Wikipedia is a knowledge basic website on which users collaboratively modify and structure contents. Editing Wikipedia article was unique experience for me since I was advised in high school and university not to site Wikipedia. Even though, the online encyclopedia is the most popular and widely used websites in the world. This is due toContinue reading “Mastering Wikipedia”
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Desert Locust outbreak: A major hunger threat in East Africa
Locust, (family: Acrididae), group of insects that are distributed on the global scale, and mainly referred to the group of short-horned grasshoppers. The specie often increases in numbers and migrate long-distances in destructive swarms. Normally, these grasshoppers are not harmful and do not pose serious threat to agriculture. However, under suitable conditions of drought followedContinue reading “Desert Locust outbreak: A major hunger threat in East Africa”
Pueraria montana: An Invasive Specie that is still Haunting the Biodiversity of the Southern United States.
Kudzu, (Pueraria montana), is a group of plants in the genus Pueraria, and native to China and Japan, where it has been growing for its edible starch roots and for a fibre made from its stems. Kudzu has been used for as a form of erosion control and to enhance the soil. As a legume,Continue reading “Pueraria montana: An Invasive Specie that is still Haunting the Biodiversity of the Southern United States.”
United Nations on Climate Change
Climate change is a promising issue of today’s age. Climate change is affecting food production, increase risk of flooding and rise in temperature and sea level that has a great impact on a global level. Greenhouses are a very important part for all life (animals and plants). These gases are monitored scientifically annually and haveContinue reading “United Nations on Climate Change”
Charles Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in the town of Shrewsbury, England, UK and he was the fifth child of six. At the age of nine, Charles went to Shrewsbury school and followed a traditional classical curriculum revolving around Greek and Latin. He enjoyed hunting and going for long walks, observing andContinue reading “Charles Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle”
What are Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Literatures?
Sources of information are often categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary material and these classifications are based on the originality of the material and proximity of the sources. A professor may request specific source for the research and determining the source can be tricky. Below is a short description of the three categories of informationContinue reading “What are Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Literatures?”
