Human history and the environment
Itsy Bitsy Spider: Fear of Spiders and Snakes is D..
We are not as far from nature as we often think: old instinctive fears are stil deep inside us.
Snakes and spiders evoke fear and disgust in many people. Even in developed countries lots of people are frightened of these… read more
The relation between man and nature was never simp..
Sometimes it seems to be a fact that extiction of animals and plants caused by humans is a recent and western phenomenon. Environmental historian Verstegen gives 5 arguments, showing this is not always the case.
Recent research shows that there… read more
Trees and the Water Cycle
Water Is Lifeblood
Water is the lifeblood of our planet. In fact from rainforest to desert, prairie to arctic, the amount of water available is the central determinant in classifying ecotypes. No living organisms escape the need for water as… read more
Did early agriculture stave off global cooling?
This article is an update of :
Early farming methods caused climate change.
A new analysis of ice-core climate data, archeological evidence and ancient pollen samples strongly suggests that agriculture by humans 7,000 years ago likely slowed a natural cooling… read more
History and/of the environment
It belongs to our time in history to be worried about environment, climate change, ‘plastic islands’ in the oceans, extreme weather, etc. Of course, never before so many people lived on this planet, never before people used so much fossil… read more
