Bell Pepper
In case you did not get it from the illustration, I have compared a bell pepper to the Carolina Reaper and the Dragon’s Breath, two very, very, you-do-not-want-it-in-your-taco-hot peppers. Here is an easy read on bell peppers and their pungency: https://www.pepperscale.com/are-bell-peppers-spicy/ You can also find…
Basic protein synthesis
Like most molecular stuff, it is in reality way more complex than this, but it is a good place to start. You can read a little more here. —– Nature.com “Ribosomes, Transcription, and Translation ” https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/ribosomes-transcription-and-translation-14120660/ last accessed 6. february 2021
Phytoplankton
The rain forests are pretty and important and all, but lets give some credit to these tiny creatures as well! It is actually estimated that about 70% of the oxygen in the atmosphere is produced in the oceans, thanks to the photosynthetic activity of phytoplankton:…
Lamprey and Evolution
But even though they are not all that smart, they have remained pretty much unchanged for the past very many million years. So they must be doing something right! Here are some other Misconceptions of evolution. You can also check out this article to learn…
Vitamin C
It’s not like it is hard to find good information about vitamins, but here is one nice and easy overview. Also, I feel kind of bad for posting Kitty like this, but she healed up fine after eating some oranges, I promise 🙂 —– U.S….
Thorny Devil
It might be thorny, but it does not need to be thirsty. This is thanks to “their microstructured skin surface, with channels in between overlapping scales, [that] enables them to collect water by capillarity and passively transport it to the mouth for ingestion”. Read more…
Wash your hands
Here is an easy to read text about how soap works. You can also read a little about why FDA does not recommend using antibacterial soaps here. Several articles present studies that conclude that the antimicrobial soap they have tested, is not more effective than…
Drunk bees
For instance this has happened with the bee populations around the Australian Parliament. Abrahamson and colleagues have studied the effects of ethanol on bees extensively and found, among other things that honey bees “do not have an  aversion to ethanol, will self-administer ethanol, and will…
Evolutionary moths
This is a cool example of how evolution works. During the industrial revolution, coal powered plants turned tree trunks and nesting places of peppered moths darker. This led to a rapid increase in the proportion of dark (melanistic) moths, as they had better camouflage than…
Poster
I talked with my sister-in-law about making a poster, so I made this and sent it to her. She has posted it at her university – that’s cool! In case you want do do the same, a PDF-version of the image is attached for easy…