The US space agency (Nasa) says its Juno probe is on course to go into orbit around the Planet Jupiter. P It’s mission is to look down on the giant world to work out what it is made from and how it is put together. We should finally discover whether it has a solid core or […]
Read more "Juno Mission to Jupiter (Physics)"If the distance between the Earth and Moon was 5mm and to true sun, 1250mm, then the distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri would be approximately 320km r the distance from London to Liverpool.
Read more "How far is far? "Could your gut bacteria affect whether you are lean or obese? • To find out, scientists transplanted human gut bacteria into bacteria-free mice • Even though they are the same amount of food, the mice given ‘obese’ bacteria gained more weight and fat than the mice given ‘lean’ bacteria • This showed that the bacteria […]
Read more "Lean or Obese?"Scientists used to believe in a ‘gene of criminality’ carried only by people who break the law and for ‘addiction’; but that is not the case anymore. Genes are believed to influence your personality. They predispose you to a certain behaviour however however don’t determine your entire personality.
Read more "What do your genes do?"Your genes and environment influence the person you have become. But searching for genes involved in behaviour is controversial, more so for genes that are related to aggressive or addictive behaviour. Some worry that this information could be used to discriminate against people or provide excused for antisocial behaviour.
Read more "How do you become you? (Biology)"If you are a British Citizen you will receive a telegraph from the monarch on your 100th birthday. People are living to 100 years old a lot more frequently now-a-days. The Queen only sent out 255 centenary (a letter congratulation you on your 100th birthday) in 1952. In 1999, Queen sent out 3,500! This is […]
Read more "Will you live to 100? (Biology)"The oldest human in record is called Jeanne Calment who lived to 122 years old and died in 1997. Shirechiyo Izumi is from Japan and he lived to 120 and dies in 1986. Elsewhere in the world there are said to be people that have lives longer, this is unconfirmed.
Read more "Who’s the oldest? (Biology)"Our Stone Ages Ancestor’s lives were short and dangerous. The average life of Britain a century ago was: 49 years old for women 52 years old for men Many children died before the age of 5 Due to to an improvement in health care, living conditions and diet today, the average life span has elongated […]
Read more "How long will you live? (Biology)"For the next 7 days I will be posting a fact each day on Ageing. Today, I will be answering this question: What is Ageing? As you get older, your body starts to wear out. Scientists are investigating what happens to the body cells as they age to try and find out why this happens. […]
Read more "What is Ageing? (Biology)"Today I am going to explore different aspects of sleep – from why do we dream to how do you know if you are asleep! Hope you enjoy this post. What happens whilst you sleep? Roughly you spend a third of your life sleeping. Whilst sleeping, four main things happen: Heart rate drops Muscles relax Breathing […]
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