Science & Nature

Science & Nature A rare mutation among the Bajau people lets them stay underwater longer: natural selection at the PDE10A gene has increased spleen size in the Bajau, providing them with a larger reservoir of oxygenated red blood cells. March 15, 2019

Science & Nature It's been 125,000 generations since the emergence of human species, 7,500 generations since human physiology reached what is essentially its modern state, 500 generations since the agricultural revolution, and ONLY 20 generations since the scientific revolution! March 10, 2019

Science & Nature Here's a fact about the Murchison meteorite, which fell to earth in 1969. It contained high levels of organic compounds, came from a parent body that had liquid water, and the amino acids it contained could not have been synthesized on earth because they consisted of both left- and right- isomers. March 7, 2019

Science & Nature Jupiter's Great Red Spot is so loud, it's acoustic sound waves heat up the surrounding atmosphere to almost 2400 degrees Fahrenheit March 4, 2019

Science & Nature The reason why we view neanderthals as hunched over and degenerate is that the first skeleton to be found was arthritic. March 2, 2019

Science & Nature X% of Y is the same as Y% of X, so for example 32% of 50 is the same as 50% of 32, which is 16. February 24, 2019