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Human’s Farewell Legacy

The age of humanity has brought upon a force that nature has never seen before in history, possessing the power to destroy and eradicate life on Earth as we know it 55 times over with nukes (Tiankan 2023). With such immense power over Earth, what will be humanities legacy over Earth when we are gone in the future? Geologist have even proposed a new epoch dedicated to humanity called the Anthropocene, but what legacy does the Anthropocene contain (Zalasiewicz 2016)? Perhaps the most noticeable legacy humanity has are the structures we’ve built and the landscape we’ve

by Daniel Ong 0 March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 2 Comments

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Human Impact Fragmentation

Human impact reaches further than what one might expect. Although some may be obvious and documented, their full effect on the ecosystem is sometimes underestimated. Take forests for example, when you think of forests, what you might have in mind is large swaths of trees spreading far and wider than the horizon of the eye could see. In reality, most forests are ‘patchy’ and fragmented. A shocking statistic from a group of scientists from Science Advances have found that the remaining 70% of forests left on Earth are within an edge from a kilometre away. Their finding

by Daniel Ong 0 March 12, 2024March 19, 2024 6 Comments

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Humanities True Impact

Throughout humanities greatest endeavors, discovering and exploring unknown or extreme parts of the Earth has always been at the heart for the bravest of humanity. From the deepest depth on the Mariana Trench to the arduous and dangerous journey to the south pole in Antarctica. With the help of curiosity and scientific equipment’s, humanity has conquered them all and made our impact as mankind truly global. Figure 1: Roald Amundsen and company’s expedition to the south pole. Credit: AMNH Library Unfortunately, while these feats of achievements are commendable and sur

by Daniel Ong 0 March 10, 2024March 10, 2024 8 Comments