habitat
The natural home and environment for all things sci fi, including future homes and territories.
One and a half planets
After a year and a half traveling to the outmost places of pristine Australia we saw our lives transform into a Magical Mystery Tour as we dove deeper into healing ourselves. One morning, after having a local brewed coffee and walking barefoot in a village up in the mountains surrounded by subtropical forest, we stumbled upon a principle that is all about healing the Earth. It was in Nimbin, New South Wales - the town that was born out of the Aquarius Festival in 1973 - that we first heard the word: Permaculture.
By Raquel Teixeira 6 years ago in Futurism
Apparently Streaming is bad.
For over a year now I have been on a journey of living more sustainable. I’ve been working on decluttering my house and slowly becoming a minimalist. Ironically while watching YouTube I saw this video where it talks about how streaming anything is bad for the environment. Listening to this video I was confused about how this could be bad for the environment since I wasn’t physically doing anything or buying the physical object.
By Jen Phillips6 years ago in Futurism
7 reasons why YOU should care about the ocean
The ocean is so much more than just a large body of water that covers 80% of the surface of this planet. The ocean shields us, helps us, feeds us, allows us to travel. It's the reason humanity has advanced so far from those troglodytes in a cave to Gen Z's typing on their macs. It's where we began; it's where we (fingers cross for underwater cities) might end up.
By Bradley Knight 6 years ago in Futurism
5 reasons why we should look after the oceans.
1) It facilitates Homo Sapiens place at the top of the food chain Every single species on this planet adds to the richness of Earth’s biodiversity. It’s that diversity of life, that allows for new species to emerge, species with advantageous benefits that humans can exploit. Those species, and the interactions between those species, directly impact our economy and affect how we live and function via 'Ecosystem services'. So, the ocean that holds 80% of all life on earth and is the biodiversity hotspot of this planet holds untold economic benefits for humans. Elevating ourselves off the backs of other species is what got us to where we are now, the top of the food chain, or 'winner' of the rat race of life.
By Bradley Knight 6 years ago in Futurism
Ria
Hello everyone, my name is Ria and I am a mermaid. However, I am a mermaid that's kind of unique. I am a mermaid that lives in a river. I would like to teach you about my home, which is a river. Some of you may ask, what's a river. So, here I am to tell you about my home. By the way, did you know that my name Ria means river? Yes Ria (River), the river mermaid.
By Chasiti Chaleur6 years ago in Futurism
Do not rush evolution
Do not rush evolution. Will we hurry to oblivion? Planet earth has, so the astrophysicists tell us, about a billion years of life left in her, a thousand million years before the sun cooks everything. It may be that we humans will kill ourselves off long before that time but if we do not, we will have time to evolve solutions, we will have time to adjust the populations to sustainable levels, we will have time to develop technologies that will enhance human existence. Why all the rush to an unknown future. Evolution works because it tests each and every stage of change, over time.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in Futurism
Moving forward to a smarter grid
Our country's electric grid consists of a network of transmissions lines, substation, transformers and more that deliver electricity from the power plant to our home or business—allowing us to connect power to our appliances. However, our grids are generating to its capacity.
By Annie Curran6 years ago in Futurism
Land Environments
As an introduction to myself I am currently a freelance writer for an educational magazine for homeschoolers, as well as working as a book and journal reviewer for several online sites. My education ranges from degrees from Bachelor's degrees to a Doctoral degree. Specically, my degrees are in Educational studies and Human services for the Bachelor's degrees. There is a Master's in Curriculum and instruction, a Post-Master's in College teaching, leading up to the terminal degree of a Doctorate in Reading and literacy. I also have a diploma in Practical nursing. I worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 14 years as a Geriatric psychiatric nurse for 14 years where I also worked as an Activities assistant for the same amount of years. For fun I also still like to read and write and work in the garden and make several types of crafts. My articles here on Vocal.com will be lectures and lessons on the content areas found in the classroom from Science, English, Social studies and Math. I also plan to offer other subjects as well dealing with some college and graduate level courses, too. My articles will be for home school parents and classroom teachers. My first article will be for seventh grade General science course. Remember these lessons/lectures are written as if a teacher is preparing lecture notes.
By Mark Graham6 years ago in Futurism
