Bioluminescence is light produced by a chemical reaction. This reaction is a type chemiluminescence that runs inside a living organism. As all metabolic activities running in a cell, this process is precisely coordinated and controlled. Thus it is a cold light, this means that it’s more than 80 % effective and less than 20 % of the …
An easy hike away from our little town, up through a forest to a spot where the forest opens up and a view of the valley comes into sight, there are 4 beautiful princesses (as I call them) or brides (as my mother calls them). We are, of course, talking about trees, birches. Birches (Betula …
For the biologist, dolphin research presents challenges and opportunities in trying to understand individual species in their marine ecosystems. Marine mammals are highly mobile, cover large areas, move in three spatial dimensions, and spend most of their lives under water. So for most species of delphinids, basic aspects of their evolution, physiology, ecology, behavior and …
A geological description of a rock formation close to my town. It’s a special place, feel so magical I just had to write about it.
This post is featuring lizards and some of their food – spiders. Sorry for the blurry photos, I mostly only have my phone on me while encountering these beuatiful creatures. Not many times has it happened that I was on an intentional photo hunt with a proper camera and managed to find and catch something. …
Some photos are a bit blurry, but again, I wanted to share all of my encounters with you!
Some photos are a bit blurry, because I found some of these treasure while only carrying my phone, but I wanted to share all of my findings with you. Some of the photos are also not my own, they are courtesy of my dear, beautiful, talented friend (thank you, N.!).
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 …
Have you ever wondered why trees are the way they are? Why do they form forests? Could they grow on their own, or do they prefer company? In the (below) named book we find almost all the answers and what’s more, they are delivered in a very interesting and humorous style. All the facts are collected …
