Bhavya Chowdhury Number of words: 400 Jimmy Lai, the media mogul who owns the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, warned investors not to buy his Next Digital Ltd. media empire’s stock because the company’s fundamentals don’t justify its recent rally. Moments later, the shares resumed their climb in Hong Kong. “People with very little money just want to … Read more
Number of words: 313 In a breakthrough for fertility science, scientists have shattered the universally accepted view of how sperm ‘swim’. This is an optical illusion, according to the new study. “Human sperm figured out if they roll as they swim, much like playful otters corkscrewing through water, their one-sided stoke would average itself out, … Read more
Number of words: 1,648 In 1872, with the publication of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin went rogue. Only a decade after the anatomist Duchenne de Boulogne’s produced the first neurology text illustrated by photographs, Darwin claimed to be the first to use photographs in a scientific publication to actually … Read more
Number of words: 1,358 IF ONLY HUMANS could drink seawater without dying, we wouldn’t find ourselves floundering in a water crisis. To not die, first you have to boil saltwater and collect the pure vapor, or get yourself a fancy membrane that filters out all the salt and, conveniently, sea life.This is the controversial idea … Read more
Number of words: 418 Could the Napster of electric cars eliminate the need for charging stations altogether? A wild new concept uses the strengths of autonomous electric car designs to pair them for sharing a charge on the go.In IEEE Spectrum, senior editor Philip Ross writes that the idea is like an existing refueling model. … Read more
Number of words: 4,042 There is a century-old magic trick that Jim Steinmeyer finds particularly fascinating. It involves a burglar, a safe, and mind-reading, and it unfolds like this: A group of random audience members file on stage and each place a personal possession inside a sturdy, commercial-model safe, out of view of the magician, … Read more
Number of words: 260 Scientists, while conducting genetic tests on tissue samples of anglerfish, came across an interesting fact about the immune system of the species. A study, conducted by researchers from Germany’s Max Planck Institute and the University of Washington, revealed that when male and female anglerfish connect they share a single respiratory and … Read more
Number of words: 2,320 But as we know from our phones that hold less and less juice the older they are, lithium-ion batteries have their limitations. Over time their capacity to hold a charge decreases, meaning they store less energy. In extremely hot or cold weather, their performance also falls. And there are also concerns … Read more
Number of words: 754 Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have made progress toward a higher-capacity lithium-ion battery to meet rising consumer demand. With the growing number of electric vehicles on the road and an increasing reliance on consumer electronics, demand has never been greater for development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that can sustain a higher … Read more
Number of words: 215 Here is an interesting historical fact. Just have a look at the calendar for the month of September 1752. Go to Google type “September 1752 calendar” & see for yourself. You will notice, 11 days are simply missing from the month. Here’s the explanation: This was the month during which England … Read more
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