Potassium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide (KOH), also known as caustic potash, is an extremely versatile and important chemical compound with... 10 months 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... 2 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... 2 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... 2 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... 2 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... 2 years ago
Lucky scientific discoveries Recently I had been searching the internet for laboratory accidents. I soon realised that most websites were not talking... 3 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... 3 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... 3 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... 3 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... 3 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... 3 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... 3 years ago
My vision on belowground ecology Some weeks ago, the online conference Ecology Underground 2020 called for vision papers from early career researchers.... 3 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... 3 years ago