On the Earth´s past there were a lot of climate changes that left many evidences about themselves. The biggest majority of scientists are agree with them, but what would happen if in our times would be the beginning of one inminent glaciation or mini glaciation? In spite of that people believe planet is hotting the …
Tag Archive: enviroment
Jan 29
Depressed animals
A recent article of National Geographic magazine affirms that some kind of animals can get depressed. Scientists say that if all mammals share the same brain wiring for emotions as humans do, this discovery could one day benefit humans. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Olivier Berton and other scientists from the University of Pennsylvania reviewed recent …
May 04
Climate change and plants
According to a study published in the journal “Nature” this 2nd of May in 2012 the climate change causes a step forward in progress in the life cycles of plants such as flowering, which occurs now days before than 30 years ago.Plants are advancing their life cycles to adapt to global increase temperatures. But the researches made until now was underestimated the magnitude of these changes as a team scientist at the …
Apr 30
BIOFUEL, FALSE FRIEND?
The biofuel is an alternative fuel that is considered “better” than other normal fuels. This is because: -it is renewable, because the basic ingredient of biodiesel is obtained from vegetable or animal fat, therefore, it can be grown. -it reduces health and environmental dangers, because it doesn’t produce as much pollution as other fuels. -it’s …
Apr 19
Brazil´s Amazon loses a territory bigger than France.
The Amazon is the biggest rainforest on Earth and has more biodiversity than any other place in the world. But it has two destructive forces against it : desforestation and climate change. In the last 40 years, the Amazon has lost 700,000 Km² more than France´s surface. If the desaforestation doesn´t stop in 50 years …
Apr 18
The continent of trash
A French scientific expedition will depart the second of May to analyze and explore a huge mass of plastic trash, accumulated over decades in the Pacific Ocean. This island of plastic called “The Seventh Continent” is very very big, made up all kinds of waste dumped by the human being at sea, as small plastic …