Formaldehyde is a colourless gas with a strong sharp odour that is widely used in various industries. It is a compound associated with serious health risks in humans. Its use in cosmetics is prohibited, but this substance is still present in products. It is widely used as a preservative, disinfectant and biocide, embalming agent and …
Sources: – WWF – Amazon aid foundation – https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/amazon-facts/ – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_rainforest – Zu H. et al. The fertilizing role of African dust in the Amazon rainforest: A first multiyear assessment based on data from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations. 2015
Autumn is the time of year to plant trees in the garden. This includes garden hedges. Why use these trees as a hedge (in Europe): Plant the young trees from October to mid November. Depending in the size of plants, plant Care When the plants take root, unbranched shoots should be shortened by quarter or …
A bioindicator is an organism that is used to assess (indicate) the state of an ecosystem. The term refers to an organism or a group of related organisms (species, genus, family) whose abundance and physiological state or behavior reflects the state or a change in the environment in which it is located. Bioindicators are useful …
Domesticated cats aren’t indigenous and have a significant impact on wildlife. Scientific consensus supports that domestic cats are an invasive species; they have caused several extinctions, at least 63 vertebrate extinctions, impact native wildlife populations and transmit multiple zoonotic diseases. This magnitude of mortality may exceed all other sources of anthropogenic mortality of birds and mammals.
The Wim Hof method is about controlling stress, increasing oxygen levels in the body, thus alkalising it, making more energy molecules (ATP) and boosting the immune system. These are all of the effects of the method combined in one sentence. Now we’ll go thoroughly, explaining biology and biochemistry of the method, how it affects the …
First a disclaimer: I am not at all an expert in growing indoor plants, or outdoor for that matter. I just use my biological knowledge regarding the state of the plants and their environmental and nutrient requirements. I do my research and got some experience through the years, but there’s a lot of room for …
This post was inspired by the book Breath by James Nestor. Correct breathing influences the body’s biochemistry, body mass and overall health. Conscious deep breathing allows us to reach our nervous system, thus to control immune response and restore health. How we breathe effects the size and function of our lungs. Improving our breathing directly …
There are many environmental organisations out there (I would say thankfully, but just the fact that the earth needs them makes it clear that we’re not in a good situation) and all of them deserve our attention. Here’s a list of the few I follow and have researched so far. These teams do incredible work …
We all know the life cycle of frogs, so we won’t get into details here. Just a quick refreshment: the life cycle of a frog consists of three stages: egg, larva and adult. As the frog grows, it moves through these stages in the process of metamorphosis. The larvae of tailless amphibians (Anura), tadpoles, have …
