How [https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2020/how-owls-fly-without-making-a-sound] owls are able to fly without making a sound.

Why don't blue whales die from cancer in ridiculous numbers? The probability of one cell turning cancerous in a organism should surely be proportional to the number of cells in that organism. Within species, we do see larger organisms are more likely

The UK recently announced their strategy to handle the Coronavirus pandemic and it seems to have shocked a lot of people. Their basic message seems to be that they have given up on trying to contain the spread of the virus. The Government instead

Really interesting Tweetstorm [https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1236549305189597189.html] on how washing your hands protects you from the Coronavirus. I wasn't aware that soap doesn't just wash the virus particles off; it actually breaks them down.

An interesting scientific discovery was made recently [https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/oh-look-ton-giant-viruses-inside-your-mouth/606763/] : giant bacteriophages (viruses that attack bacteria) were found in a number of animals, including humans. These viruses are about 10

Some research [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-toss-and-turn-in-an-unfamiliar-bed/] suggests we may find it difficult to sleep well in an unfamiliar environment. The brain stays half awake for the first night or two, apparently as a safety