Earth & Biology
Sciences du vivant, environnement et puissance de la nature.
🔥Photographer Maria Passer captured the ice-covered abandoned buildings of Vorkuta, in Russia’s Komi Republic, where winter temperatures drop as low as -58°F. As residents leave the dying coal-mining city, snow and ice completely encrust former living rooms, offices, and bedrooms
🔥Tiffany Blue Gastropholis Prasina
🔥this is Lagoa do Pau Pique, a unique volcanic crater lake located on São Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago of Portugal (Shot by ilhan1077)
Your Brain May Have Started as Two Organs
Your brain may have once been two separate organs! 🧠
Scientists long thought the whole brain grew from a single group of embryonic cells. But a new study of mouse embryos found it actually develops from two, one forming the forebrain and the other the hindbrain. Similar trends in chickens and zebrafish suggest that over 500 million years ago, evolution may have brought two separate nervous systems together to form the brain.
Why do men have moustaches ?
As a secondry sexual trait in men , what is the role of moustache and beard in the evolution of men . I mean that what was the need in the evolutionary process that triggered(if it is right word to use) the androgens to form thicker hairs on face for display or any machenism?. And also why not in females
(female's don't produce androgens like testosterone for these kind of secondry sexual characteristics but why )
Edit: while searching i got to know that females also have a little bit amount of testosterone (15-70 ng/dL), and males have much lower amount (som 10-40 pg/mL) of estrogen
What makes fungi different than plants and animals?
I am not well informed in biology or taxonomy, but from a layman's perspective, fungi seems mysterious to me because it is not an animal nor a plant. Why so? Why is it classified as a different type of living being?
My textbooks says the human DNA contains approximately 20,000-25,000 genes, does that mean human genome contains half that number?
Or does the genome contain 20,000-25,000 genes, and one diploid cell contains double of that?
🔥 An endangered river dolphin bites a swimming caiman’s tail three times.
Video credited to @wildsightings22 on IG.
🔥 Honey Badger vs. Porcupine, Botswana, Africa (photo by David Northall)
Einstein is a popular example of a genius. Yet, polymaths like Gauss, Euler, Hamilton, Van Neumann seem far more formidable. Is it just that relativity is remarkable, or am I just impressed by someone who makes major contributions to wildly different areas?
reddit.comcan all creatures experience orgasm?
this might be a dumb and/or stupid question, but is everyone capable of orgasming?
i know most if not all male organisms orgasm somehow for the sake of reproduction, but i'm more wondering about the females. female humans can orgasm, despite it not directly aiding reproduction, and i wonder how that translates in other creatures since we're all so interconnected
i'm also wondering, how would you even find that out? would you just look for clitoral organs in the animal, or would you have to watch them in the wild? do all the animals who orgasm KNOW they can? how would you even know that either? lol
also, what about plants? would you even consider the release of pollen an "orgasm"?
also, what animals have the capability to enjoy sexual experiences how humans do? i know lots of creatures mate without necessarily ENJOYING it.. but i do wonder about the ones that do and what function that has in their society and behavior as a whole
this has been on my mind since last night. i'd love to know if any of these questions are answerable
Can someone explain the levels of protein structure to me? (9th grade honors biology student)
Im so confused. especially around the secondary structure.
heres what I know:
Primary - One polypeptide, the kind of amino acids in chain and how they’re arranged
secondary - two polypeptides and how they interact (I don’t understand the alpha helix and folds in the chain)
tertiary - two polypeptides folding
quaternary - 2+ tertiary structures folding together to make a functioning protein.
I don’t really know how to explain what I don’t know. I think I just don’t understand the difference between 2+3
That's a little too close to a bull moose for comfort.
Video credited to @allagash.antlers on Instagram.
Strong Social Networks Are Linked to Higher Birth Rates, Study of 100,750 Adults Across 299 Finnish Municipalities Finds — Communities With Greater Social Support and More Frequent Social Interactions Had Higher Fertility Rates, Even After Accounting for Socioeconomic Factors.
psypost.orgIs Moldy Food Safe to Eat?
Does cutting the moldy spot off your food make it safe? 🍞
Quinten Geldhof, also known as Microhobbyist, takes us under the microscope to reveal thread-like roots called hyphae spreading through food far beyond the visible surface. These roots penetrate soft foods like bread and fruit with ease, while hard cheeses and vegetables are more resistant. These molds can contain mycotoxins, poisonous compounds that are hazardous to your health. Would you eat moldy food?
Why are women attracted to men’s butts?
From the opposite standpoint, I understand wide hips help with childbirth. But the other way around? From this perspective, there is no reason for women to find men’s butts attractive.
Do you actually need a Masters degree?
Currently taking a break from my biology degree since I needed a break from school. I'm now having a hard time debating if I should even finish it because I've always been told I need a Masters to get a job anywhere. I already have 2 years of experience being a lab tech during my schooling, working over the summers as well as during school. I have a decent skill range within the lab. If I went back and continued working in labs as a tech would I be able to find a job? Or would I have to go get a masters as well. I would not want to work in academic, I'd want to work in biotech or larger corporate companies. Maybe even agricultural and seed research. I would love to do environmental consulting or research new GMO seeds