sound

For the first time, it has been reported that the Earth makes a strange humming sound on the ocean floor, which has been reported...

Ivanhoe Reservoir Covered With 400,000 Black Polyethylene Balls

Ivanhoe Reservoir Covered With 400,000 Black Polyethylene Balls - The Department of Water Protection in Los Angeles noticed high levels of bromated in 2007,...

Water – Vital Source to Increase the Life on Earth & Other Planets

Everyone knows the importance of water on planet earth; no one can survive without water. So water was a vital source to increasing life...