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Local Nature Reserves to Explore in Virginia

Local Nature Reserves to Explore in Virginia

Although there are the large nature reserves, the smaller nature reserves deserve just as much attention. There are many natural reserves and preserves in Virginia. Yet, many get the two confused. A natural reserve (also known as a nature reserve, nature preserve,...
The Consequences of Rising Sea Levels

The Consequences of Rising Sea Levels

These days, unless an environmental issue is presented on a scale such as that depicted in doomsday movies (think oceans swallowing cities or asteroids crashing into the Earth), it can be easy to ignore or dismiss. Rising sea levels are a direct effect of climbing...
Human Threats to Coral Reefs

Human Threats to Coral Reefs

Coral reefs, known as the “rainforests of the sea,” are homes to some of the richest biodiversity on earth. They have been around for thousands of years, providing shelter to a quarter of all marine life while occupying only 0.2% of the total ocean. They are both...
Recipes for Disaster: How Concepts Change

Recipes for Disaster: How Concepts Change

In his 1968 book, The Population Bomb, Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich made a terrifying prediction that the human population was on a rapid path to extinction because there were simply too many of us and demand would exceed the supply of the Earth’s...