These white crystals is what’s left of the human body when you take the water away, which makes up 96% of our bodies. Without water, we’re all just three or four pounds of chemicals. — Gene Roddenberry In TV episode, spoken by character Dr. McCoy, 'The Omega Glory', Star Trek ...
Floods and the economic fallout from COVID-19 are pitting hungry fishermen against hungry hippos—with deadly results.
An adult male chimp weighs 15 to 20 kilograms (33 to 44 pounds) less than most human males, yet efforts to measure their strength indicate that a typical chimp can muster more than twice as much muscle force as the brawniest of elite human athletes. 1 As we start our exploration of...
As it turns out, the number one cause of death during human stampedes or crowd crushes is actuallycompressional asphyxiation. When you're crushed under people, to the point where they're standing on you, you've got hundreds and hundreds of pounds of weight coming down on y...
the most fearsome and prehistoric of all the animals that share the planet with humans. The jaws of the American alligator can chomp with up to 3,000 pounds of force, outclassed only by its cousinthe saltwater crocodile, which can bite with over 3,600 pounds, more than any other animal....
But this method requires two people,one with the dog on a leash, the other running interference and able to body block approaching strangers with a smile on their face. What about when you are by yourself? One of the most useful exercises I’ve used is theEmergency U Turn. Beginning with...
Humans have the most developed brain of all animals. Yet it is not the largest brain. The human brain weighs three pounds. The brain of an elephant weighs 11 pounds.So the largest brain is not always the best brain. In people, a larger brain does not mean a clever person. ...
The government are so determined to strip as many people as possible of their benefits that they have spent 40 million pounds of tax payers money fighting appeals, most of which they lost. Austerity over the last decade has resulted in misery, poverty, destitution and the deaths of hundreds ...
An adult male chimp weighs 15 to 20 kilograms (33 to 44 pounds) less than most human males, yet efforts to measure their strength indicate that a typical chimp can muster more than twice as much muscle force as the brawniest of elite human athletes. 1 As we start our exploration of...
In order to get enough calories from eating such fruits all day long, a chimp consumes prodigious quantities, sometimes a kilogram (2.2 pounds) in an hour and then waits about two hours for its stomach to empty before gorging again. 2 Chimps and other apes must also resort sometimes to ...