Articles

Cocoon Makers: From Natural Talent to Genetic Enhancement
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Commonly known as the queen of textiles, silk is elegant, soft, and durable. Yet, technological advancement never fails to make things better. 


Egyptology: Champollion’s Gift to Humanity!
(Science in Arts and Culture)

Eminent French scientist Jean Champollion is known for deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone; thus, endowing humanity with the most valuable gift that is the Ancient Egyptian civilization.


How Can Sugar Intake Affect Our Mental Health?
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Sugar is undeniably one of the most happiness-inducing substances. Being a key ingredient in various desserts and delicious beverages, it remains a favorite for almost everyone.


Chandra and the Secrets of the Stars
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

Our current understanding of the evolutionary stages of massive stars, including black holes, is the result of an extensive theoretical work of an Indian–American scientist, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, better known as Chandra.


Let Us Extract Some DNA!
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

DNA is the genetic blueprint that carries the instructions for your entire being. Let us do a thrilling DIY experiment, DNA extraction!


Leather Tanning and Fabric Dyeing
(Inventions and Innovations)

Leather tanning and fabric dyeing are two of the most ancient crafts that exhibited a significant progress. Arabs pioneered in these crafts adding much to their development.


Birders
(Education, Business, and Society)

Birders play a role in the conservation of nature; they assist scientists, researchers, and environmental specialists by participating in birding events, a practice known as citizen science.


Forensic Dentistry
(Health and Diseases)

Forensic dentistry is concerned with the examination and evaluation of damaged bodies in catastrophic accidents where the corpses are unidentified.


Pet Friendly
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Pets are domestic animals kept for companionship and entertainment, as they are friendly and loyal. It is easy to own a pet, but it is challenging to take care of it.


Ocean Array
(Earth Sciences)

Young entrepreneur Boyan Slat want developed an array of floating devices designed to clean up the more than 7 million tons of plastic bits suspended in the top layer of the gyres.

Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Trending
(Computers and Information Technology)

 Most adults remember what life looked like before social media, and they can step away from it, but young people can hardly do so, leading to another potentially dangerous issue “social media addiction”.


Electronic Noses Combat Wildfires!
(Inventions and Innovations)

It is almost tradition now to see scenes of uncontrollable wildfires raging around the world every summer. What is needed is a more professional, efficient, and speedy method of wildfire detection.


True Colors
(Science in Arts and Culture)

The colors that we see around us are mainly a result of chemical reactions. But have you ever thought of colors and how they exist? Are they a gift from Mother Nature or is it chemistry?

In Pursuit of Dark Matter
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

Looking at the night sky, have you ever wondered why darkness is noticed more than anything else? For a moment, you might think that the universe is mostly empty; but, is space empty? Or, is there something out there hiding behind our plain sight?


Why We Need to Bring Back Handwriting
(Education, Business, and Society)

Handwriting enhances connectivity among different regions across the brain, which helps build memory and encode information, thus, increasing the ability to learn. 


Feeding Bodies, Feeding Minds
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Feeding minds entails processes related to acquiring knowledge and improving mental abilities; however, without feeding our bodies, our minds will never be nourished.


Four of the World’s Dangerous Beaches
(Earth Sciences)

Beaches are usually associated with relaxation, leisure, and fun activities. Yet, some beaches can break the rule, hindering one’s enjoyment or even ruining a most-awaited vacation. Here are some of the world’s most dangerous beaches.


Dancing with the Stars
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

Auroras are caused by solar winds, which are charged particles travelling from the Sun, coming into contact with the Earth’s magnetic fields. Only when we follow the particles’ journey from its inception to its contact with the Earth’s magnetic field, we understand how it all takes place, so let our journey begin!


Technical Textiles in Our Lives
(Inventions and Innovations)

The modern industrial revolution in the field of textile manufacturing and its applications has helped break out from the narrow and familiar framework of textile manufacturing, transforming it from one functional purpose to a variety of functional fields and purposes that depend in their work on the mechanical and chemical properties of different textiles.


Drones: Planes Without Pilots
(Inventions and Innovations)

A “plane without pilot” is a flying robot that can be controlled remotely to divert its path or fly straight forward, using the programs existing on its integrated systems by directing signals to the plane's sensors.


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