/oss/taxonomy/term/975/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-student-contributors-did-you-know/chlorophyll-water-wont-clear-your-skin <p>Our social media feeds are filled with buzzwords like <i>anti-inflammatory</i>, <i>detoxifying,</i> or <i>antimicrobial</i>. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/chlorophyll-liquid-drops-tiktok-safe/2021/04/28/a4be904e-a79c-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html">Chlorophyll water</a> is no exception. There are countless social media posts claiming that drinking a glass of bright green chlorophyll water every day will banish your acne.</p> Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Maya McKeown, B.Sc. 9509 at /oss /oss/article/environment-quirky-science-you-asked/humans-and-animals-exhale-carbon-dioxide-every-breath-why-not-considered-be-problem-far-global <p style="text-align:justify">The carbon dioxide we exhale does not contribute to global warming for the simple reason that we also take up an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide from the air, albeit indirectly. Everything we eat can be traced back to photosynthesis, the process by which plants take up carbon dioxide from the air and use it to produce the vast array of organic compounds needed for life. Our bodies can be regarded as living engines that require fuel and oxygen to produce the energy needed to sustain life. In that sense we are not all that different from a car.</p> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:00:27 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1918 at /oss