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A Well-Established Balancing Act

18 Oct 2024

Some things can be classified with high acidity, like lemon juice, or low acidity, like bicarbonate. Acidity is often measured on a pH scale. This is because Danish chemist Søren Peter Lauritz...

The Hardest Working Caffeine Addicts: Bees!

11 Oct 2024

Wake up, go to work, seek out caffeinated beverages, get food, share food with others, store leftovers for later, and repeat. This routine sure does sound familiar, doesn’t it? With over 3.5...

A Migraine Is More Than Just a Bad Headache

4 Oct 2024

A migraine is often misunderstood as just “a bad headache,” but this assumption couldn't be further from the truth. Migraines are a complex neurological disorder, far more debilitating than a...

Why Do Some People Breathe into a Bag When Hyperventilating?

27 Sep 2024

“Just breathe!” is probably the worst thing that you can tell someone who is hyperventilating. The fact is, they can’t! Whatever the cause of the hyperventilation, screaming and telling someone to...

Real Gold or Fool’s Gold: The Controversies of Bee Pollen

20 Sep 2024

The earliest evidence of human consumption of bee products can be traced back to a painting from between 8000-5000 B.C. in Spain. The Greeks considered pollen to be the food of kings. There is a...

Is “Botanical Sexism” Really to Blame for Increased Pollen Allergies in Urban Cities?

13 Sep 2024

The story starts with horticultural epidemiologist Thomas Ogren. His major citation is that of the 1949 USDA Yearbook of Agriculture where it was recommended that “when used for street plantings,...

Serotonin Syndrome: Too Much of a “Good Thing”

6 Sep 2024

Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a neurotransmitter that plays a crucial role in various bodily functions, including mood regulation, behavior, memory, and gastrointestinal balance....

White Noise Machines May Have an Underlying Fineprint

29 Aug 2024

White noise, also known as broadband noise, is a type of noise that contains all the audible frequencies for humans. White noise is often present in our daily environment in the form of radio or...

The Weaving History of Persian Carpets

23 Aug 2024

Although I could get straight to the point and tell you about Persian carpets, it’s only fitting to begin with a bit of history about the Persian Empire. Cyrus the Great, who reigned from...

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