absam forest fire: three weeks later [photos]
in mid-march, the hochmahdkopf forest fire claimed a total of 120 hectares of protective forest and turned into the biggest forest fire in tyrol’s history. restauration measures are expected to […]
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forest fire in absam [photo]
just one cigarette started a forest fire in absam this morning, which quickly spread to an area of about 3 hectares. at night the scene looks both scary and beautiful: […]
epidermal bladder cells on a tiny desert-plant seedling in south africa [photo]
the tiny plant below is a stone plant seedling (aizoaceae), growing in the harsh conditions of the “knersvlakte” quartz gravel landscape in north-eastern south africa. the seedling has only formed […]
stellate parenchyma [photo and animation]
stellate parenchyma is a form of aeration tissue (aerenchyma) in plants, which helps with internal air circulation in plants. the tissue is typical of aquatic and wetland plants, and consists […]
bike09 part 3: spain – punctures, detours, and explosions (a two-wheeled muscle-powered race from austria to spain)
previously, on thinkoholic.com… in the long long ago (a.k.a. 2009), my parents, little brother and i embarked on a small adventure through europe. our goal was to get to denia […]
photosphere: wildmoossee, periodic lake
wildmoossee near seefeld, austria, is a periodic lake that only fills up every few years. a combination of the melting snow, underground rock crevices and other factors cause the local […]