Copepods are amongst the most abundant animals on our planet. Who knew?! These small (typically 1–10 mm) crustaceans...
It is hard to believe, but some of the chemicals in our couches, computers, and even phones can travel all the way to...
The Earth’s warming climate is reducing snow and ice. The warming of the polar seas causes the sea surface to freeze...
Weather is something that we all experience and when weather is averaged over a long time, it is called climate. The...
The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest and it plays an important role in global and regional climate, including...
Have you heard about methane gas? Maybe the word methane is not familiar to you, but in fact, this gas is widely found...
Large parts of the far north of our planet, the Arctic, were permanently covered with ice for thousands of years, but...
Bacteria are everywhere, and they do not only cause diseases! Bacteria are also involved in many processes that are...
Did you know that deep down the Earth is really hot, and that this heat can generate energy? This energy, called...
What is rubber and where does it come from? It is a natural product produced by plants that is present in many of the...
All around the world, beneath the seafloor, there are huge volumes of natural gas. But these are not the normal gas...
The ocean is continuously in motion. A large part of this motion is driven by water having different temperatures and...
