A Brief Note On Active Processes Of Natural Phenomena

Commensalism is when one species can benefit from a relationship and not hurt the other. There are four different main types; chemical, inquilinism, metabiosis and phoresy. Chemical commensalism is most often observed between bacteria. It involves the species of one bacteria feeding on the chemicals produced or the waste products of the other bacteria. Inquilinism involves one species using the body of another organism as a platform or living space while the host does not benefit or is harmed. Metabiosis occurs when one species unintentionally creates a home for another species through one of its normal life activities. A phoresy takes place when one organism attaches to another organism specifically for the purpose of gaining transportation. An example of commensalism (inquilinism) is barnacles and whales. Barnacles are non-moving and they rely on currents to bring them food. Some barnacles attach themselves to whales in order to help them live. They can benefit as they are then transported over the ocean which exposes them to more feeding oppurtunities. The whale neither benefits or is harmed by the barnacles.

The Forest Unseen shows how nature has a beauty on a much smaller scale than what is seen on the larger spectrum of life. Haskell studied a square meter in the forest for an entire year to examine the smallest of details to show how when the large scale is studied there are many things happening in the small scale. The Forest Unseen allows readers to see how much beauty there is beyond what meets the eye. He consistently supports his main themes throughout the book by citing specific examples. Haskell’s endeavor to discover the beauty of the environment is successful in that he uses scientific and poetic language to draw the reader into his study as he explains his day to day experiences in the forest.

The two articles help readers understand that when man and nature are together they create knowledge and emotions. Both writers describe feelings that one might feel when in touch with nature; in different ways, both elaborate on the fact that if man and nature were to disconnect then an imbalance would occur. “The river was

Similar to the ideas of Evernden and Cronon that are discussed above, Hinchliffe attempts to define, or redefine, the term “nature.” The author begins by identifying and defining three possible concepts of the term: nature as an independent state; nature as a dependent colony; and as a co-production. The first idea, nature as an independent state, means nature is something that is separate and in danger. The second, nature as a dependent colony, defines nature as an idea. The final concept, nature as a co-production, describes nature and society as intertwined.

As a young child, I was always on the edge–the edge of the forbidden forest that cast my backyard in shadow, the edge of the high-rising countertop that threatened to falter my steps, and the edge of the North American continent on the old dusty map spread across my bedroom floor. I was adventurous; I loved to seek all that was unknown in the environment by which I was surrounded. The curiosity within me has bloomed as the years have come to pass; it has taken me to places I had once dreamed of and has been my guide through the inception of discovering the veins of glorious life that pump restlessly through the world and me. This yearning for sagacious knowledge has fueled my desire to follow along a scientific path; with that said, my professional goal is to negate the mundane and explore the world (and preserve its beauty) through work as an environmental

In this text, Cronon analyzes the concept of nature in today’s society. Cronon begins by discussing his bird's-eye view (from a Boeing 727) of the wildfires that were raging in Southern California in 1993. The author explains that he was on his way to a residential seminar at UC Irvine. One of the goals of this seminar was to explore contemporary environmental problems from an interdisciplinary perspective. The concept of nature and the environment is discussed in the text and popular ideas involving these terms are challenged; specifically the idea of nature as something that is pure and stable. Cronon goes on to suggest that the way we view nature is connected to our values, and our conflicting assumptions of nature can be detrimental to

(Crane 21). The author outlines the stark contrast between the thoughts of man and those of nature. Additionally,

The author of this article, Nadia Drake, is a science journalist and has published many articles in other science journals. She writes a blog called No Place Like Home at the National Geographic’s “Phenomena A Science Salon” site.

Though Annihilation gives off an otherworldly vibe, VanderMeer actually takes real world concepts, like how mankind impacts the earth, and presents a situation in which nature would be compelled to reject man’s influence on it. VanderMeer’s fantastical story of how nature could evolve into something alien in an attempt to live separate from mankind exemplifies his belief that humans have forgotten how they fit into the landscape of the earth. He hopes mankind eventually adopts a new viewpoint and begins to work towards sustainable coexistence with the environment instead of continuing to abuse resources. VanderMeer’s ideas on nature and humanity shine through in his writing and visually materialize by way of the book’s design. The presentation is alien and magnificent, much like the ideas embodied within its

It illustrates a harsh aspect of nature, making its strength and power evident to the readers. Both authors expertly demonstrate the true power that nature upholds with its

According to Everett's theory, in this timeline, the object is a particle, but there's another timeline where it's a wave. Even more baffling, this implies that quantum phenomena aren't the only things that split the universe into separate timelines. For everything that happens, every action you take or decide not to take, there are infinite other timelines—worlds, if we may—where something else took place. That's the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics. It may not seem like it, but it's actually simpler than the Copenhagen interpretation—it doesn't strike an arbitrary line between the quantum world and everything else, because everything behaves in the same way. It also removes randomness from the picture, which helps the math work out nicely.

Withgott, Jay, and Laposata, Matthew. 2012. Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories (4th edition). Benjamin Cummings. Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle,

The article, Why Are Things Shaped the Way They Are, discusses several ways to engage students, facilitate understanding of geometric concepts, encourage critical thinking, and relate geometry to a variety of subjects. The article offers educators, easy, hands-on lessons integrating geometry with entomology, botany, earth science, biology, and construction. These lesson examples allow students to explore concepts and ideas to make their own conclusions. Students can form more meaningful connections to material with interdisciplinary investigations.

Science is field based on dry information. In order to make it accessible to public or other members of the scientific community, scientist often use metaphors to explain complex phenomena in simple terms. In this paper I will to review the two main

artist. In this evaluation argument one will see the conflicts between seeing nature as a