#deep life

Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms 

The Earth is far more alive than previously thought, according to “deep life” studies that reveal a rich ecosystem beneath our feet that is almost twice the size of all the world’s oceans.

Despite extreme heat, no light, minuscule nutrition and intense pressure, scientists estimate this subterranean biosphere is teeming with between 15bn and 23bn tonnes of micro-organisms, hundreds of times the combined weight of every human on the planet.

Researchers at the Deep Carbon Observatory say the diversity of underworld species bears comparison to the Amazon or the Galápagos Islands, but unlike those places the environment is still largely pristine because people have yet to probe most of the subsurface.

I am tired of being the sun now,

This week was quite atypical. My Monday was the last day of my primary care internship, so I had a farewell lunch and used the afternoon to study and prepare for a test I had 3 days after about another course for my certification. My first day back at the hospital was a day shift at the ER, so after 12 hours on the job the only thing I wanted to do was rest my head and sleep! Specially because the…

So, last week I went through a chaotic string of days. I had a mandatory course that took the entire Wednesday, a trip that took 3 hours both ways to visit an hospital, and running around several places to obtain certifications on my internships. Even though it was exhausting, I tried to concentrate on what I had to do whe I got home, such as time pressing obligations and the house work. It wasn’t…

Even though I have one of those sometimes, I really try to enjoy it to the fullest, either with work or running errands. Last Monday that’s exactly what I did, I took the full day to take care of me, enjoy some relaxing time, buy some stuff I needed and went to the supermarket to restock. The rest of the week went as usual, with an one day course on a subject I need to finish for my licensing on…

Weekly Schedule – a meeting and more travel!

This week my schedule was pretty linear.

I leave an example below: 6am wake up Morning routine 8am work usually until 1pm but some days until 2 pm without lunch break Then depending on the time I get home (usually my commute takes 15 to 20 min) I start an hour for cooking and having lunch. Then I start work until it is time for the gym generally around 6:30/7pm After the gym I usually begin my night…