Oil Spill Articles

• Fisheries
  Fish
  Invasive Species
  Exotic Species
  Geography
  Zoology
   
  

  Lamprey

  A lamprey is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth, with which most species bore into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood. Lampreys live mostly in coastal and fresh ... > more
• Tornadoes
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Floods
  Natural Disasters
  Climate
   
  

  April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak

  The April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak was a major tornado outbreak in the Central and parts of the Southern United States that began on April 6, 2006 and continued until April 8 across at least 13 ... > more
• Geology
  Sports Science
  Climate
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Metamorphic rock

  Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of a pre-existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and ... > more
• New Species
  Nature
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Ecology Research
  Biology
   
  

  Unified neutral theory of biodiversity

  The unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography is a theory and the title of a monograph by ecologist Stephen Hubbell. The theory aims to explain the diversity and relative abundance of ... > more
• Water
  Geography
  Ecosystems
  Global Warming
  Ecology
  Floods
   
  

  Lake

  A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded entirely by land. A vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher ... > more
• Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Ecosystems
  Nature
  Sustainability
  Extreme Survival
   

  Ecosystem

  In ecology, the word ecosystem is an abbreviation of the term, ecological system. Some consider this the basic unit in ecology. Ecosystems are not to be confused with biomes because they are smaller ... > more
• Genetically Modified
  Biotechnology
  Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Gene Therapy
  Genetics
   
  

  Genetically modified organism

  A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using techniques in genetics generally known as recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology is ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Geography
  Environmental Science
   

  Scientific opinion on climate change

  Various prominent bodies have commented on global warming, most notably the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). National and international scientific groups have issued statements both ... > more
• Early Climate
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Geology
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Paleoclimatology

  Paleoclimatology is the study of climate change taken on the scale of the entire history of the earth. Glaciers are a widely employed instrument in paleoclimatology. The ice in glaciers has hardened ... > more
• Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Global Warming
  Ecosystems
  Rainforests
   

  Homeostasis

  Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium ... > more

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