You are about one to two centimeters taller when you wake up in the morning than when you go to sleep at night.
The backbone has small bones with soft sponge like discs between them. When you sleep at night these discs relax , fill up with fluid and become bigger making you about a centimeter or two taller when you wake up.
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The backbone has small bones with soft sponge like discs between them. When you sleep at night these discs relax , fill up with fluid and become bigger making you about a centimeter or two taller when you wake up.
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Screen time before bed is common,yh? It comes with a price to pay though.
Using phones at night exposes your eyes to blue light that stops melatonin production , tricking your brain into thinking it is daytime thereby affecting your sleep wake cycle.
So toss the phone aside and sleepππ€·ββοΈ. Sound sleep y'allπ
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Using phones at night exposes your eyes to blue light that stops melatonin production , tricking your brain into thinking it is daytime thereby affecting your sleep wake cycle.
So toss the phone aside and sleepππ€·ββοΈ. Sound sleep y'allπ
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"Every breath you breathe contains air molecules that were also breathed by pretty much every other person in history" - Joseph Johnson
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Some of you can smell antsπββοΈπ
I don't mean now thoughπ .
Many species of ants release strong smelling chemicals when they're angry,threatened or being squished. Some people describe the smell of ants as similar to that of blue cheese, vinegar or cleaning spray.
However, due to genetic differences in our olfactory receptors,only a portion of our population ( roughly 20%) have this ability.
Do you have this antman sensing ability ππ ?
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I don't mean now thoughπ .
Many species of ants release strong smelling chemicals when they're angry,threatened or being squished. Some people describe the smell of ants as similar to that of blue cheese, vinegar or cleaning spray.
However, due to genetic differences in our olfactory receptors,only a portion of our population ( roughly 20%) have this ability.
Do you have this antman sensing ability ππ ?
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Skinny people tend to have less muscle mass than others , meaning their basal metabolic rate (BMR) is lower than those of a high muscle mass . This makes their rate of metabolism slow.
This is for those who eat whatever they want and still remain slimπ
Morning pplπ
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This is for those who eat whatever they want and still remain slimπ
Morning pplπ
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There is no flavour in food without saliva.
The chemicals from the food we eat must dissolve in saliva . Once dissolved , they can be detected by receptors in our taste buds.
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The chemicals from the food we eat must dissolve in saliva . Once dissolved , they can be detected by receptors in our taste buds.
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Have you ever wondered why your fingers wrinkle in waterπ€·ββοΈ?
No, Your fingers do not wrinkle because they soak up water like a sponge . Instead, it is an active involuntary reflex controlled by your nervous system to improve grip in wet conditions.
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No, Your fingers do not wrinkle because they soak up water like a sponge . Instead, it is an active involuntary reflex controlled by your nervous system to improve grip in wet conditions.
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It's hard to imagine but humans shed about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every minute .
This constant shedding contributes significantly to household dust π.
So what am I driving at exactly?
Increased time spent indoors may actually contribute to an increase in dust in your home.π€
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This constant shedding contributes significantly to household dust π.
So what am I driving at exactly?
Increased time spent indoors may actually contribute to an increase in dust in your home.π€
Our message for the weekπ@edsciencelabππ©βπ¬
The marine species Turritopsis dohrnii is known as the "immortal jellyfish" because its cells divide continuously without ever aging, much like cancer cells.
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True
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Astronomers have discovered a massive cloud of water vapor in space that contains 140 trillion times the amount of water in all of Earth's oceans combined.
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False
65%
True
Glass is scientifically classified as a very slow-flowing liquid rather than a solid.
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True
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Tardigrades can survive complete dehydration by entering a state called cryptobiosis. What protein do they produce to protect their cellular structure?
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Tardigrade Intrinsically Disordered Proteins forming a bioglass matrix
72%
High density crystalline keratin fibers shielding the cell wall membrane
The solar-powered sea slug *Elysia chlorotica* gains lifelong photosynthetic ability by stolen parts. How does it manage this?
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By cultivating symbiotic microalgae inside special specialized skin nodules
35%
By sequestering live chloroplasts from algae into its digestive tract cells
The wood frog (*Lithobates sylvaticus*) can survive freezing solid during deep winter. What prevents its cell membranes from bursting?
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53%
Flooding its blood stream with massive concentration of glucose and urea
47%
Generating high frequency somatic vibrations that inhibit crystal growth
The brownsnout spookfish is the only vertebrate known to employ a specific optical trick to focus images in the deep sea. What is it?
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55%
A mirror made of guanine crystals to reflect and focus light onto the retina
45%
A liquid crystal lens that changes refractive index via calcium pumps
Slime molds are single-celled organisms that can navigate complex mazes and "learn" despite having no brains.
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True
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