How safe is microwaving food?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYES, we all are in fast-pacing world, and we might not have enough time to cook, so, all we do is heat up yesterday’s meal. But, is that safe? Microwaves are one of the forms of electromagnetic radiation, and you can find them between infrareds and radio waves in a broad of spectrum. As it […]
Why do we urinate more during cold weather?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHAVE you ever find yourself running to the loo frequently during the cold seasons? Well, that experience is called cold diuresis, a phenomenon that occurs for reasons that are not entirely clear. When it’s cold, your body temperature starts to drop, your body will attempt to reduce heat loss by constricting blood vessels and reducing […]
Why can’t we climb like spiderman?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteISN’T it fascinating to climb and crawl all over the place just like the Spiderman? But, if Spiderman exists in real life, his shoes would need to be European size 145 or a US size 114 to support the weight of human sticking to the wall surfaces. The reason that spiders, frogs, tiny mites, ants […]
What happens to fat when you lose weight?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe fundamental principle behind weight loss is simple: Burn more calories than you consume. Restricting calories forces your body to draw on existing fat stores to power your bodily functions, everyday activities, and workouts. “The excess carbohydrate and protein are converted into triglycerides, which is a fat found usually in the blood, and the triglycerides […]
Why do we have different blood types?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 19000, Austrian physician Karl Landsteiner discovered there are three blood groups A, B, and O. It was a huge find and he won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it in 1930. A few years later researchers would discover the AB group. There are four main blood types. Blood type A is […]
How can your tooth save your life?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY SCIENCE BRIDGE ACADEMY When we were younger our parents would tell us that when our teeth fell out, the Tooth Fairy would come and exchange it with a gold coin! But did you know that your tooth can actually save your life? Similar to cord blood, [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]you can find stem […]
Why women live longer than men?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteACCORDING to several research studies, women live about five times longer than men. One of the answers lies in their biological nature. Oestrogen, the female hormone helps to reduce the bad cholesterol which is low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL)] and increase the good cholesterol which is high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) in their bodies. On the other […]
Who was the founder of Nobel Prize?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHAT do Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, Marie Curie and Barack Obama have in common? As you might have guessed it, they were recipients of the coveted Nobel Prize award. A Nobel prize is an award given to those who have done their best to benefit mankind. It is awarded annually in six different areas: Physics, […]
What is coral bleaching?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCORALS are known as the underwater gardens of the ocean. Besides providing shelters to 25% of marine species, they amaze us with their myriad colours of beauty. But little do we know that the vivid colours of corals come from a type of algae that resides in it, called zooxanthellae. They also provide nutrients to […]
What makes the moon turn red?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteON THE 27th of July 2018, saw the longest ‘’blood moon’’ eclipse sighting of the century. In case you have missed it, you may want to know why the moon turned red. Red moon only occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the three planets are in line. This phenomenon occurs when the earth blocks […]