Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans. A fantastic theme that will educate, reinforce and ultimately help our blue planet. It is important for us all to be aware and active in protecting our ocean environments. During National Science week 2020, students in Australian schools will learn more about the ocean and ocean science. […]
Left handers day is the 13th August: Today, about one-tenth of the world’s population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed — and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive […]
Oxford Vaccine Raises Hope: When Will First Covid-19 Vaccine Be Available? The world is breathing a sigh of relief after scientists at Oxford University, in a paper published in The Lancet, said their experimental Covid vaccine had been shown to trigger a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. So, when […]
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August is Psoriasis awareness month. What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is a non-contagious, chronic autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation, and is linked to other autoimmune deficiencies such as psoriatic arthritis. Proriasis Awareness month and is used as an opportunity to educate and inform sufferers on a range of topics varying from treatment, causes, triggers and […]
Which mask works best? To visualise droplets and aerosols, UNSW researchers used LED lighting system & a high-speed camera, filming people coughing and sneezing in different scenarios — using no mask, 2 different types of cloth masks, and a surgical mask. We confirmed that even speaking generates substantial droplets. Coughing and sneezing (in that order) […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ug9_0kjyo How does breastfeeding work? Milk production is triggered by hormones produced by the placenta, while milk letdown is induced by prolactin and oxytocin after delivery. […]
Watch this fascinating and rather therapeutic formation of the the human skeletal system by 7active. A 3d animation studio for medical sciences. […]
There has been a reported breakthrough in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine by scientists at Oxford University. An immune response to the new vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 has indicated a strong “double defence”, whereby both antibodies and “killer” T-cells were reported to have been present in blood samples from volunteers in the first […]
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Bees and other pollinators are vital to growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens. Bees’ Needs Week is a great opportunity for you to find out more about how important pollinators are and how you can support them. www.wildlifetrusts.org/bees-needs […]
This animation from the World Health Organisation explains who should wear medical and fabric masks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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