Tag Archives: Science
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WTF Fun Fact 13677 – A Day on Venus
WTF Fun Fact 13676 – We Can’t Burp in Space
46 Basic Medical Jargon And Their Meaning
Medicine is an extensive but valuable topic. It requires dedicated students willing to put in the hours to qualify for the various medical fields available. For the rest of us, we can only admire from a distance. However, while it’s true that there are people who are paid to know everything to do with medicine,…… Read More »
What Does the “Octane Rating” of Fuel Actually Mean?
Ah, the joys of vehicle ownership! Traffic jams! Construction! Costly insurance! Speed traps! Searching endlessly for parking! Having the check engine light come on just as you were about to buy that new game system and having the mechanic charge you thousands of dollars for parts and labour… and, of course, the greatest joy of… Read More »
Why Do We Grow Old?
Ah, immortality, previously only for the gods and individuals with a fetish for chopping each other’s heads off. In more modern times, science is coming closer and closer to both identifying the tapestry of things that cause humans to grow old, and slowly but surely taking the first steps into finding ways to delay and… Read More »
An Ultra Deep Dive Into How to Get the Best Possible Sleep According to Science
For starters, we don’t mean to alarm you, but it turns out, despite how much we all fight it like a toddler who’s just been told it’s bedtime, sleeping is a basic, and critical human need. All animals known to man sleep. Humans, however, are seemingly the only ones who voluntarily forgo it, outside of… Read More »