Tag: Children

By way of our sharp fascination towards a spaceflight event when it happens, we tend to forget reading into the entire process that led to that moment. Process, in today’s ‘all-instant’ era, seems to lose value unless you are part of it. Going to space in a rocket and coming back sounds simply doable but...

A canvas of stars Some of the greatest works of art can be found in museums and galleries. But little do many know, the greatest piece of artwork can be found on the universe’s largest canvas: The night sky! It can be collectively agreed upon that the night sky is a mere window to the...

The most significant factor which decides your height is genes — the basic and functional unit of heredity itself. They play an important role in determining physical traits, i.e., whether you have curly or straight hair, long or short legs, or even what your smile might look like. Scientists have identified over 700 different genetic...

The margay is a small wild cat native to South America. A few years back, biologists noticed a strange behaviour being displayed by this tree-dwelling animal. They found out the feline was imitating the call of a baby monkey. They conducted some studies and found out that the margay’s imitation game was a clever ploy...

Heatstroke is an important condition to know about that can happen when your body overheats and can’t cool down. Also Read | Is heatwave really a wave of heat? What is heatstroke Heatstroke occurs when the body overheats to an extreme level, leading to a malfunction in its cooling system. Unlike heat exhaustion, which is...

A condition which affects not just humans, but also animals and plants, albinism is a result of little or no production of melanin, a natural pigment responsible for determining the colour of human skin, hair, and eyes. Let’s explore… Understanding the biology On average, one in 17,000 people is affected by albinism worldwide. This often...

Slowing down feels countercultural in a world that’s always telling teens to do more, buy more, keep up more. The feed never stops, the trends never wait, and somehow there’s always something new you’re supposed to want. So what if the most radical thing you could do right now… was just slow down? Slow consumption....

You must have seen butterflies on top of flowers and leaves, but have you ever wondered what they are up to? Or more specifically, have you wondered how they eat and taste?  This might either disgust you or intrigue you to know more. Feet are the answer. Yes, you heard it right! Butterflies get different...

We instinctively associate tickling with laughter — the kind that makes you twist, pull away, and lose control. But when you try it on yourself, nothing happens. If tickling is just touch, why does the brain react differently depending on who is doing it? This is where the science gets interesting. Our brain plays a...

Bill Murray has once said, “If Google does not know the answer, it is not a question.” Even though an absolutely untrue quote, it definitely makes one wonder what all the internet knows. An encyclopedia larger than any book at your fingertips, that’s what the internet is. However, encyclopedias seldom have mistakes or misinformation printed,...