Carbon, the basic building block of the many components that are necessary for life. Carbon is cycles through what is called the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is the inter-relationship of carbon and the biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and crustal earth; and the many processes that affect it. This cycle is based on carbon dioxide gas in the troposphere and dissolved in water. Carbon is not only found in these locations though, it is located in reservoirs. Carbon is reserved in plant matter, in terrestrial biosphere such as forests and soil, oceans, and, the largest reservoir, sedimentary deposits such as in limestone and in fossil fuels. (more…)

Over the past few months I have subscribed to WebMD’s newsletters and have found many of their articles to be extremely useful. I have given a list of my favorite posts below and whenever I find a new one that I like, I’ll be sure to add it to the list below. Have fun reading and enjoy. (more…)