Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
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Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.
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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
Osmoregulation by marine fish and saltwater mosquitoes.
Pacific hagfish at 150 meters depth, California, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc)
Marine pollution threatens resources and marine life