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Volcanic Eruptions Explained: Types and Examples

August 17, 2021

Earth, as we know it today, is majorly a product of volcanic eruptions over billions of years. It is in fact such eruptions that have created our atmosphere and oceans. So, life was able to evolve thanks to this juicy soup of elements. What Read More

Composting Explained: Conditions, Benefits, Problems, Uses; vegetable peels orange carrot, brown potato and green leaves with brown broken egg shells in dark brown soil with hands holding soil

Composting Explained: Conditions, Benefits, Problems

April 26, 2021

Composting is when we produce compost from common household wastes. Compost itself is a pile of nutrients that forms when these substances decompose. We then use it to enrich soils for plants to grow healthily. What is composting? Composting is actually the controlled breakdown Read More

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Coffee: History, Types, Benefits, Problems and Fair Trade

April 22, 2021

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages that people consume around the world. In fact, researchers estimate that globally, we consume around 2.25 billion cups every day! In the last 50 years, its production increased from 4.2 m tonnes in 1970 to more Read More

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Bariatric Surgery: Types, Benefits, Complications

November 16, 2020

Bariatric surgery is an operation to help very obese people lose weight. It is also called weight loss or metabolic surgery. Basically, the principle is to inhibit people from eating too much and/or decrease the absorption of food in the body. What happens is Read More

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Climate change: Natural and Anthropogenic causes

June 7, 2020

Climate change is today’s number one culprit for extreme weather events, melting glaciers, fragmenting permafrost and sea-level rise. The IPCC declares that there is now indisputable scientific evidence that the climate system is warming up. As this continues in the coming decades, millions of Read More

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Dodo Bird of Mauritius: From Discovery to Extinction

May 13, 2020

Native to the small island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, the chubby flightless Dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) became famous through its own extinction. Discovered by the Dutch in the 16th century, the creature disappeared from the Earth’s surface within some 80 years of Read More

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10 common medicinal plants in Mauritius

May 8, 2020

The content of this article is for educational purpose only and is not intended as medical advice. Please seek the help of a doctor before using any of the below-mentioned plants. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Wildlife Fund state Read More

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The purpose of ecotourism with examples

August 16, 2019

Ecotourism is now a very common term for most travellers around the world. Travel agencies swear by it to promote green touristic activities and encourage tourists to book their holidays with them. However, in many cases, the concept of ecotourism has been used simply Read More

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14 simple ways to reduce your ecological footprint

May 20, 2019

Do you know that your daily activities have an impact on the environment? Think of how much food goes to waste every day, how much toxic gases vehicles release and how many trees are cut down. As it is, all that we use and Read More

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The concept of Ecological Footprint explained

May 9, 2019

Ecological footprint (EF) is a measure of the demands that an individual or a group of persons make on global natural resources. In 1996, Wackernagel and Rees came up with the concept in a book called Our Ecological Footprint. It basically provides an overview Read More

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Flooding: Types, Dangers and Mitigation Measures

February 18, 2019

Flooding occurs when dry land is submerged in water. This water may come from heavy rainfall spilling over river banks, blocked drainage, storms, tsunamis and oceanic waves, melting ice, or even a break in a river dam. The intensity of a flood, in any Read More

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Are elephants becoming extinct in the wild?

January 30, 2019

The largest land mammals could very soon be wiped off the Earth. One word. Poaching. Illegal trade in ivory threatens these majestic animals close to extinction. The way things are now going, it is estimated that the African elephants may disappear by the end Read More

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Blood Moons Explained – Astronomical and Spiritual Significance

January 28, 2019

Over the years, the term Blood Moon has taken quite some significance and made its name in history. Besides arousing the fascination of astronomy lovers, this phenomenon sparks the interest of both astrologers and the religious brethren because of what they read into it. Read More

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Jackfruit – Don’t judge by the smell!

October 29, 2018

Commonly known as ‘zak, or ‘jacque’ in Mauritius, the jackfruit is normally coined with bad smelling odors. Natives make fun of people who give off strong smells by associating them with the ripe jackfruit smell. Though this is how we normally see the jackfruit, Read More

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Mauritius, the island on an underwater continent

October 10, 2018

In 2017, a team of scientists led by Ashwal published a paper in Nature Communications suggesting the presence of an ancient continent beneath Mauritius [1]. In fact, his discovery led to the conclusion that a part of the ancient continent, Gondwana (more accurately, a Read More

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Plants can purify indoor air – Fact or Bait?

August 21, 2018

As a matter of fact, we are now living in an era of intense pollution; coming up with remedial solutions is as such crucial. One way to turn our heads is towards the natural assets that we already have in the environment. There has Read More