How Animals Digest Their Food
Learn about how different animals digest their foods and the organs of their digestive systems.
Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals
Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.
Musculoskeletal Systems in the Animal Kingdom
Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.
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Resources on Brains
Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.
Stress and the Brain
Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!
Organ Transplantation
Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain
How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!
How Sugar Affects the Brain
Consuming sugary foods and drinks activates your brain’s reward system - the same system that can cause addiction.
Brain Architecture
The human brain has many different parts. Each one plays a different function. But they all work together to manage complex thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Celiac Disease: When You Really Need to Stay Gluten-Free
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. Gluten triggers an immune system response, seriously affecting nutrition.
Why a Trip to Outer Space Could Be Bad for Your Bones
Astronauts can experience bone loss in space. To understand why, you need to know a bit about how bones are formed and maintained in your body.
Humidity on Earth and on the Space Station
Humidity is an important part of life on Earth and life in space. This backgrounder explains what humidity is, how it is measured and how it affects us both mentally and physically.