Connecting Science with YOU
You are so special that you got your own special rainbow!! No two persons can see the same rainbow: a unique rainbow for every person! Rainbows are pretty, right? But, to see the rainbow, The sun should be behind you The sparkly-sparkly raindrops should be in front of you The sun should not be over …
Wanna know why you get butterflies in your stomach on seeing your crush?? Well, Science has already given the reason behind this nervous feeling upon seeing someone special or the stressful condition before an interview as a mechanism of the body developed for evolution. There exists a direct link between the gut and the brain …
Chocolate Bloom! Nooo! They are not fungus or mold, they are called blooms. But, there is still chances that mold can grow in your chocolates (usually greenish mold) but it is very, very rare. So, point being… Blooms are safe for consumption. Chocolate bloom is an off-white coating on the surface of chocolate products because …
High-fat diet is a diet rich in fats, especially saturated (animal or tropical oils) fats, consisting of at least 35% of total calories is consumed from fats, both unsaturated and saturated. High-fat diets are not recommended for those with arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity or stroke. We have already known that eating too …
It is also possible to determine the sex of the person from their lip prints!! ladies , now, you can find out the one kissed on your man’s shirt…from the lipstick marks!! Our tongue is a musculoskeletal organ which performs sensory and motor functions. The shape, texture and colour of the tongue can be used …
Our tears mainly consist of water and many other substances, one of them being the enzyme Lysozyme. This enzyme can resist the growth of many bacteria because they degrade and also prevent the formation of the bacterial cell wall. Acne is caused by the relatively slow growing bacteria called the Cutibacterium acnes. In various experimental …
Reason why we procrastinate is due to the wiring network of our brain. The limbic system, which is one of the most dominant portions of our brain, controls our mood, instinct and other basic emotions. While the prefrontal cortex is a weaker portion of the brain, located right behind the forehead and where assimilation information …
Can vegan protein provide nutrition equivalent as those in animal meat? Unfortunately, NO! Researchers from the Ohio State University have revealed that plant-based proteins are not that “absorbable” by human cells compared to the real meat. Contrary to this, another study conducted in Brazil found that vegan protein is just as good as whey when …
Potatoes naturally contain a toxin(chemical) called glycoalkaloids (solanine and chaconine) which pose threat to human health and food safety. Intake in low doses can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. At higher doses, it can lead to acute poisoning and more severe symptoms like paralysis, cardiac failure, neurological disorders and even …
Uncooked rice may be contaminated during harvesting by the spores of a bacterium Bacillus cereus. Recalling something? Yes, the same genus Bacillus that you studied in your BT cotton (Bacillus thuringiensis). These bacteria can survive cooking and mild heating (re-heating the cooked rice). But this doesn’t mean storing or reheating rice isn’t safe. If the …