Few decades ago, the Green Revolution worked. Today, we are at the brink of a similar situation where our population is growing, but food production isn’t much. We can’t rely on past successes; it won’t feed our future. We need to revolutionize how we farm. A forest ecosystem is very productive and sustainable. It is …
Once upon a time, a wise king received a cloche every evening right before dinner. The king would then head to the royal chambers for dinner and send out the empty plate and the cloche. This went on for years and now, his trusted servant, having exhausted his patience, tiptoed towards the royal chambers. It …
Have you ever considered the brain as a kingdom? The rulers of the kingdom are the brain cells, viz., neurons. But the brain is not occupied by neurons only; half of it is occupied by housekeeping and army cells called glia. There are two major brain warriors – microglia and astrocytes. They are always busy …
“I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.” While we can all agree that our famous inhabitant of 221-B Baker Street is a fan of exaggeration, the sentiment is not entirely invalid. The same brain that forms the window to our senses and perception allows Sherlock to keenly observe and …
In a recent turn of events, FDA approved the drug Aducanumab for treating Alzheimer’s. There has been a lot of debate in the scientific community since the drug’s approval. The drug reduces amyloid plaques caused because of the deposition of amyloid β. This accumulation has been speculated as a leading cause of Alzheimer’s. Many scientists believe …
Why A Good Idea Must Evolve To Survive Thanks to the Green Revolution, there are over 7 billion of us today. We, humans, have been farming for the last 10,000 years. But we never experienced such a huge surge in population until the Green Revolution. We make enough food to feed our entire human …
Alice in Wonderland: more than just Fantasy Fiction! Let me make it plain and simple; this science article is not about the famous girl who went down the rabbit hole, rather, about a disorder of the same name, which caught my attention while surfing through the internet, finding something peculiar to write about. You …
Are we all conscious minds with a body? Or conscious bodies with a mind? ~ For centuries now, the brain and its various complexities have taken centre stage in every explorer’s… well, mind. Our ancestors certainly did not have the tools and resources we have at our disposal today, yet it has been proved, time and again, that they had the wisdom. Early explorers thoughts of our brain …
Most of the times it is perceived by us, that males usually opt for subjects like mathematics and science (specially physics), whereas females prefer biology, arts and language. We usually observe males excelling in the fields that require reasoning, calculations and analytical thinking. There are females in fields like these, but not in a very …
Dear fellow Introverts, I know life has been difficult for you. Talking to people, overthinking about things you said, filtering the words that you are about to say a million times, it’s all exhausting. I know Marathi, Hindi, English, German and still, I failed to communicate. But don’t worry, because I have found a solution for us. …
