Potassium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide (KOH), also known as caustic potash, is an extremely versatile and important chemical compound with... 2 years ago
My scientific view on the "Save Soil" movement Recently, I came across a “journey to save soil”. YouTube’s algorithm made me aware of the Indian mystic Sadhguru, who w... 3 years ago
Alternative theories of plant science Justus von Liebig was a German scientist working on the fields of agriculture and chemistry. He has been described as th... 3 years ago
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii: A small mushroom goes around the world. Evidently, working on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi makes you a “mushroom expert”. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise wh... 3 years ago
Peat: Where is it in 2021? Lately, various events made me think about peat. These events were found in news articles and newsletters (see below), a... 3 years ago
Genetically modified apples I recently created the German Wikipedia article for Arctic® Apples. Arctic® is a tradename for a group of patented apple... 3 years ago
Lucky scientific discoveries Recently I had been searching the internet for laboratory accidents. I soon realised that most websites were not talking... 4 years ago
COVID-19 and technocratic societies This blog article starts with another disclaimer. The information provided might not be dangerous, rather than outside o... 4 years ago
(Some) Famous scientists and their poison Disclaimer: This article is generated for entertainment and informative purposes, but not to be perceived as advice in r... 4 years ago
Growing oyster mushrooms This article took me quite a while to finish. Not because it needed a lot of research, but because it is a documentation... 4 years ago
My favourite science mysteries Recently, I got very addicted about the Subreddit r/UnsolvedMysteries. Then, after a few sleepless nights, I started lis... 4 years ago
Of mice and men 2 As luck would have it, I stumbled upon two articles which reminded me about my previous post of mice and men. Just as a... 4 years ago
The Science of Intention This year, I spent a considerable time in mandatory quarantine. I had four weeks in Germany during March and then anothe... 4 years ago
My vision on belowground ecology Some weeks ago, the online conference Ecology Underground 2020 called for vision papers from early career researchers.... 4 years ago
Of mice and men Oh what a saucy headline. Actually, this blog article is not about mice or men, but rodents and farmers. And to be preci... 4 years ago