Why do our voices sound different to how we think we sound?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHEN we record our voice and hear it back, most of us will feel terrible because it sounds differently to how we think the sound should be. Why is that? There are two ways how sound can reach the inner ear which those paths affects what we perceive. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Air-conducted sound […]
Five ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY MANOJ DORA Senior Lecturer in Operations & Supply Chain Management, Brunel University London Climate change could hurt farmers’ income by up to 20-25% in the medium term, according to the Indian government’s latest annual economic survey. Extreme weather events, temperature rise and lower rainfall all threaten to derail the Indian government’s agenda of doubling […]
What causes seasons on Earth?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA SEASON is a division of the year marked by changes in weather, ecology and the amount of daylight. In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. But have you ever wondered, what causes these seasons to happen in a particular time […]
How do people become allergic to things?
Reading Time: < 1 minute AN allergy is a condition that is caused by the hypersensitivity of an individual’s immune system to something that’s present in their environment. People can become allergic to things in two ways. They can either be allergic to something from birth due to their genes, or they can become allergic as they grow up. […]
Blue whale genome reveals the animals’ extraordinary evolutionary history
Reading Time: 2 minutesFOR the first time, scientists of the German Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Goethe University and the University of Lund in Sweden have deciphered the complete genome of the blue whale and three other rorquals. These insights now allow tracking the evolutionary history of the worlds’ largest animal and its relatives in unprecedented detail. […]
Gene-editing advances put us at the dawn of a revolution in medicine
Reading Time: 5 minutesBY STEVEN CERIER GENETIC engineering is most often linked to the foods that we eat and crops that we grow. It’s a technology that has generated a great deal of controversy, with opponents claiming it is inherently dangerous to human health and the environment. There is however no scientific evidence to validate those concerns. GE […]
Workshop on taxonomy
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY DR ANNETTE JAYA RAM TELUK BAHANG: A joint international workshop was recently conducted by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS) in collaboration with the National Museum of Nature and Science (NMNS), Japan and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). This 2-day workshop entitled “Collection Building and Management […]
Spread of rice blast nipped
Reading Time: 2 minutesScientists find way to halt the spread of rice blast, a fungus that destroys up to 30% of the world’s rice crop each year. A team led by the University of Exeter showed that chemical genetic inhibition of a single protein in the fungus stops it spreading inside a rice leaf – leaving it trapped […]
Medical grade 3D print allows doctors simulate patients’ surgery
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY AZMAN ZAKARIA SERDANG: A group of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has succeeded in developing an innovative 3D Medical Grade Print (MeG3rD) or ‘Method’ that is able to replicate a 3D anatomic printing of patients’ actual defect organ (pathology) at a 1:1 ratio. The texture quality is also realistic and reflects the uniqueness […]
Dining out danger!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDining out more at restaurants, cafeterias and fast-food outlets may boost total levels of potentially health-harming chemicals called phthalates in the body, according to a study out today. Phthalates, a group of chemicals used in food packaging and processing materials, are known to disrupt hormones in humans and are linked to a long list of […]