curiosities

This liquid produced by the body process of lacrimation that cleans and lubricates our eyes has as its primary function that the eye is moist for the proper functioning of the eyeball and all its structures, since any alteration in it influences our visual acuity. We tell you some curiosities about tears, according to the expert José Ignacio Blázquez García of the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute (Oviedo).

What if the bullfighter was wrong when he said that the best thing about having an "affair" with a Hollywood star was telling it later? "Extraordinary experiences are enjoyed in the moment, but they harm us socially in the long run."

Although it seems simple, feeling that something is wet has its merit, since the skin does not have receptors for the sensation of humidity.

In the same way that no skin is totally monochromatic, white teeth do not exist. What makes teeth one or another color?

Surely you have ever noticed the surprising shine of white shirts at nightclubs. Well, it has a scientific explanation.

The Ig Nobel Prizes are nothing but a parody of the well-known Nobel Prize, which are awarded each year at Harvard University (USA) to the achievements of ten groups of scientists who "first make people laugh, and then make them think" since they collect the most hilarious or ridiculous studies. This recognition comes from the hand of the scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) and these are the absurd protagonists of this 2014.

When we find ourselves in a mess and we don't know how to solve it, we often wonder how we can “get out of the jam”.

We take advantage of the jump to the big screen of the famous Maya the Bee with 'La Abeja Maya, the movie' to delve into the world of these flower lovers. We spoke with the vice president of the Fundación Amigos de las Abejas, Jesús Manzano, who answered all our questions.