Elusive male of spider species found in Sabah
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY KINABATANGAN: At long last, the “missing male” counterpart of the orb-weaving spider species Opadometa sarawakensis has finally been found. A team of 16 students from Holland on a recent ecology field trip to the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary here discovered the species known for its flamboyant red and blue colours. The species was […]
Funky fungi!
Reading Time: 4 minutesParty-going drug-users turn to Magic Mushroom to revel in psychedelic euphoria BY JOSEPH MASILAMANY & SHAMIRA SHAMSUDDIN Kuala Lumpur: Move over meth! Yuppie clubbers are now dancing to sound-enhancing auditory hallucinations that come with a puff of the Magic Mushroom. Also known by its other street name, “shroom” or “shroomie”, plant compounds from the Psilocybe […]
GM corn is safe and healthier than unmodified varieties
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA TEAM of Italian scientists examining data from multiple peer-reviewed studies on genetically engineered corn. The study published in the renowned journal Scientific Reports concluded that the GM varieties have definite advantages over conventional corn. From the analysis of studies performed over 20 years, the scientists from Institute of Life Sciences reported that GM corn […]
Natural tooth repair method using Alzheimer’s drug
Reading Time: 2 minutesA TEAM of researchers at King’s College London has proven new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug, called Tideglusib. Developed for and trialled to treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists found the drug also happens to promote the natural tooth regrowth mechanism in mice, allowing the tooth […]
Bent on finding a cure for cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutesLocally and internationally, Prof Teo Soo-Hwang is well known as a cancer researcher and has received many accolades for her untiring work in this area of science. Recently she took time off to share with our journalist SHAMIRA SHAMSUDDIN on her long journey to becoming a world recognised science researcher and CEO of Cancer Research […]
Why do human forget?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE brain, with its 100 billion neurons, allows us to do amazing things like learn multiple languages, or build things that send people into outer space. Yet despite this astonishing capacity, we routinely can’t remember where we put our keys, we forget why we went to the grocery store, and we fail when trying to […]
What animal dies and comes back to life?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHAT? Is it true that an animal comes back to life after death? The answer is yes. Mind blowing right? There are a few animals that have this unique ability. One of it is the, Rana sylvatica, a species of wood frog whose special abilities boggle the mind of scientists. “The tiny amphibians can survive […]
Why do human cry?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTEARS well up in people’s eyes for a slew of reasons. We can cry out of sadness, fear, frustration, anger, or even joy. But why do streams of liquid leave our eyes? For the most part, tears help maintain healthy eyes. For instance, basal tears flow continuously from the lacrimal glands, or the tiny almond-shaped […]
What is a Chinese lunar calendar?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIN 2018, Chinese New Year begins on February 16 and also marks the beginning of the Year of the Dog. Tied to the Chinese lunar calendar, the festival is traditionally a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors. It is also a time to bring family members far and near together […]
Why do we get brain freeze?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDO YOU ever get a headache after drinking really cold water or eating an ice cream? That headache is called a “brain freeze”. Brain freeze is really a type of headache that is rapid in onset, but rapidly resolved as well. Our mouths are highly vascularized, including the tongue, that’s why we take our temperature […]