Smoked salmon, a grilled tuna steak, fish and chips, or a platter of sushi are all popular dishes found across the world, but you better eat them while you still can. In fact, the billions of people who depend on fish as a main source of protein should start stocking up. As the population grows, Read More…
Month: January 2019
Post 2: Pond Scum
As a child, one of my favorite things to do was go to the local nature preserve and look for turtles and fish in the ponds. However, it’s scary to think that the kids of the next generation might not get that opportunity because of eutrophication. Eutrophication is the destruction of a pond ecosystem when Read More…
Post 1: The United States can’t run out of water… or can it?
Water is essential for human life. Not only do our cells need it to function, but we also use it in many aspects of day-to-day activities: electrical power, cleaning, and recreation. In fact, the USGS reported that in 2015, 322 billion gallons of water a day were withdrawn from reserves in the United States. The Read More…