Environmental Science Articles

• Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Ecology
   
  

  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Fossil Fuels
  Batteries
  Vehicles
   
  

  Alternative fuel vehicle

  Alternative Fuel Vehicle refers to a vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional gasoline or diesel; any method of powering an engine that does not involve petroleum. Due to a combination of ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy Technology
  Petroleum
   
  

  Ethanol fuel

  The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term ... > more
• Pollution
  Water
  Ecology
  Acid Rain
  Air Pollution
  Sustainability
   
  

  Eutrophication

  Eutrophication is the enrichment of an ecosystem with chemical nutrients, typically compounds containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or both. Eutrophication can be a natural process in lakes, occurring as ... > more
• Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Energy Technology
  Environmental Science
  Geochemistry
  Geology
   
  

  Civil engineering

  In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures, or public works, as they are related to earth, ... > more
• Global Warming
  Water
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Fog

  Fog is a cloud in contact with the ground. Fog differs from other clouds only in that fog touches the surface of the Earth. The same cloud that is not fog on lower ground may be fog where it contacts ... > more
• Sun
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Solar Flare
  Renewable Energy
  Atmosphere
  Northern Lights
   
  

  Solar radiation

  Solar radiation is radiant energy emitted by the sun, particularly electromagnetic energy. About half of the radiation is in the visible short-wave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The other ... > more
• Air Quality
  Environmental Science
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Thermodynamics
   
  

  Air conditioning

  An air conditioner (AC or air-con) is an appliance or mechanism designed to extract heat from an area using a refrigeration cycle. In construction, a complete system of heating, ventilation and air ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Batteries
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Fuel cell

  A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i.e. it produces ... > more
• Forest
  Rainforests
  Trees
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Wildfires
   
  

  Forest

  A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as animal habitats, ... > more

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