Did you know the moon affect the oceans, animals, and even your brain? On today’s episode we explore the connection between the moon and the Earth!

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Check out these super cool resources about the moon and how it affects our planet and our lives:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/tides01_intro.html

https://moon.sleepfoundation.org/articles/what-circadian-rhythm

https://moon.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/moon-facts/

Sources:

• https://moon.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(13)00754-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982213007549%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
• https://moon.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050914
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11124173?dopt=Abstract
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675796901242
• https://moon.researchgate.net/publication/245029414_Chronobiology_by_moonlight

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