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What the Frack

What exactly is fracking and do the facts support the opposition against it? by Jennie Wood Related Links Facts & Stats about Pollution…

Why Build Green?

Helping the environment with solar-powered heat and bamboo roofs by Liz Olson Related Links Top Ten Greenest Buildings in the U.S. Earth Day A Warming…

The Year of the Potato

Potatoes as a global food by Elizabeth Olson Related Links Global Food Crisis Top Ten Greenest Buildings in the U.S. Earth Day A Warming…

DK Science: Atmosphere

AURORASLAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHEREOZONE LAYERFIND OUT MOREPRESSURE SYSTEMSThe Earth would be as lifeless as the Moon without the atmosphere – a blanket of gases surrounding the planet and…

DK Science: Groundwater

EGYPTIAN OASISFIND OUT MOREGroundwater is water under the Earth’s surface. Most groundwater is found in porous rocks, which have tiny holes in them. If a hole is bored straight down through…

Crisis in the Ocean: How Technology Can Help

Source: Pexels Few among us think about the ocean but it is the lifeblood of our planet. It provides food, regulates the climate, and is a key part of the global economy. And yet, it is in crisis…

DK Science: Lakes

FIND OUT MORELakes form where water fills hollows in the landscape. Some of these hollows are formed by glaciers gouging into the ground, and some are created when river valleys are blocked…

DK Science: Ocean Floor

HYDROTHERMAL VENTSBIOGRAPHY: MARIE THARP American, 1920-FIND OUT MOREJust a century ago, the ocean floor was largely unknown. Now we know that the deep oceans have features such as mountains,…

DK Science: Pollution

AIR POLLUTIONGREENHOUSE EFFECTACID RAINACCIDENTAL POLLUTIONFIND OUT MOREPollution is waste that we put into the environment. It can harm plants and animals, including humans. Pollution comes…