Life Science News Steadily Accumulating: How Humans Continue to Evolve When thinking about evolution, we rarely think about how we, as humans, are continuously evolving. If the topic of human evolution does come up, we tend to think in terms of dramatic changes manifesting over centuries, like changes in brain structure or eye sizes. However, evolution is just a combination of small changes combining to […] Written by Sarah Junaid 2021-08-132021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News The Strange Dead-Water Phenomenon – What Makes Ships Mysteriously Slow Down or Even Stop? What causes the ships to slow down or completely stop despite the engine being properly operational? This phenomenon was reported for the first time in 1893 and the experimental description was presented in 1904, without completely exploring the mystery behind “dead water”. In 1893, the Norwegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, on his sail to north Siberia experienced […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2021-08-112021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Health Sciences News Bad News for Anatomy Students: Possible New Organ Found in Human Throat How research for prostrate cancer lead to the accidental discovery of a previously overlooked entity 2020 was a roller coaster of emotions, jam packed with unexpected turns and twists. In fact, those days it seemed as though anything is possible – even the discovery of a new organ! It may be difficult to imagine there […] Written by Tooba Mir 2021-08-052021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News The Self-Assembling System of an Embryo Stem cells in a developing embryo have a unique ability to distinguish into different types of tissues aided by the gene HMGA1. Source: Ryddragyn via commons.wikimedia.org Similar to how we have the liberty to opt for our preferred careers, stem cells in developing embryos also choose their own specialized fate; whether they wish to become […] Written by Aliza Khan 2021-08-032021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Honeybees and Hornets: How Tools Can Change the Course of Their Enmity Honeybees in East Asia are regularly subjected to giant hornet attacks, which range from individual attacks on lone bees or entire swarms entering hives, beheading bees, and then feasting slowly on the larvae that remain. As such, various protection mechanisms against them have been developed by the bees under attack. For example, Japanese honeybees retaliate […] Written by Sarah Junaid 2021-03-292021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Ancient Mars Megaflood: Another Indication of Extraterrestrial Life The possibility of life on Mars has always been a hot topic. Even the slightest indication of it moves man a step closer to achieve one of their ultimate goals of finding a “backup” environment, where they can relocate incase Earth is no more capable for accommodating mankind. Recently, researches have found evidence to support […] Written by Khizer Masroor Anns 2021-03-212021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News UK Seeks Site for World’s First Fusion Power Station The U.K. government has called upon the local communities from different parts of the country to voluntarily contribute towards the acquisition of a site for a prototype fusion reactor. This proposed fusion reactor will be the first of its kind which is envisioned with the hope that it will improve the provision of electricity to […] Written by Asfra Rizwan Toor 2021-01-012021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News The Disastrous Loss of a Powerful Astronomical Instrument On December 1st, 2020, the scientific society suffered a major setback as the 305-metered Arecibo telescope, functional since 1963, met a tragic demise. Its collapse cannot be termed as completely unexpected or even unpredictable as one of its three suspension cables snapped in August, damaging the reflective dish and dome of the observatory and hence […] Written by Zainab Imran 2020-12-152021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
