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The animals featured here look harmless enough, but in real fact, they are blood-sucking vampires who have adapted several ingenious means to get their regular fix of blood meal. Mosquitoes may be bad, but they have nothing on these 7. 1. Vampire finch The tiny, ordinary-looking vampire finch is a close relative of its seed-eating […]
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How old were you in 2006 when Pluto, the ninth and farthest planet from the sun was delisted from the list of planets in our solar system? Are you even aware of this fact? Or do you still find yourself singing the mnemonic (if you know it) for remembering the order of the planets: “My
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If you have ever travelled on an airplane and have an inquisitive mind, you may have wondered why airplane windows are oval shaped. Couldn’t they have come in any other shape – square, rectangle, or what have you? It turns out there’s a very important reason for that. At a time, airplanes had square
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And it all lies in your brain – the rate of formation, maturation, and how well you use it. Dr Sanjay Gupta is the Chief Medical Correspondent at CNN, and anchor of the feature show Vital Minds. In a video, he gives a scientific explanation on why teenagers – whose bodies have been primed by hormones
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According to BBCiWonder, your body has more micro-organism cells – such as bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses – than human cells! Some estimates suggest it may be as much as 10 to one, others are more conservative. These organisms make up what’s called your microbiome, and the vast majority of these microbes are bacteria –
How Well Do You Know Your Body’s GOOD BACTERIA? Get to Know Them Here Read More »
If you are not aware already, the year 2016 is a leap year! This means that instead of 28 days in February, we would have 29 days. That said, what is the origin of the leap year? What are the criteria for a leap day, and how is it calculated? Origin of the Leap Year
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Bacteria are the most numerous life forms on the planet. Bacteria come in various shapes and sizes, and thrive in some of the most inhospitable environments. They live in your body, on your skin, and on objects you use everyday. Below are 7 surprising things you may not know about bacteria, according to about.com 1.
Do pretty girls really get better grades in school? In real life, the classroom is the last place where you would expect appearance to matter. A fashion runway, maybe, but you would like to think that your teachers see past how individuals look when they grade your papers. Apparently, they don’t! Well, according to a
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We started the series by considering the first 98 days of your stay in the womb – how you passed your first test, began to show a preference for either or both your hands, and how your fingerprints were formed as you pushed your fingers against the amniotic sac that served as a cushion and
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If you entered for the 2016 TSL essay and debate competition, you would remember that the essay title was “Are Sustainable Cities Possible?” And getting tap water from recycled waste water is just an example of one of such things that are being made possible. In some parts of the world, the wastewater that flows down the drain – yes,
Would You Drink Recycled Toilet Water? You May Have to in the Future! Read More »
