Biological Sciences

RoardRunners

Coyotes are Actually Faster than Roadrunners. A Roadrunner Sprints at Around 32 km/h, While a Coyote’s Top Speed Can Reach Over 64 km/h.

Roadrunners are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks. They are found in the southern and south-central United States and Mexico deserts. Despite their ability to fly, roadrunners mainly flee from predators. But did you know how fast the roadrunners are? […]

Coyotes are Actually Faster than Roadrunners. A Roadrunner Sprints at Around 32 km/h, While a Coyote’s Top Speed Can Reach Over 64 km/h. Read More »

Official Air Temperatures

Official Air Temperatures That are Used in Weather Applications are Taken in the Shade and Not Under Sunlight.

Air temperature is a measurement of how hot or cold the air is. In meteorology, it is also known as surface temperature. The temperature indicated by a thermometer exposed to the air but protected from direct sunlight is called air temperature. But how is air temperature measured accurately? Thermometers are used to measure air temperature.

Official Air Temperatures That are Used in Weather Applications are Taken in the Shade and Not Under Sunlight. Read More »

Fabio Lanzoni

Fabio Lanzoni Sleeps in a Hyperbaric Chamber because He Believes it Reverses the Aging Process.

Fabio Lanzoni is known for his diverse career, which includes appearing as a romance novel cover model throughout the 1990s, acting, and television roles, including multiple cameo appearances such as himself, music, and books. He served as a spokesperson for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! as well as the American Cancer Society. But do

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Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth

The Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth will Only Eat the Leaves of the Red Mangrove Tree. These Trees Contain a Fungus with a Chemical Profile Similar to Valium, which Gives the Sloth a Life-Long High.

The world’s slowest mammal, the sloth, is so sedentary that algae develop on its thick, hairy coat. Its greenish color from plants helps it blend in with the trees in the rainforests of Central and South America. But did you know that their diet includes a fungus with valium-like properties? Only eating the leaves of

The Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth will Only Eat the Leaves of the Red Mangrove Tree. These Trees Contain a Fungus with a Chemical Profile Similar to Valium, which Gives the Sloth a Life-Long High. Read More »

Human Eyes

Humans Have the Highest Daytime Visual Acuity of Any Mammal. However, We Have Relatively Poor Night Vision.

The animal kingdom is filled with unique and complex visual perspectives, from the eagle’s ability to spot prey from miles away to the chameleon seeing almost every angle of its surroundings without moving its head. Each animal’s vision has evolved to help it survive in its specific environment. Do you know which living creature has

Humans Have the Highest Daytime Visual Acuity of Any Mammal. However, We Have Relatively Poor Night Vision. Read More »

Puffball Mushroom

If All the Spores of a Single Giant Puffball Mushroom Had a 100% Germination Success, Followed by the Same for Its Offspring, the Resulting Mass of Fungi Would Amount to 800 Times the Volume of Earth.

Puffballs are an unusual type of fungi. They don’t have the typical mushroom cap and stem and look quite different from any other mushroom we are used to seeing. But did you know how many puffball mushrooms would exist on 100% germination success?  If all of the spores of a single giant puffball mushroom germinated

If All the Spores of a Single Giant Puffball Mushroom Had a 100% Germination Success, Followed by the Same for Its Offspring, the Resulting Mass of Fungi Would Amount to 800 Times the Volume of Earth. Read More »

Mastodons

Thomas Jefferson Did Not Believe That Animals Went Extinct. He Believed that Mastodons, Giant Sloths, and Dinosaurs Still Existed in the United States. He Asked Lewis and Clark to Bring Back Living Mastodons.

Mastodons are extinct proboscideans from the late Miocene or late Pliocene that lived in North and Central America from the late Miocene to the end of the Pleistocene 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. Mastodons were primarily forest dwellers who lived in herds. But did you know who asked Lewis and Clark to bring back living

Thomas Jefferson Did Not Believe That Animals Went Extinct. He Believed that Mastodons, Giant Sloths, and Dinosaurs Still Existed in the United States. He Asked Lewis and Clark to Bring Back Living Mastodons. Read More »

Mega Tsunami Alaska

Alaska was Hit by the 4th Largest Megatsunami on Earth in 2015.

Coastal Alaska has the highest tsunami risk in the United States. Tsunamis caused by earthquakes in Alaska have historically caused damage and loss of life along the West Coast and across the Pacific. On the other hand, tsunamis generated by nearby earthquakes are considered near-field hazards in Alaska. But do you know when the Mega

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Sigmund Freud

The Founder of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Was a Cocaine Addict. He Would Often Prescribe the Drug to His Wife and Friends Too.

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Although health care providers can use it for valid medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some surgeries, recreational cocaine use is illegal. But do you know which famous neurologist was a cocaine addict?  Sigmund Freud,

The Founder of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Was a Cocaine Addict. He Would Often Prescribe the Drug to His Wife and Friends Too. Read More »

Skunk

Skunks are Immune to Snake Venom and Will Actually Eat Venomous Snakes. They are One of the Few Animals Who Have This Kind of Immunity.

Snake venom is highly toxic saliva containing zootoxins that help immobilize and digest prey. This also protects them against predators and other threats. Snake venom is injected during a bite by special fangs, and some species can also spit venom. But do you know what animal is immune to snake venom?  Skunks are resistant to

Skunks are Immune to Snake Venom and Will Actually Eat Venomous Snakes. They are One of the Few Animals Who Have This Kind of Immunity. Read More »