All night, every time you breathe out, carbon atoms take off into the night air. Each carbon atom weighs a tiny fraction of a gram. But every breath expels roughly ten billion trillion atoms, so you wake up a pound lighter.
All night, every time you breathe out, carbon atoms take off into the night air. Each carbon atom weighs a tiny fraction of a gram. But every breath expels roughly ten billion trillion atoms, so you wake up a pound lighter.
Ticks generally are obligate blood feeders. They require blood for sustenance, as well as for egg and sperm production. In some instances the tick can increase its weight by 100 fold!
The Helmeted Hornbill is found in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It eats mostly fruit and insects, and uses its casque as a weighted tool to dig into rotten wood.
With wings that beat up to 200 times a second, hummingbirds are able to hover, fly backwards, and even upside down. With a metabolism set on overdive, they consume more than half their body weight in nectar each day.
Turns out watching adrenaline-pumping horror films can burn up calories, which could help you lose weight as long as you don't pair the film with buttered popcorn.
Turns out watching adrenaline-pumping horror films can burn up calories, which could help you lose weight as long as you don't pair the film with buttered popcorn.
Turns out watching adrenaline-pumping horror films can burn up calories, which could help you lose weight as long as you don't pair the film with buttered popcorn.
Research shows your roommate can affect “everything from academic performance to freshman weight gain.” You may not have much say in the matter, but if you could choose, what qualities would you look for in a roommate?
Research shows your roommate can affect “everything from academic performance to freshman weight gain.” You may not have much say in the matter, but if you could choose, what qualities would you look for in a roommate?
Research shows your roommate can affect “everything from academic performance to freshman weight gain.” You may not have much say in the matter, but if you could choose, what qualities would you look for in a roommate?
With wings that beat up to 200 times a second, hummingbirds are able to hover, fly backwards, and even upside down. With a metabolism set on overdive, they consume more than half their body weight in nectar each day.
Whale poop is worth its weight in gold in its refined state, called ambergris. The material is used as a fixative in perfumes; it stabilizes the other notes, and adds an animal mustiness.
Whale poop is worth its weight in gold in its refined state, called ambergris. The material is used as a fixative in perfumes; it stabilizes the other notes, and adds an animal mustiness.
Whale poop is worth its weight in gold in its refined state, called ambergris. The material is used as a fixative in perfumes; it stabilizes the other notes, and adds an animal mustiness.
Whale poop is worth its weight in gold in its refined state, called ambergris. The material is used as a fixative in perfumes; it stabilizes the other notes, and adds an animal mustiness.
Popular weight-loss shows are motivating their viewers to lose weight themselves, a trend that behavioral economists attribute to the TV's powers of socialization.
With wings that beat up to 200 times a second, hummingbirds are able to hover, fly backwards, and even upside down. With a metabolism set on overdive, they consume more than half their body weight in nectar each day.
With wings that beat up to 200 times a second, hummingbirds are able to hover, fly backwards, and even upside down. With a metabolism set on overdive, they consume more than half their body weight in nectar each day.
The Helmeted Hornbill is found in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It eats mostly fruit and insects, and uses its casque as a weighted tool to dig into rotten wood.