Why are some people albino? Some people are albino because they don’t produce melanin, which colors our bodies. However, any living thing that has color can be albino. The condition is called albinism. Anything that has a color pigment can be albino if that pigment isn’t produced. You can get albino fish, insects, birds, mammals, […]
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Is gut feeling real? Yes, gut feeling is real. It can be a case of your gut reflecting what your brain is subconsciously thinking, and it can be a way that your gut biome affects your brain. Our gut microbiome is a living mass of organisms that we couldn’t live without. It is estimated that
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What are curds and whey? The curds are the coagulated proteins from milk and the whey is the left over liquid. Cheese is a diary product made by coagulating casein, which is the milk protein. Making milk into cheese is a good way of making it last much longer because cheese doesn’t spoil as fast
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How do cities affect animal evolution? Animals have to evolve to survive in cities in numerous ways. They have to cope with the heat, the buildings, vehicles, different food sources, and many other things as well. In the history of our planet, urbanization is a relatively recent concept. The first cities appear to have sprung
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Why is there no cure for the common cold? There is no cure for the common cold because it is a virus and because there are so many different forms of it. The common cold is called the common cold because it is the most common of all the illnesses humans get. There is obviously
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What are self-healing materials? Self-healing materials are materials that can detect when they have been broken and then repair themselves without any human intervention. In essence, our skin and bones are self-healing materials because they know when they have been damaged and can repair themselves when cut without needing any external support. The majority of
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Why do some dragonflies migrate so far? Some species of dragonfly migrate a long way because of temperature and other triggers. How they do it is probably more interesting than why they do it. There are two species of dragonfly that we are going to look at today. The first species is called the Green
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Is there anything that can eat plastic? There are some bacteria that can eat plastic and the larvae of the wax moth can also digest plastic. However, they cannot digest all plastics and they take a long time. There is nothing that can eat all plastics. The main problem with plastic is the main reason
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How does CPR work? CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and it is a way to keep blood and oxygen circulating around someone’s body if their heart has stopped beating. It can be a way of keeping someone alive long enough for professional medical help to arrive. The “cardio” part comes from the Greek word “kardia”,
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Why do we laugh? Nobody knows for definite, but there are several theories. One of the theories is that we laugh as an evolved response to the passing of stress to show the rest of our herd that the danger has passed. One of the most interesting things about laughter is that it is not
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