Today's class consisted of chemistry and physics in Earth's oceans. The day went by slowly and it was hard to stay focused as I didn't find ocean currents as interesting as the organisms that live beneath them. I did find the topic of light and electromagnetic radiation fascinating. Our eyes can only detect certain wavelengths and it was weird to think that species besides ourselves can see other forms of vision. For example, studies have been shown to prove that certain species of birds can see forms of light that we can't even imagine to think of. I now feel like most of the organisms that exist on Earth, including us, are at least half color blind.
It was also interesting how animals such as whales communicate through sound that can be heard to other whales on the other side of the globe. Humans are making it more and more impossible to keep that communication going, as pollution and other industrial noise keeps increasing.
Tonight is going to be a long night as we are going to see turtles (hopefully hatching) across a beach. It should be fun!
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