Nature
Wastewater Treatment: The 8 Stages of the Wastewater Treatment Process
Treating wastewater is a process that must be done carefully to ensure the environment remains healthy. Wastewater, which is water that has been used in homes and businesses, contains many different types of pollution or contaminants that can harm local ecosystems if they are not removed before the water enters rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans.
By Jen Hensey4 years ago in Earth
The Wonders of Strigiformes
Barn Owls? Not at this latitude, but we’ve got ten other owl species that are common: big ones and small ones living in the forest surrounding our home. They can frequently be seen hunting our horse pastures in search of rodents or rabbits. With a meter of snow presently on the ground their hunting techniques adapt to the environmental conditions during the year. During the snow- free time of the year, they hunt on the wing covering a substantial amount of ground quickly. However, in the winter season, they perch on the fence posts or some other location and scrutinize the area in front of them looking for the signs and sounds they have come to know as made by the small furry creatures living under the snow.
By Doug Caldwell4 years ago in Earth
The Girl With The Glass Eye
They think I have an addiction to shades. My shades are my eye cover. Be it one of my eyes is glass. Not an ordinary glass. Mine is not breakable. The undermining roots of this tale is all because of an owl. This is how the story goes.
By Yvette Louise Melech4 years ago in Earth
Why Active Volcanoes Endanger People’s Lives
Volcanic activity may seem like a dramatic movie subject, but you should know that, in reality, volcanoes do not sleep on our planet. It is estimated that there are currently about 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth, of which 75% are located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
By Andrew Meyers4 years ago in Earth
The Fascinating World of Owls
The challenge is for a short piece of fiction, so you could do just fine knowing nothing about owls. In fact, you could write “I was thinking about a barn owl, when suddenly…” and then write any story you wanted. But what fun would that be?
By Steve Lance4 years ago in Earth
Tennessee William's Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
What Does the Earth Feel but Cannot Say? The significance for writing this paper is to reiterate and focus in on specific ideas Terry Tempest Williams brings up in Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert. Williams’s passion for the desert is the reason she wrote the book in the first place, and I will dig deeper into the way she writes to express nature. Red stands out as a work of literary non-fiction prose that explores Terry Tempest Williams’s attachment to the wilderness of Utah. Throughout the book, Williams portrays theme of beauty and destruction. She elaborately describes the beautiful landscapes of Utah and destruction of those landscapes. Unfortunately, animals, trees, and other parts of the outdoors cannot speak and ask for the destruction to stop. Terry Tempest Williams describe the suffering wilderness that cannot fight back by offering political, historical, and descriptive style. Williams writes about nature with deep connections to Utah and it amplifies her passion as she advocates to save the wilds of Utah and inspire others do the same in their area.
By Victoria Ward4 years ago in Earth
ZEALANDIA
Zealandia, the world’s eighth continent discovered after 375 years Prachi MahamiaDecember 28, 20214 min read Zealandia, the world's eighth continent discovered after 375 years We all know the geography of the earth by now. We are well aware that there are 7 continents on our planet earth. Of course, you are correct but the scientists may not agree with you. Scientists have made a discovery that may give us the world’s eighth continent. They’ve found a piece of land called Zealandia.
By Bijan Mondal4 years ago in Earth
I
I Earth Miocene era ~14M years ago central Africa, The concept of self-awareness, and although currently overlooked, this moment is what defines the modern human from our less-developed ancestors, so the relevance of this moment is of extreme historical importance. Behavioral dynamics suggest a breakage from the dynamics patterns collectively externalized by a society, which implies a degree of alienation from the affected social sphere towards the individual unable to abide by the status quo, and also involves an existential need for the species to adopt these new dynamic patterns; thus evolving. There seems to be a degree of significance between the process of quadrupedal to bipedal development that may be linked to the development of self-awareness
By Rafael Cisneros4 years ago in Earth
The Riddle of Rayne
There was a grey overcast haunting the sky, congested with storm clouds brewing by the second. Rayne felt the sand, slightly cold from the fall chill hanging in the air. The pieces fell through her fingers, never staying within the palm of her grasp, almost as if they became dismembered at the touch of her hand.
By Megan Serna 4 years ago in Earth
Lulu
Lulu is short for “huluppu” the ancient Sumerian word for a date palm tree. This tree was found after the Flood and rescued by the goddess of love and death, Inanna, Queen of Heaven. She planted it in her garden and nurtured it. This story re-envisions the original myth, "The Huluppu Tree" in which the tree is cut down by Gilgamesh. In this story, the tree survives both the Flood and Gilgamesh. Told from the perspective of the little, rescued tree, this story gives voice to her memories of the different stages of her life: as a dream within her parents memories, as a little seed being born, falling into the earth, rooting, and blossoming into maturity, becoming part of a community of trees, before being brutally uprooted by the flood. The sections are meant to be read out loud and spoken. Like the phrases of ancient stories, the meaning of each section changes when read in different rhythms (i.e., depending on where one pauses for a breath) creating a very personal experience with the tree.
By Kristina Koutsoudas4 years ago in Earth
