Global warming – a challenge of the twenty-first century

The average air temperature near Earth’s surface has risen about 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 100 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that “most of the observed increase in average global temperatures since the mid-20th century is likely due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations through the greenhouse effect.” … Read more

Fighting plastic pollution: What Ghana must do as the world celebrates Earth Day 2018

Plastic pollution is one of the devastating environmental challenges on Earth that is destroying its natural resources at an alarming rate in the 21st century. There is a widespread use of plastics in household, industrial and commercial activities. It is estimated that globally, each year, humans generate more than 350 million tons of plastic waste. … Read more

Renaissance science and the problem of overpopulation

The fifth century BC philosopher, Anaxagoras, was a central figure in the development of the life sciences in the classical Greek era. The Harvard/NASA High Energy Astrophysics Department Library published papers demonstrating that this science of life was based on fractal geometric logic. During the fifth century, St. Augustine classified the mathematics of the pagan … Read more

The expanding field of environmental health sciences

Environmental health sciences can be defined as the evaluation, evaluation and control of chemical, physical and biological hazards in order to protect public health. The sanitation revolution began in the late nineteenth century when it was determined that basic environmental sanitation and hygiene were essential to the prevention of infectious disease. Disposal of sewage and … Read more

Data Science: An exciting career option

Data science is an interdisciplinary approach towards gaining valuable insights from big data. These insights help the organization to improve its operations and make efficient and smart decisions. It uses techniques such as machine learning, cluster analysis, data mining, and visualization, and uses the field of mathematics and statistics. Why data science? With each passing … Read more

The mysterious moons of Mars

Mars is a veritable wonderland that has sung for centuries with an alluring siren song to those who seek to solve its many mysteries. In fact, the two moons of Mars are named after them Phobos And Deimosoffer some great puzzles of their own. Where did the moons of Mars come from? For a long … Read more