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Cryonics ambulance for the future

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY KALAIARASAN SANGKAR WELCOME to the strange world of cryonics. Cryonics sounds like science fiction but is based on modern science. Cryonics is the practice or technique of preserving life using subfreezing temperatures with the intent of restoring good health with medical technology in the future. The concept of pausing the dying process might sound […]

Why is earth spherical and round?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY GUGHANESWARAN DANERPALAN ASTRONAUTS call Earth as a blue marble since it looks like a perfect round ball. However, Earth is not perfectly round and closer to ellipsoid but why did earth turn to be round and not cube or pyramid? It is because of gravity! 4.6 billion years ago scientists theorised that the solar […]

Who is the real hero of oxygen?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY THEEVASHINI SUGUMARAN THE first thing that strikes our mind when we speak about oxygen are trees but the fact is 70% of the Earth’s oxygen is produced by marine plants while rainforests only produce about 28% of the oxygen we breathe. Who is the hero in the ocean that produces oxygen? The real hero […]

How much salt in your body?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen someone talks about salt, we automatically will think about sodium chloride, the white crystals left over when sea water evaporates. Salt is known as sodium chloride, is about 40% sodium and 60% chloride. It flavours food and is used as a binder and stabilizer. The human body cannot live without some sodium. The human […]

What are flavonoids?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFlavonoids are chemical components that can be found in most fruits, vegetables, chocolate and beverages such as wine and tea. They are the largest group of phytonutrients that consists of more than 6,000 various types and they are also responsible for the colourful colours in fruit and vegetables. Some of it are kaempferol and quercetin. […]

Where are the oldest footprints in the world?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow long does a footprint can last on a surface? That may depend on few factors. A footprint on a crowded beach may not even last an hour before it is trampled over. But do you know footprints can last for as long as 120 000 years? The oldest footprints ever found were discovered at […]

What is Red Tide?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOften found along a marine coast with its deep red or brown in colour, red tide is a phenomenon when harmful colonies of microscopic algaes are supplied with excess nutrients, multiplied uncontrollably, and become an unwanted mass commonly called “red tide” that produces toxic and causes harmful effects on people and marine life. The human […]

Why bananas are radioactive?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe banana is one of the world’s most popular fruits. Banana’s known for its yellow colour which comes from Musaceae family. In many countries, banana is among the most important widely grown tropical fruit and serves as an ideal and low cost food source. The banana is highly nutritious and easily digestible than many other […]