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The pitohui bird contains deadly batrachotoxin

26 Apr 2018

Did you know that the聽pitohui ("pit-oo-eey,") bird of New Guinea聽is the only bird known to contain a toxin?

Broken Bones Grow Back Stronger鈥 Sort Of

19 Apr 2018

Growing up I always heard the same adage when I broke a bone, 鈥淒on鈥檛 worry it鈥檒l grow back stronger鈥. But is that really true?

If You Have a Nut Allergy You Might Want to Check Your Shampoo Ingredients

5 Apr 2018

Nut allergies affect about 2% of the Canadian population and can be broken down into tree nut allergies (like almonds or cashews) and peanut allergies (peanuts aren鈥檛 actually nuts but legumes)....

Rabbits, Reproduction and Making Mochi on the Moon

1 Apr 2018

Rabbits have an undoubtedly important association with Easter, but they鈥檝e played important roles in many societies through the ages.

From tiny bodies to giant ears, rabbits have super specialized physiologies

1 Apr 2018

We鈥檝e already seen that rabbits and hares have quite interesting physiology, but for certain species of leporidae the adaptations get even more extreme....

Rabbits Eat Their Own Poop

31 Mar 2018

Rabbits are foraging herbivores, eating mostly grass and weeds. But this fibrous, cellulose rich diet isn鈥檛 the easiest to digest, and by the time their dinner has make it through their intestines...

Rabbits have hinged skulls and three eyelids

29 Mar 2018

Rabbits and hares are pretty cute, but they鈥檙e also fascinating.

The Elephants Foot of Chernobyl

22 Mar 2018

After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, reactor number 4, which was involved in the accident, was encased in concrete to contain the radiation and debris, creating a structure known as 鈥渢he...

From Bottle to Blood to Breath: How Breathalyzers Work

15 Mar 2018

The term 鈥渁lcohol鈥 to a chemist聽 means an organic compound that contains an OH group, but as far as the public is concerned 鈥渁lcohol鈥 refers to one specific compound, namely, ethanol. It is ethanol...

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