introduction to environmental science

Health is considered to be the state of perfect functioning of body and mind, unhindered by diseases. Disease is the malfunctioning of the organism or a part of it due to infection, inherent weakness or environmental stress that upsets the normal physiological functioning of the organi..

>Fossils also show evidences of evolutionary relationships. Their study provide knowledge about the extinct forms, and also provide links between two groups of species Organisms have emerged due to evolution by stages and adaptations for new functions. Intermediate stages can be traced by studing t..

Environmental Consequences - The energy source that we actually choose depends on various factors like the cost, the ease with which it is available, the efficiency of the technology available and the environmental damage that will be caused by using that source. It is thus deba..

Dams contribute enormously to deforestation and the loss of biological diversity. They can also result in potentially huge accidents during disasters like earthquakes. The embracing of centralized mega water management and regulation has also led to two more criticisms. The politicization and mi..

Once, a very beautiful actress met the famous English playwright, George Bernard Shaw. She wanted to propose to him and whispered, "Will it not be wonderful if our child has my beauty and your brains?" To this Bernard Shaw retorted, "What if the child has your brains and my looks!" What do you thi..

Every organism whether plant or animal is unique in itself. There is a wide diversity in the flora (plants) and fauna (animals) in the world. The diversity we see today is the result of 3.5 billion years of organic evolution. During the course of this evolution several species vanished from the sur..

We have learnt about the motion of objects based on the definition of displacement, velocity and acceleration. Now let us see the causes that influence the motion of bodies. Have you wondered why certain natural phenomena occur and why they continue to occur in the same way? For instance - why do t..

The cells that make up our body are so small that you could fit over 200 of them on the full stop at the end of this sentence Before we plunge into the chapter, here are some interesting facts about cells. Read on... The word cell is derived from the Latin word cellula which means a little ..

We have learnt that a force changes or tends to change the state of rest, speed or direction of motion of an object, i.e., force produces an acceleration. In this chapter, we are going to identify one of the forces which produces acceleration in all objects on the surface of the Earth irrespective ..

Man is an omnivore. He depends on both plants and animals for food. We know that crops are a major source of food. In this chapter, we shall study about animal sources of food. Animal sources include eggs, meat, milk and fish. Eggs and meat are rich in proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. Milk co..