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Best known by her full name Rachel Louise Carson, was a well-known American marine biologist. Born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania, she was destined to be a gifted writer. She also had efforts in conservationist, especially environmental conservation. Due to this her book “Silent Spring” and work by other authors, pushed and made the public focus on theContinue reading “Rachel Carson – Female American biologist”

Near the starting time of the Applied Plant Ecology course, there was a lecture about electronic libraries and how to find resources online. One major thing I took from that lecture was York Universities E-Resources & Databases. This is an online database accessible by students and researchers. I never understood the full potential of thisContinue reading “YorkU Library E-Resources & Databases”

Charles Robert Darwin, alive from February 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882, was a geologist,naturalist and an outstanding biologist. Most people know him as the man who invented thetheory of natural selection, and who also made heavy contributions to the theory ofevolution. He was a fortunate man born into a fortunate family. His father RobertContinue reading “Charles Darwin – Father of evolution”

For one of my film festival selections, I chose the documentary “The 11th hour”. Most of the production was done by the Oscar winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is a firm environmentalist. The documentary emphasizes the limited time all humans have on Earth to reverse the damages of climate change. The film also includes theContinue reading “Film Festival Selection”

🍔🍔🍔Yummy ! The only word that comes to our mind when we think of food. Plant-based burgers are the new food that Canadian favourite Tim Hortons started selling off on their menu in 2019. Plant-based burgers are vegan burger options but with the aromas and taste of a meat burger. What makes the burger tasteContinue reading “Plant-based Burgers”

Plants and trees are full of wonder, they provide us with oxygen and fresh air. They cleanse our environment from the pollution and are a source of nutritious food to animals. These are the common images that appear’s in one’s mind when they think about plants but when I think about plants, it reminds meContinue reading “Things plants do secretly 🤫🌳”

The research article which pertains to our class topics and my year of birth is the following article: https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/content/pdf/10.1023/A:1008815930865.pdf The study states that in New Caledonia more than 25% of endemic plants are at risk in which 5 species have already faced extinction. They have reviewed the distribution to determine that several of the threatenedContinue reading “Loss of Biodiversity in Amazonian Forests”

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.”

Two decades have passed since Hayao Miyazaki’s environmental masterpiece Princess Mononoke – and there is still a lot it can teach us. Its been 15 years since I first watched Mononoke Hime and it still got me every time I replay it. Released on July 12, 1997 in Japan, the prolific animation maestro’s bloodiest film remainsContinue reading “How Mononoke Hime change my perspective of environmentalism”