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Can Owls See In Daylight?

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Yes. They can. Owls are blind during day – that’s only a misconception! In actual, Owls can see in day as well as at night. Yeah… at night, they can see more comfortably & efficiently than daytime. Let’s explore why…

Owls have large & tubular shaped eyes. Due to larger size, more light enters their eyes than required for visibility during daytime. To block the extra sunlight, owls close their eyes halfway or even more and looks like they are sleeping while in actual, they are awake & able to see.

So, that’s the truth about owls! Now, don’t say ever that owls can’t see in daylight. Owls can perfectly see in day & even better in night.

References: Journey North, The Petri Dish, Photo Thanks: Canva.

Morning Lark versus Night Owl – Which One Is Better?

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While larks (morning people) wake up early in the morning, owls (night people) tend to be alert at night! Studies found that larks are neither healthier nor wealthier or wiser than owls as people generally believe. On scale of wisdom, owls were found to be a little wiser than larks, again beating the traditional belief that morning people are wiser! Further, owls are better at relationships (as per research). Owls are more prone to bad habits like smoking & drinking (same is supported by Night-life-style & the convention that smoking keep owls awake at night). So, morning people win the battle when it comes to good habits. Further, larks are more cooperative & proactive which can be helpful in career & life while owls are mostly procrastinators! Morning people are happier than owls as we all know that majority of our society works in daytime & night people face stress to wake-up early which cause emotional distress. So, each type has its own pros & cons & we think that being a morning/ evening person is just a matter of preference. What you think? Do let us know.

Source: Fast Co Design, Photo Thanks: Pixabay.

Why You Go To Sleep & What Happens When You Are Asleep?

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Two main biological factors that affect sleep are ‘circadian clock’ & ‘sleep homeostasis’. The second one is a kind of internal timer for sleep. The longer you have been awake, the more you feel the need for sleep. It builds sleep pressure on you throughout the time you are awake & you feel tired & sleepy. When you go to sleep, that sleep pressure releases and a lot of things happen in your body & mind! Your body temperature & blood pressure drops, breathing becomes slower, blood supply to muscles increased, body & muscles are relaxed, many growth hormones are released & energy is restored. All these processes provides energy to your brain & body & make you prepare for your daytime performance. That’s why you feel less tired & more relaxed on wake up!

Source: VICE Motherboard, Sleep Foundation, Photo Thanks: Pixnio.

Bees Also Have Mathematical Ability!

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Yes, Bees do have brains and they can understand maths as well! When a trained bee was asked to pick the lowest number out of a series, bee chose a blank image proving its understanding of the concept of zero (and yeah… it got a sugar reward in return). Though they have very small brains (as they have only fewer than 1 million neurons while humans have 86,000 million!), but they have it. The research will be used to improve AI. (Fun Fact: While human children find it difficult to to understand the concept of zero, bees understood this concept easily. This proves bees are smarter than humans as far as ‘zero concept’ is concerned.)

Source: Daily Mail Online, Photo Thanks: PxHere.

Featured: ResearchGate – ‘Interactive Platform To Advance Your Research’

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ResearchGate is a social network of researchers, scientists & learners to facilitate its members share their work, collaborate, discuss and ask & answer each others questions. The site is home to millions of research publications & meaningful discussions which can ease your research. You can also find the right job using their research-focused job board. The site now has a community of 1.5+ crore active researchers with varied areas of interests like medical, science, engineering, geography, accounting, psychology et cetera. Best part is that only people from recognized institutions are able to get an account on ResearchGate. So, you will find only real researchers! No fake accounts! The site is linking innovators from around the world & is very easy to use. If you want to take your research to the next level, grab your free account on ResearchGate! If you can’t get an account, don’t worry! You can still access the researches & great discussions out there! Have great research ahead!

Reference: ResearchGate, Wikipedia.

Can You Ever Forget Your First & Native Language?

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It is estimated that about 50% of the people on the planet speak at least 2 languages! We generally believe that we can’t forget our first & native language as it’s impossible. But it’s not! People can forget their mother tongue though in extreme circumstances like long-term migration & being away from your country for a long time, emotional factors like trauma & being betrayed from once country. Further, children who are removed from their country before age 12 & adults who face traumatic events can forget their first language. When we start learning second language, the two languages start competing with each other. The more familiar you become with second language, more are the chances of foreign language becoming your native language! (except people who are good at languages)! So, we CAN forget our mother language. It’s complex but not wonder!

Source: Research Gate, BBC, Photo Thanks: Pixabay.