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Image credit: Scientific Animations How these common but painful sores form and develop They’re the mouth irritations that can make eating a meal unbearable, but the cause of mouth ulcers or canker sores is...
Popular in human culture due to their intelligence and playfulness, dolphin species can be found all over the world, ranging in shape, size and character dramatically There are many species of dolphin ranging from...
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How do changes in pressure make our hearing go funny and our heads feel full? The middle ear separates the outer ear from the inner ear. It contains the three ear bones, which send...
Question from Eduardo Raffaele Like us, animals carry microbes, most of which live on the skin or in the digestive system. Whole cuts of beef tend to be safe to eat rare because their...
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Question from Hannah King According to recent research, the best time to start learning a language is before the age of ten. There are three reasons for this. First, children have more time to...
The secret to tousled tresses lies under the skin in the shape of the hair follicles Hairs might look similar from the outside, but put them under the microscope and you’ll notice tiny differences...
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