The Great Barrier Reef has recently been declared dead by scientists at 25 million years old. Bringing an end to the colorful life of the world’s largest single structure of living organisms. The incredible Coral Sea wilderness, which stretches for roughly 1,400 miles over an area of roughly 133,00 square …
Read More »Fact 5 | Sharks are immune to all known diseases
Sharks and antiviral medications may seem like they have nothing in common. Au contraire mon ami, you may be surprised to know that sharks are at the cutting edge of viral research. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that a compound in sharks …
Read More »Milky Way galaxy from over Harvey Dam in Western Australia
This is a 53 shot, 500MP image taken recently of the Milky Way over the Harvey Dam in Western Australia. Milky Way Galaxy
Read More »Fact 4 | Each time you see a full moon you always see the same side
You may have heard references made to the “dark side” of the Moon. This popular term refers to the fact that the same physical half of it, the “near side”, is always facing Earth, which in turn means that there is a far side or so-called “dark side” that is …
Read More »Fact 3 | Putting sugar on a wound reduces pain and speeds up the healing process
To help heal seriously infected wounds, some surgeons have revived a 4,000-year-old treatment. Born on the battlefields of ancient Egypt: they pack the depths of treacherous wounds with sweet substances like sugar. Dressings made of sugar and honey, favored by healers throughout history, fell into disfavor with the development of antibiotics …
Read More »Fact 1 | You can’t taste food unless it’s mixed with your saliva
The gustatory system creates the human sense of taste, allowing us to perceive different flavors from substances that we consume as food and drink. Gustation, along with olfaction (the sense of smell), is classified as chemoreception. Because it functions by reacting with molecular chemical compounds in a given substance. Specialized …
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