The Mighty Mineral: Exploring The Many Benefits Of Magnesium

Magnesium

Table of Contents What is magnesium? Magnesium is a shiny, silver-white metal found in the Earth’s crust. It’s not just a metal; it’s a crucial for our bodies. Imagine magnesium as a helper that keeps your body’s machinery running smoothly.   Our bodies need magnesium for over 300 different reactions! […]

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Table of Contents What is magnesium? Magnesium is a shiny, silver-white metal found in the Earth’s crust. It’s not just a metal; it’s a crucial for our bodies. Imagine magnesium as a helper that keeps your body’s machinery running smoothly.   Our bodies need magnesium for over 300 different reactions!

Are Fruit Flies Harmful?

fruit fly

Table of Contents Have you еvеr wondered about those little winged creatures that sееm to appear around your ripe bananas or swееt treats magically? Fear not, as we will answer all your questions about them. Let’s go into thе tiny world of fruit fliеs and discover if these miniature marvels

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Table of Contents Have you еvеr wondered about those little winged creatures that sееm to appear around your ripe bananas or swееt treats magically? Fear not, as we will answer all your questions about them. Let’s go into thе tiny world of fruit fliеs and discover if these miniature marvels

Weird Egg Laying Habits

Darwin's frog

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), Credit: Nick Hobgood (Nhobgood) Seahorses and sea dragons have unique birth habits, in which the males become pregnant and give birth. The female partner deposits the eggs in the brood pouch of the male seahorse, where the eggs undergo changes and grow

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Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), Credit: Nick Hobgood (Nhobgood) Seahorses and sea dragons have unique birth habits, in which the males become pregnant and give birth. The female partner deposits the eggs in the brood pouch of the male seahorse, where the eggs undergo changes and grow

Beehives: Hexagons Are The Bee’s Knees

Hexagon

Have you ever seen a beehive up close? It looks a like tiny home with a special hole for flying in and out.   If you have seen a beehive before, you may have noticed bees hanging out on the outside. This happens when the inside of the hive gets

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Have you ever seen a beehive up close? It looks a like tiny home with a special hole for flying in and out.   If you have seen a beehive before, you may have noticed bees hanging out on the outside. This happens when the inside of the hive gets

The Milky Way: A Galaxy We Call Home

Did you know that our solar system is part of a larger called the Milky Way? In fact, all the stars that are visible from Earth form part of the Milky Way galaxy. If it’s dark, usually far away from city lights, the Milky Way is visible as a beautiful

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Did you know that our solar system is part of a larger called the Milky Way? In fact, all the stars that are visible from Earth form part of the Milky Way galaxy. If it’s dark, usually far away from city lights, the Milky Way is visible as a beautiful

Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?

Horses Standing

Table of Contents To fathom an animal standing on all fours while asleep is a long stretch. Yet, horses are known to be standing while asleep. However, is this true, and if yes, to what extent? Let’s find out. Do horses have stages of sleep? Like all mammals, horses go

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Table of Contents To fathom an animal standing on all fours while asleep is a long stretch. Yet, horses are known to be standing while asleep. However, is this true, and if yes, to what extent? Let’s find out. Do horses have stages of sleep? Like all mammals, horses go

Rosalyn Yalow In The World Of Medicine

Rosalyn Yalow

This is the story of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. A poor, but clever, Jewish girl that won the Nobel Prize.   In the 1950s, after the invention of the ,  became something that people were afraid of. But, in that same decade, a few scientists worked very hard to show that

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This is the story of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. A poor, but clever, Jewish girl that won the Nobel Prize.   In the 1950s, after the invention of the ,  became something that people were afraid of. But, in that same decade, a few scientists worked very hard to show that

Untangling The James Webb Telescope

James Webb

On a clear night, you can see thousands of stars or in the sky. Sometimes you can even spot a planet such as Venus looking like a bright, white light. Venus is the closest planet to the Earth, which makes it one of the easiest planets to see!   But

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On a clear night, you can see thousands of stars or in the sky. Sometimes you can even spot a planet such as Venus looking like a bright, white light. Venus is the closest planet to the Earth, which makes it one of the easiest planets to see!   But

Should A Helmet Break On Impact?

In a crash, a helmet can save your life. But how exactly do they work?

Helmet

Humans have made helmets for hundreds of years. The Greeks, Romans, Celts, and Vikings all used helmets to ride into battle. We apparently used helmets for multiple different reasons. Feathers and crests showed which army the wearer belonged to. Visors protected the eyes of jousters from enemy lances. It seems

Should A Helmet Break On Impact?

In a crash, a helmet can save your life. But how exactly do they work?

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Humans have made helmets for hundreds of years. The Greeks, Romans, Celts, and Vikings all used helmets to ride into battle. We apparently used helmets for multiple different reasons. Feathers and crests showed which army the wearer belonged to. Visors protected the eyes of jousters from enemy lances. It seems

What Do Microbiologists Do?

Table of Contents What is a microbiologist? A microbiologist is a scientist who studies microscopic . These include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and algae. They use a variety of equipment and techniques to study them, from simple microscopes to DNA-sequencing technology.  Microbiologists use microscopes to study microscopic things. Credit: Wikimedia/Les Chatfield

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Table of Contents What is a microbiologist? A microbiologist is a scientist who studies microscopic . These include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and algae. They use a variety of equipment and techniques to study them, from simple microscopes to DNA-sequencing technology.  Microbiologists use microscopes to study microscopic things. Credit: Wikimedia/Les Chatfield

Using 3D Printing To Build Houses

3d-printed-house

The process of building a house today looks a lot like it did 200 years ago. Construction workers lay out walls brick by brick, board by board, until the entire house is complete. The process takes months and relies on skilled builders every step of the way.   A new

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The process of building a house today looks a lot like it did 200 years ago. Construction workers lay out walls brick by brick, board by board, until the entire house is complete. The process takes months and relies on skilled builders every step of the way.   A new

Sequencing The ‘Notoriously Difficult’ Human Y Chromosome

Sequencing

Introduction Since the 1980s, scientists have been working on identifying every part of the human . The sequence of the Y  has remained a mystery, and in the words of biological anthropologist Agnar Helgeson, “the most troublesome chromosome in our genome.”   That is, until now. Thanks to the efforts

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Introduction Since the 1980s, scientists have been working on identifying every part of the human . The sequence of the Y  has remained a mystery, and in the words of biological anthropologist Agnar Helgeson, “the most troublesome chromosome in our genome.”   That is, until now. Thanks to the efforts

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