Environmental Science Articles

• Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Early Climate
  Climate
  Snow and Avalanches
  Geography
   
  

  Little Ice Age

  The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling lasting approximately from the 14th to the mid-19th centuries, although there is no generally agreed start or end date: some confine the period to ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  New Species
  Pests and Parasites
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Nematode

  The roundworms or nematodes are one of the most common phyla of animals. They are ubiquitous in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments. Further, there are a great many parasitic forms, ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Early Climate
  Earth Science
  Geology
   
  

  Earthquake

  An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are accordingly measured with a seismometer, commonly known as a ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Geography
  Geology
  Earthquakes
   
  

  Krakatoa

  Krakatoa is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It has erupted repeatedly, massively and with disastrous consequences throughout recorded history. The best ... > more
• Geography
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Earth Science
  Oceanography
   
  

  Gulf Stream

  The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait ... > more
• Water
  Marine Biology
  Ecosystems
  Floods
  Ecology
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Estuary

  An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries are often associated with high rates of ... > more
• Geology
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Tsunamis
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
   
  

  Lithosphere

  The lithosphere is the solid outermost shell of a rocky planet. On the Earth, the lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle (the upper mantle or lower lithosphere) which is ... > more
• Zoology
  Rodents
  Animals
  Exotic Species
  Earth Science
  Mammals
   
  

  Lemming

  Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic. Together with the voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  New Species
  Geography
  Sea Life
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Krill

  Krill are shrimp-like marine invertebrate animals. These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, Mantas, whale sharks, Crabeater seals ... > more
• Global Warming
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Severe Weather
  Storms
   
  

  Sun dog

  A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion) is a relatively common atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous small ice crystals that ... > more

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