How dolphins sleep
Biology

How dolphins sleep

First of all, dolphins do sleep, but it’s not the type of sleep land mammals have. Dolphins are conscious breathers, which means they have to think about when to go up to the surface and take a breath. Since they don’t breathe autonomously and have to plan every single breath, they undergo a form of …

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Biology is awesome
Biology

Biology is awesome

It’s the knowledge of life, what’s not to love? It is as deep as the atoms (biochemistry, bioinorganic and organic chemistry) and as wide as the universe (astrobiology). To know biology you must have a good base of chemistry (organic, inorganic), biochemistry, geology and paleontology. It covers (or divides in) areas which are all interconnected: microbiology …

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Biology Lifestyle

Biologist working in forestry

Working in forestry from a biologists point of view is quite interesting. Work days consist of field work and office days, what predominates depends on the season. The interesting part is, of course, working in nature. We conduct various measurements. For example, one type of measurements is called constant sample surfaces. There has to be a team of two, equipped with measure …

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