🧠❄️ Why does peppermint feel cold even when it isn't? Researchers have identified the specific protein receptor that sends "cold" signals to your #brain.

The #discovery explains how our bodies sense the #environment and why certain #chemicals can trick our nerves into feeling a frostiness that isn't actually there.

👉 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/that-minty-fresh-feeling-scientists-now-know-how-our-bodies-feel-cold/

💁🏻‍♀️✨ What are the ingredients in toothpaste? https://seethis.tv/post/toothpaste-ingredients-with-george-zaidan

#neuroscience #biology #health #science #chemistry #nature #research #physics #evolution

🦊🐛 In the forests of #Madagascar, #lemurs have learned to use #millipedes as a specialized form of #medicine.

By gently biting the #insects, the #primates trigger the release of defensive #chemicals that act as a potent repellent against #malaria-carrying #mosquitoes. The lemurs rub the secretions into their fur and even ingest small amounts to treat internal parasites. The toxins cause a brief, trancelike state.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/lemurs-licking-millipedes-bbc

#wildlife #nature #science #biology #chemistry #evolution #BBC #animals

“However, the most significant climate impact of the attack on Iran will not be the emissions of the conflict itself, but from its aftermath,” they went on.“As the US continues to press on in its ill-conceived quest for ‘energy dominance,’fossil fuel production will be expanded in the name of energy security, locking in emissions from extraction infrastructure for decades.”

#Iran #WarCrimes #Ecocide #ClimateEmergency
#USpol #IsraelWarCrimes #KeepItInTheGround
#Chemicals
https://truthout.org/articles/2-weeks-of-iran-war-released-more-carbon-emissions-than-84-countries-do-yearly/

"The research focused on three classes of commonly used pesticides — organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamates — and found that several ingredients were linked to lower Apgar scores for women who gave birth and lived within roughly 500 yards of where pesticides had been sprayed on crops."

https://19thnews.org/2026/03/pesticide-exposure-pregnancy-risks/

#PublicHealth #ReproHealth #pregnancy #environment #chemicals #toxins