Despite their tiny size, grasshoppers play a huge role in our ecosystem by contributing to plant decomposition and growth and creating a balance between the kinds of plants that grow. Grasshoppers may be known to humans as garden pests, but we can’t ignore the fact that they also facilitate the growth of plants, allowing the … Read more
There are billions of trees being cut down and burned every year for urbanization, infrastructure, and agriculture, and to supply wood for construction, manufacture, and fuel. Since the dawn of civilization, the world’s tree population has decreased by 46 percent, according to data from 2015. Trees play an important role in the earth’s water cycle … Read more
Believe it or not, most of the world won’t know what you mean if you use gallons to describe the volume of a water bottle. This is because most of the world uses SI (the International System of Units), aka the metric system. Luckily for us, we know what we mean by a 5-gallon bottle, … Read more
Despite a number of studies and contests across all states, no city can claim the honor of having the best tap water in the country. Still, on the numerous lists of cities with the best tap water in America, the same names keep popping up. The subject of “best tap water” is subjective and differs … Read more
A liter is a metric unit used for measuring both capacity and volume, previously distinguished as the volume of a kilogram of liquid (specifically, water), under basic conditions presently proportional to a thousand cubic centimeters. You can measure a liter in multiple ways depending on the metric unit you’re comparing it to. If you have … Read more
Because water is not a living thing, water is abiotic. Abiotic means “not alive,” so water fits into the abiotic category. Abiotic vs. Biotic The two main categories of an ecosystem are biotic and abiotic. The biotic category covers living things in an environment. In contrast, abiotic components refer to all inanimate components such as … Read more
The ocean has about 343 million trillion, or 343 quintillion gallons of water in it. Although the Earth’s oceans remain one of the most mysterious areas on the planet, scientists have now determined how deep they are and how much water they contain. Using satellites, scientists were able to estimate these recent measurements. The scientists … Read more