Life is the state that all living things have in common
Life is the state that all living things have in common and that distinguishes them from dead matter.
Nobody knows 100% how life once arose on Earth. If a genetic program, its functionality and its development are assumed to be essential for living beings, then the beginning of life is the point in time at which molecules as carriers of the program and other auxiliary molecules for the realization, reproduction and adaptation of this program come together for the first time in such a way that a system bearing the characteristic properties of life emerges.
Scorpion - what, if it finds new home on your private balcony?
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Wildlife on the balcony - the surprise of finding an alive scorpion was splitting our mind about wildlife, because a scorpion on the balcony, despite all the love for nature, is it that what you really want?
Modern way of animal and plant identification
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Every now and then, we meet with our friend Robert, who is always responsible for surprising activities in Vienna and Brunn am Gebirge, which should be of use to the general public, especially the youth, even if his activities are not immediately recognized.
Meeting an active squirrel at the Castle in Ohrid
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Slowly more signs of appearing autumn are noticeable, even at Lake Ohrid, with heavy rain showers, which already have increased the level of the lake quite a lot, the now multicolored forests seem to disappear in the clouds.
Puzta cattle and the Natural Park Zasavica
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Serbia only is about five times the size of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, but different vegetation zones, animal worlds and cultures meet in this country. Many Serbs still live in a deeply connected relationship with their own nature.
Mediterranean gulls following ferry - observation at Perea
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Everyone knows about their biological association, as well might remember about a special experience with the huge birds to report about which others will not describe as unusual.
Silk Moth- oviposition on a Merlot wine bottle
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After another long hike through the mountains of Galicica National Park on Lake Ohrid, Sven had invited us for an evening barbeque, which we gladly accepted.
Stray Animals on the streets in Turkey
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When visiting Turkey don’t be surprised by the large number of cats and dogs you will notice in the streets of the cities. If you find a kind of earring in their ear means they have been checked by official professionals so they are in good health condition and have been vaccinated against rabies.
Young swallows in the nest - shouting we're hungry!
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Swallows live, apart from Antarctica, on every continent, like these ones from Lake Skutari / Albania, so they are really nothing special one would like to say.
Author Werner Koschan - Le Charlot
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In the eyes of ordinary people, our garden may look unusual - you will find neither lawn nor rosebushes nor garden gnomes. Instead, sparrows land on the table begging for crumbs. A wren once got lost and landed on my shoulder taking time to rest.
Chameleon at Oymapinar Dam - Manavgat
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To find and photograph some of the ancient ruins along the road from Manavgat to Side was our aim, when we notice a Chameleon trying to pass the road. Thanks to their typical movement of walking, which does not really show too much of effect of reaching other side of the road, we quickly stopped for help.
Easter time – egg time - chicken and quail eggs!
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We arrived in the south of Germany in time for Easter, where on Good Friday we had already informed ourselves extensively about the custom in Franconia of decorating the village wells with pine greens and blown out and then hand-painted eggs.
Muskateller – a pleasure as a grape
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You probably don't necessarily have to be a wine drinker to enjoy wine as a grape. Whatever the reason, there are things that are not so easy or even impossible to explain.
Dutch cuisine – fast food completely different!
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Hardly any national cuisine is free of influences from the neighbourhood or even from far away. Dutch cuisine also has strong overlaps with the cuisines of neighbouring regions.
Swedish Kanelbullar – the slightly different cinnamon rolls
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In almost every international cuisine there are similar recipes, sometimes with completely foreign names, sometimes just the form is completely different than previously known.
Boza - an ancient, fermented soft drink
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After our extensive and sweaty mountain hiking tour, Rino invited us for a refreshing drink in a mountain village during the descent.
The forerunners of the Roman pot and steam cooking
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Our friend Silverio invited us to dinner over the weekend because he wanted to show us his city and especially his cooking skills. For years he has been dealing with local cooking customs, some of which can be traced back to the ancient Romans in their recipes, and even partly reflect their recipes and eating habits.
Original cornbread recipe from the Black Sea coast
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In our article "Almost a national dish - Hamsi Kizartma" we reported on the fish dish of fried anchovies, which is particularly popular on the Black Sea and the Aegean coast and was served to us by the Senyer family during our stay in Istanbul.
Khachapuri bread from clay oven - specialty from Georgia
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In the meantime, Philipp and Micha have reported again, but this time from a somewhat unusual place, at least as far as their other activities are concerned: a Georgian bakery on the flat lands.
Asparagus season - Baked with cheese coat, delicious
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There are no other vegetables with so many anecdotes and myths about them as about asparagus, at least in Germany. Long before the asparagus was used as food, it found versatile use as a medicinal plant.
Corn pizza with leeks - a specialty at Campsite Rino
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In every country, and often even in the respective sub regions, there are special foods and dishes that not only make experiencing unforeseen taste sensations but also often new cooking ideas in general.