Welcome to my blog where I explore a variety of fascinating topics, from renewable energy and energy efficiency to wildlife, forests, and water bodies. Discover how to design green cities and why running water relaxes us. Moreover, you can explore the formation of rainbows, waterfalls and volcanoes. Learn about the vital role of soil in sequestering carbon and why the rainforest has such a high biodiversity. Enjoy the read!
My professor shocked me a little when he said bacteria influence your love life during lecture. He mentioned that these microorganisms which populate our whole body have an influence on how we feel in different ways. The interaction of your microbiomes with another person can impact attraction. 1 Also, the bacteria in our gut can …
Here in Guadeloupe, my friends and I are surfing a lot. I love the feeling you get while catching a wave and floating on the water over the ocean. For me, this is what freedom feels like. However, I wondered why waves that are so powerful to move the human body, aren´t commonly used for …
Did you ever really thought about how the ocean is floating into its depths? The wind controls only a small part of ocean currents on the surface. What about the rest? How do huge currents like the gulf stream come into existence? In which way do they connect to our worldwide current system? In this …
One thing I soon noticed during my Erasmus stay in Guadeloupe was the nuisance of algae. The kind of brown algae flooding the Caribbean Sea is called Sargassum. They have the power to turn beautiful beaches into stinking pots. White sand is hidden under enormous masses of brown piles; clear blue water is spoiled with …
The role of forests in water cycles from rainfall to cloud formation, was a topic that highly attired my attention in the Ecology course at university. I´ve already heard of some other Ecosystem Services forests provide like storing Carbon or providing Oxygen. However, I haven´t thought about, how trees can influence rainfalls on a global …
“Ecosystem” is a term you´ve probably already picked up somewhere, even if it was only in your biology class. Perhaps you are also using this word quite commonly while talking about ecology. But are you able to describe it accurately? We will learn possibilities to define an ecosystem in this blog post. Even though I´m …
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