How Does the Ear Give Us Balance?
How Does the Ear Give Us Balance? Deep inside the ear there are three small horseshoe-shaped tubes that have nothing to do with hearing. These tubes are called the...
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Why Do Owls Hoot?
Why Do Owls Hoot? Owls make these sounds in order to communicate. And there are just as many messages as there are different types of calls. The exact message conveyed...
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What Causes Seasickness?
What Causes Seasickness? Seasickness is a form of motion sickness characterized by a feeling of nausea experienced after spending time on a ship. It is caused by the...
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What Is a Funny Bone?
A “funny bone” is not really a bone at all. It is actually a bundle of nerves that passes near the elbow. We call the whole bundle the “ulnar” nerve. When...
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What Is Skywriting?
Skywriting is the process of using a small aircraft, able to expel special smoke during flight, to fly in certain patterns that create writing readable by someone on...
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