Andre Morin

Cichlid Speciation Explosion in Lake Tanganyika

Located in the heart of Africa lies the Great Rift Valley. Situated on a divergent plate boundary, this 7000 km series of trenches has fashioned a string of great lakes. The greatest of them all, Lake Tanganyika. As the second oldest lake and second largest lake by volume, Tanganyika has been an evolutionary powerhouse for Read the full article…


Is Carbon Capture Accelerating Global Warming?

It has been well established that climate change is driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns us in their 2021 report that even with massive reductions in current GHG emission levels, we will soon experience unprecedented rises in global temperature and natural disaster frequency (IPCC, 2021). The Read the full article…


Issues with Modern Agriculture

Agriculture is one of the most influential factors defining the prolific success of the human race. As Earth faces human overpopulation for the first time in history, agricultural sustainability is of the utmost importance as we attempt to feed a global population increase from 7.8 billion in 2020 to 9.9 billion by 2050 (Population Reference Read the full article…