Though the machine that is Nature…
Has the mechanics in place to do its very best to purify?
The water in which you drink.
[via Science Blog] Recent data demonstrated a gigantic role of aquatic organisms in making water clean and
clear. It was shown in the long-term international project that was carried out recently. The amazing results were presented in this paper, which is a review of the multi-year studies of aquatic organisms, mainly marine and freshwater invertebrates that are filter-feeders – freshwater mussels, marine mussels, oysters. They play a key role as biological filters – as an important part of the biosphere and hydrosphere. The studies were conducted in laboratories of four countries, including U.K. (England), Russia, Ukraine.
Ostroumov S.A. Biological filters are an important part of the biosphere – Science in Russia. 2009. No. 2. P. 30-36, in English. [The journal ‘Science in Russia’ is published by the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences, both in English and in Russian; Nauka Publishers, Moscow; ISSN 0869-7078. http://www.ras.ru, ©Russian Academy of Sciences Presidium.] Full text of the paper see:
Additional in-depth analysis of the role of aquatic organisms that filter water was given also in the papers: [Which you can Read More HERE!]
A world…
Far, FAR, beyond your imagination?
Can exist in one single drop.
[via io9] Behold the bizarre microbial world that lurks in a drop of water
Feast your eyes and ears on Micro Empire, the microcinematic brainchild of Austrian filmmaker Clemens Wirth.
By attaching his DSLR to a microscope, Wirth was able to exploit an imaging technique known as dark field microscopy. This filming method not only gave Wirth front row seats to the ongoings of a world rarely seen by humans, it also allowed him to portray his microscopic subject matter against a spooky, inky-black background. Throw in some otherworldly music courtesy of Radium Audio, and you’ve got yourself the spine-tingling short film featured up top.
Says Wirth:
As an enthusiast for little things, I wanted to go deeper than the macro universe, so I found myself hanging on the eyepiece of a microscope. The real challenge was definitely the small depth of field in microscopy. It’s really fascinating how detailed this tiny world is, and unbelievable how much is going on in only one little water drop.
It makes you think…
Doesn’t it?
About just what you are swallowing…
The next time you raise that water bottle to your lips.
