Matilda's Lab
@MatildasLab
Little explanations for little ears: Matilda's Lab is parent friendly blog to help deal with those tricky questions. https://mstdn.social/@matildaslab
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This is a lovely idea! Let's share the love. My name is Chris and I started a science blog to try and reach my daughter about the joys of science. @MatildasLab mixes art with science with some home demos thrown in for good measure.
One of the most striking facts in science is that we don't know what 95% of the universe is made of. Up to 70% is thought to be dark energy, which is making the universe expand. But not by the writers of this study, who say that it doesn't exist at all! eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
A little something that may make you think; hadn't that been figured out yet? A study bolsters the case that eyelashes evolved to help water out of our eyes. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #eyelashes #sciencenews
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Researchers reveal how human eyelashes promote water drainage
A team of Chinese researchers has recently elucidated the characteristics of human eyelashes. Their study reveals that eyelashes consist of a hydrophobic, curved, flexible fiber array, featuring...
Happy New Year, everyone. Let's start the New Year by closing out some business from the last one, as Matilda's Lab pays a scientific tribute to Jimmy Carter. matildaslab.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/mat… #jimmycarter #scicomm
Because there are so many microbes of so many different types absolutely everywhere. Each time a new isolated area is discovered, it brings with it a completely new and novel micro- ecosystem. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #microbiology #sciencenews #discovery
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Living in the deep, dark, slow lane: Insights from the first global appraisal of microbiomes in...
Which microbes thrive below us in darkness – in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor – and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth’s surfaces, on land and...
Not only are book versions of stories generally better than the film versions, but it turns out that they are also better for neurological health. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #sciencenews
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Ditch TV and read a book: UniSA research delivers best moves to reduce dementia risk
It’s that time of the year when most of us get the chance to sit back and enjoy some well-deserved down time. But whether you reach for the TV controller, or a favourite book, your choice could have...
Things get out of sorts at this time of year, so why not a Tuesday newsletter? 2024 is at an end. Time to reflect and look forward. I also have bacterial builders, why reading is good for you, a carnivorous squirrel and a World War I solution to pH control open.substack.com/pub/matildasla…
I was aware that Salmonella can change its surface antigens to evade an immune response, so I should probably have been less surprised to learn that Staph aureus can become vaccine resistant. I was surprised. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #microbiology #sciencenews #vaccines
Fun fact: The Parker Solar Probe was tested for thermal resistance using the contents of McDonald's Apple Pies. #PossiblyAFakeFact
In another display of optimisation in nature, air breathing sea animals have separately worked out the most efficient depth at which to swim. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #sciencenews #marineanimals
The moral of this story is that if you want to discover something new, sometimes all you have to do is look. bbc.co.uk/newsround/6013… #sciencenews #newspecies #biology
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WWF: Nature charity discovers more than 200 new species in South East Asia
More than 200 new species have been discovered in the Greater Mekong area, in South East Asia.
Most animal body forms first appear in the fossil record in the Cambrian era, already in a recognisable form. This makes new fossils from Pre-Cambriam very exciting, like this tiny ancestor of the arthropods eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #fossil #sciencenews #precambrian #paleontology
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Tiny ancient worm sheds big light on evolution mystery
In a new study published in Current Biology, researchers describe Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old worm-like organism preserved in the Precambrian rocks of Nilpena Ediacara National Park...
Merry Christmas everyone. I have a little Christmas treat for you. A double Map of Life addition. A TURkey (of course) and a TURtle (because, why not?). #turkey #evolution #infographic
We've made it to the end! Door 24 of the Matilda's Lab advent calendar and the most viewed post of the year. matildaslab.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/wha… Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! #spiderweb #advent #scicomm
I know that the placebo effect is a real thing, but this is just crazy. A spoonful of sugar doesn't just help the medicine go down, it IS the medicine...in cows. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #sciencenews #antibiotics
We all need some alone time every once in a while, but it may be that not all alone time is the same with regards to the benefits that it brings us. eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #mentalhealth #sciencenews #psychology
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Research shows solitude is better for your health when it’s not too intense
Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading...
Pictures of eyes are used in stores as we know that people act differently with just the slightest hint of being observed What wasn't known is the psychological burden that people carry from feeling constantly under surveillance eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #psychology #sciencenews
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The psychological implications of Big Brother’s gaze
A new psychological study has shown that when people know they are under surveillance it generates an automatic response of heightened awareness of being watched, with implications for public mental...
We're getting right to the business end of the advent countdown now. The 3rd most viewed blog post this year may be relevant over a period when children get overexcited. matildaslab.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/mum… #parenting #scicomm #advent #psychology
If you feel like you suffer a runny noise more frequently than those sound you, that may be a consequence of your nose fungus! eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #runnynose #fungus #microbiome #sciencenews
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Patients whose allergies cause the sniffles have different fungi living in their noses, compared to...
Allergies that make your nose run and asthma are very common respiratory diseases which are often found together and impose a significant disease burden. Scientists looking for ways to help patients...
Midwinter brings door number 21 of the advent calendar. The 4th most viewed post of the year is about how we can give each other electric shocks. matildaslab.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/ele… #staticelectricity #scicomm #science #physics
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