Monthly Archives: February 2018

Dating Methods in Environmental Science: Complete Guide to Chronology

Dating Methods in Environmental Science: Complete Guide to Chronology
Scientists use two main approaches to date geological and biological materials: absolute dating methods provide specific ages (like radiocarbon dating measuring up to 60,000 years), while relative dating establishes sequences showing which events occurred first. Environmental scientists, geologists, archaeologists, and paleontologists combine both approaches to understand Earth's history, track species evolution, and reconstruct past climates…
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Ecology: Examining the Relationships Between Living Things

Ecology: Examining the Relationships Between Living Things
Ecology is an environmental science in its most literal sense – the study of environments and the entities within it. Although closely associated with environmentalism and conservation today, it does not necessarily follow; an ecology can also be human gut flora, how the elements of an urban environment function, and the ecology of soil nutrient…
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Archaeology: Examining Its Past and the Future

Archaeology: Examining Its Past and the Future
What is Archaeology? Simply, archaeology is the study of people in the past, their activities and actions, cultural practices, tools and technological development, and in some cases (where possible) their superstitious and religious practices, expression of their cultural identity and other beliefs about themselves or the world around them (1). It mostly looks at material…
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