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Human pheromones

Female menstruation or sexual attraction are two of the processes that may be affected by pheromones in humans. Spoiler: one of them is not.

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What is life? Are viruses alive?

Viruses. Live beings or very complex molecules that replicate? Let’s find out

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Why are bees disappearing?

It’s not new, but it’s NOT getting better. But why is this happening? Pesticides, monoculture, mites… Find the reasons here.

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Defying gravity. Gecko pads, tree frog toes and Van der Waals forces.

A gecko walking up a glass. A frog with a hexagonal structure at its toes. And a Dutch scientist with a very long name as explanation.

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The yogurt adventures

Experimenting with food has the benefit that you can eat your samples…sometimes

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Fermentation. Waste products of pleasent flavour

Yogurt, bread, beer, wine, bakery products, pickles… Fermentation is a pungent world , but what is it exactly?

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Bacteria cheating each other. Cheatobiotics

Cheating mutant bacteria inoculations could be a bio-treatment for chronic infections

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Bad, bad margarine. Fats explained in 3 points

How many times have you heard about margarine being a nice alternative to butter? Let me tell you it is not. But why?

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Structural color. The butterfly wings iridescent secret

How much you think you know about color? What if I tell you there’s no blue pigment over these butterfly wings?

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The beginning of the antibiotics age; the penicillin discover

The Fleming fortunate mishap that led to the first antibiotic development

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