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07/07/2021

Scientists predict that there are over 3 billion base pairs of DNA in human genes and over 25,000 genes in the human genome. An entire copy of that genome exists in each of the 10 trillion cells in the human body. If all of that DNA were lined up, it would cover the distance between Earth and the sun 100 times.

07/07/2021

The letters J and Q don’t appear anywhere on the periodic table. Go ahead and double check.

25/06/2021

Although they go through many changes, the lifespan of a mosquito does not last long. The life cycle typically takes up two weeks but can range from 4 days to months depending on conditions.

17/06/2021

This Russian Monument Honors the Humble Lab Mouse

A Russian scientific institute unveiled a statue in 2013 to an unsung hero of science - the lab mouse

A peculiar Russian monument praises the scientific achievements of a tiny mammal.

10/06/2021

For one of our strangest science facts, bananas contain potassium, and since potassium decays, that makes them slightly radioactive. But this is one of those fun science facts you don’t need to worry about. You’d need to eat 10,000,000 bananas at once to die of radiation poisoning, Forbes reports.

10/06/2021

Oxygen in a gaseous state is colorless but liquid oxygen is pale blue in color.

10/06/2021

New numbers estimate there are about 420 trees on Earth for every human. There are more trees on Earth than stars in our galaxy.
This means that there are around 420 trees for every human on the planet.

09/06/2021

A tickled rat lets out tiny giggles, too high for us to hear. Special microphones captured the squeaks so they could be replayed in a lower register. ... Tickles activate these neurons. And stimulating those neurons makes the rats giggle even when they aren't being tickled.

08/06/2021

In just one teaspoon of soil, there are more microorganisms than people on the planet, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Millions of species and billions of organisms—bacteria, algae, microscopic insects, earthworms, beetles, ants, mites, fungi and more—represent the greatest concentration of biomass anywhere on the planet.”

08/06/2021

According to scientists, the weight of the average cumulus cloud is 1.1 million pounds! Think about that for a moment. This means that at any given moment, there are millions of pounds of water floating above your head. That's the equivalent of 100 elephants.

06/06/2021

There is evidence that some animals, like sea turtles and salmon, have the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field (although probably not consciously) and to use this sense for navigation.

06/06/2021

Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean. The majority of this production is from oceanic plankton — drifting plants, algae, and some bacteria that can photosynthesize. One particular species, Prochlorococcus, is the smallest photosynthetic organism on Earth.

06/06/2021

A cool thing called total internal reflection is applied when pointing a laser beam through a container of water. When light travels through water, it’s slowed by the heavier particles in water.
Thus, the laser beam effectively gets “trapped” in the water.

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