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Pangolins Use Rocks in Lieu of Teeth

31 May 2018

Pangolins, or scaly anteaters, are amazing little mammals. There are eight species of them, and they are the only living creatures in their order of Pholidota. Spread throughout Asia and Africa,...

How Old is Everything?

24 May 2018

Everything has a birthday. It鈥檚 the same day, about 13.77 billion years ago. Scientists claim that they are 99% certain that this is the age of our entire universe. But how could they possibly know...

Your Allergies Are Getting Worse Because of Climate Change

10 May 2018

If you feel like your recent periods of coughing, sneezing and shaking your fists at the trees for producing so much pollen are getting longer, you鈥檙e probably right.

Alcohol in mouthwashes doesn鈥檛 actually kill bacteria

3 May 2018

It鈥檚 common knowledge that alcohol can kill bacteria (it鈥檚 commonly used as a disinfectant), so it makes sense that the alcohol in mouthwashes is added specifically to kill the bacteria that give...

The pitohui bird contains deadly batrachotoxin

26 Apr 2018

Did you know that the聽pitohui ("pit-oo-eey,") bird of New Guinea聽is the only bird known to contain a toxin?

Broken Bones Grow Back Stronger鈥 Sort Of

19 Apr 2018

Growing up I always heard the same adage when I broke a bone, 鈥淒on鈥檛 worry it鈥檒l grow back stronger鈥. But is that really true?

If You Have a Nut Allergy You Might Want to Check Your Shampoo Ingredients

5 Apr 2018

Nut allergies affect about 2% of the Canadian population and can be broken down into tree nut allergies (like almonds or cashews) and peanut allergies (peanuts aren鈥檛 actually nuts but legumes)....

Rabbits, Reproduction and Making Mochi on the Moon

1 Apr 2018

Rabbits have an undoubtedly important association with Easter, but they鈥檝e played important roles in many societies through the ages.

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