There’s a darker side to mushrooms

Reading Time: 4 minutesYou had a hearty meal and then succumb to diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea. You think it is food poisoning. You might be right about the food poisoning but this time it is not because of the unicellular microbes – bacteria or virus. It could be due to a larger member of the microbial world – […]

What happens when you stare at the solar eclipse?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHERE are no pain receptors to inform your brain that the retinas are being fried. It is more likely to that many of us are overreacting to standard aches and pains after watching the eclipse despite the warnings. The real sign of retinal damage shows up around 12 hours later, where you woke up with […]