July 2022 – Space-explorers | Earth Science, Ecosystems and Sustainability

How Purple Sea Urchins Are Devastating California’s Kelp Forests

Purple sea urchins and California’s kelp forests Where a kelp forest once stood, a “purple carpet” of sea urchins now covers the seafloor. (Steve Lonhart / NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) The waters along the Californian coast contain a…

Environment, Environmental science

Leading Sources of Renewable Energy

Currently, there are unprecedented levels of greenhouse gasses in the air and global temperatures continue to rise. Still, humans heavily rely on the use of fossil fuels to create the electricity that most of the world runs on. Up until…

Environment, Environmental science

How Trees Share Some Surprising Traits With Humans

Whether we go outside or just look through the window, chances are we see trees. Trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen around the world, giving us clean air. But are trees just there, existing? Research shows that trees…

Environmental science

How Liquid Magnetic Telescopes Could Advance Space Research

A small magnet is used to manipulate ferrofluid into unique modifications. Space research is constantly developing and expanding, and from Earth, the main source of our data is the telescopes that we’re able to use. While we’ve been able to…

Environmental science

How Electricity Actually Works

A small magnet is used to manipulate ferrofluid into unique modifications. Any electrical device, be it the phone in your hand, a toaster, or the television is powered by electricity. However, even though electricity is such an important factor in…

Environmental science, Technology

Developing Social Skills for Better Mental Health

In modern society, it’s of utmost importance to have a positive attitude and good mental health. Depression and anxiety are very real, affecting millions of people worldwide everyday. A possible contributor to poor mental health is not being able to…

Environmental science

The Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee

Coffee is a miracle beverage enjoyed by millions of people worldwide on a daily basis. However, the caffeine in coffee that makes a person more alert does more than just that, and that cup of coffee overall does justice to…

Environmental science, Human health