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Started in August 2014 as a project to write a science story every day for a whole year. Read more →

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Greasy eyes | Day 153

Greasy eyes | Day 153

You’d think topical drugs these days would be created from new-fangled synthetics you can’t pronounce. Well, how about a wool fat ointment?

Posted on January 16, 2015January 17, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags history, medicine, sheep, whyyyy1 Comment on Greasy eyes | Day 153
Totality! | Day 53

Totality! | Day 53

Many people in Australia and elsewhere have been gazing at the sky tonight, trying to catch a glimpse of the second total lunar eclipse occurring in the current lunar tetrad – a not-so-common succession of four total lunar eclipses.

Posted on October 8, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags astronomy, lunar eclipse, whyyyyLeave a comment on Totality! | Day 53
Three sentences on needles | Day 47

Three sentences on needles | Day 47

While taking a pill is more pleasant that having an injection, certain drugs can’t be ingested because they are broken down in the stomach without reaching the bloodstream.

Posted on October 2, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags needles, scary science, TSS, whyyyy1 Comment on Three sentences on needles | Day 47
Why do curls curl | Day 38

Why do curls curl | Day 38

While it’s quite clear that there seems to be a genetic component to hair curliness, since the type of hair texture often runs in the family to a great extent, what particular chemical and physical mechanism determines whether hair is straight or curly?

Posted on September 23, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags chemistry, hair, questions, whyyyy1 Comment on Why do curls curl | Day 38
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