Whether you’re left handed or right handed, you’ve probably wondered why you’re one or the other. Well, science has finally explained why, and why being left handed is much less common. You’ve probably thought, “is it just something we learn to have a preference for over time, or is it something to do with our…
By this point it’s well known that vaccines do more good than harm. But there is still a small (but growing) group of people that believe vaccines cause debilitating illnesses, disabilities and more. Vaccines work by creating “memory cells” that remember how best to fight a certain illness. For example, in a lab they will…
The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 25–26 April 1986 in the No. 4 nuclear reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the now abandoned town of Pripyat, in northern Soviet Ukraine. The disaster began during a systems test on 26 April 1986 at reactor 4 of the V. I….
Space is a cold and lonely place. We can’t even begin to imagine how large it is either. At any given time there is around 6-10 people in space, usually aboard the international space station. These astronauts will do regular maintenance on the station in the open vacuum of space, supported by a very strong…
I’m sure everyone’s biggest fear about surgery is waking up whilst being operated on. And whilst this sounds like nothing more than a horror story, it is said to occur in around 1 patient per 19,000 that undergoes surgery. It’s called anaesthesia awareness. And it’ll all begin with you seeing a very bright light. Then…
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