Atmospheric Methane – a powerful greenhouse gas
Atmospheric methane (CH₄) is a powerful greenhouse gas that significantly impacts the Earth’s climate system. It is the methane found in Earth’s atmosphere. Methane is…
Environment
A New Look at the Temperature within Tropical Forests
New global maps of temperatures within tropical forests demonstrate that global warming has distinct effects in different sections of the forest. The temperature of the…
Carbon Cycle – a natural process
The carbon cycle is a natural process that governs the movement of carbon across the atmosphere, oceans, soil, rocks, and living creatures. It is the…
Manure Management
Manure management is the process of processing, storing, and utilizing animal manure in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner. It refers to the environmentally responsible capture,…
Oxygen Cycle
The oxygen cycle describes the transport of oxygen through the atmosphere (air), biosphere (plants and animals), and lithosphere (the Earth’s crust). The oxygen biogeochemical cycle…
Blue Carbon Ecosystems
Blue carbon is a term used in climate change mitigation to refer to “biologically driven carbon fluxes and storage in marine systems that are amenable…
Unexpected Biodiversity found on the Ocean Floor
The investigation of the ocean floor has consistently yielded unexpected biodiversity and exciting findings. The deep ocean, widely regarded as one of the most isolated…
Exposure Load from Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and…
Ecosemiotics – a branch of semiotics
Ecosemiotics is an interdisciplinary topic that studies the connections between signals, meaning, and communication in the context of ecology and the natural world. It is…
Oceanic Carbon Cycle
The oceanic carbon cycle is an important component of the global carbon cycle, influencing Earth’s temperature and carbon balance. It is also known as the…
Information Ecology – an ecological concept
Information ecology is the use of ecological concepts to model an information society. It is the study of how information flows and changes within a…
Soil Ecology – a branch of ecology
Soil ecology is a field of ecology that studies the interactions of soil organisms, the physical and chemical features of soil, and how these elements…
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