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Across the animal kingdom, individuals with identical sex chromosomes—including women with double Xs—live nearly 18% longer than their counterparts with mismatched chromosomes, a new study reveals. fcld.ly/ow9qh07
We're back! After a rather long break, here's a blog post on Betelgeuse the star! #betelgeuse #betelgeusedimming #astronomy #orion #thehunter #science #scienceforthemasses thesciencestream.com/did-someone-sa…
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Sloths’ gut bacteria can die if it gets too cold. Without them, sloths can’t get any nutrients from leaves, so they can die from starvation even on a full stomach. Rescue centres help such sloths by feeding them probiotics and ‘poop cocktails’, faecal matter from a healthy sloth.
To scare away predators, giant honeybees use ‘shimmering’ — a defence mechanism whereby hundreds or thousands of bees rapidly turn their abdomens upwards, as if they were doing a Mexican wave.
In one study, when football fans saw a man said to support their team receive a shock, they had a strong empathic neural response. When a fan of a rival team received the same shock, activation was registered in a part of the brain associated with pleasure.
It's Friday! Get into the weekend mood and have some fun with this Animal Antics Quiz! #science #funscience #sciencequiz #TGIF #weekend #weekendvibes #pubquizpractice thesciencestream.com/animal-antics/
Due to movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year. Hawaii sits on the Pacific plate and it’s movement is comparable to the speed at which your fingernails grow. #science #sciencefacts #sciencetwitter #platetectonics
But did you also know that the Amazon uses up nearly all the oxygen it produces. Our phytoplankton (living in the oceans) are far more useful, producing 4 times as much oxygen as they themselves use, and contributing 50-70% of total available oxygen that we breathe!
But did you also know that the Amazon uses up nearly all the oxygen it produces. Our phytoplankton (living in the oceans) are far more useful, producing 4 times as much oxygen as they themselves use, and contributing 50-70% of total available oxygen that we breathe!
Did you know that 20% of the Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rainforest?! #science #sciencefacts #sciencetwitter #amazonrainforest #climatechange
The second of two blogs for #mentalhealthAwarenessWeek looks at evidence that mindfulness improves mental health. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthAwareness #Mindfulness #ItsOkNotToBeOk thesciencestream.com/can-mindfulnes…
Chang'e-4: Chinese rover 'confirms' Moon crater theory bbc.in/2HxE7no

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