When I first learned about black holes, I was 7 or 8 years old. They scared me so much that I genuinely thought a black hole would […]
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How color vision works
Looking around us, we can see so many things with a wide range of colors. These colors add to the beauty of the world. Even though we […]
How do animals regenerate limbs?
Salamanders can regenerate their limbs. Instead of scar tissue, the cut is transformed into a wound epidermis, activating chemicals that cause the nerves underneath where the limb […]
Why is our memory limited?
Memory occurs because of three processes: Encoding (transferring information from the environment into our brains through sight, sound, taste, touch or smell), storage (retaining that information) and […]
How has the lack of touch affected us?
Once the number of coronavirus cases increased, we were told not to touch each other. How did one year of not being able to use the universal […]
Why are species different?
We humans are all part of the same species: Homo sapiens. A species is defined as the largest group of individuals that can produce fertile offspring. When […]
What is leading to global warming?
A greenhouse is a small building with glass walls and a glass roof. When the sun’s light comes into the building, the heat from the sun is […]
Did curiosity kill the cat?
When I was nine years old, I asked my mother and older brother how people knew so much about the anatomy of the eyes and ears of […]
Why do we get burned?
Since I am an amazing child, I make tea for my parents every day. One day, I was talking to my little brother while I was pouring […]
How does the stock market work?
Recently, Reddit made national news. A group of Redditors got together and decided they would buy stocks from GameStop, a company that sells things related to video […]
