Microgravity Effects, Octocoral, Menstrual Sync
Today, you\u2019ll learn about how microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms, the half a billion year old bioluminescent octocoral, and the truth about women\u2019s synchronized menstrual cycles.
Microgravity Effects
- \u201cSimulated microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms.\u201d EurekAlert! 2024.
- \u201cEffect of 60 days of head down tilt bed rest on amplitude and phase of rhythms in physiology and sleep in men.\u201d by Maria-Angeles Bonmati-Carrion, et al. 2024.
Octocorals
- \u201cGlowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years.\u201d by Jake Buehler. 2024.
- \u201cWhat is bioluminescence?\u201d NOAA. N.D.
- \u201cEvolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on Octocorallia.\u201d by Danielle M. DeLeo, et al. 2024.
Menstrual Sync
- \u201cDo women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth?\u201d by Marlene Cimons. 2024.
- \u201cWomen do not synchronize their menstrual cycles.\u201d by Zhengwei Yang & Jeffrey C Schank. 2006.
- \u201cMenstrual synchrony: Fact or artifact?\u201d by Anna Ziomkiewicz. 2026.
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