Number fo words – 427 Platypus milk has unique proteins with antibacterial properties that may prove to be an unlikely hero in the global fight against drug resistant pathogens. Due to its unique features – duck-billed, egg-laying, beaver-tailed and venomous- the platypus has long exerted a powerful appeal to scientists, making it an important subject … Read more
Number of words – 920 Paul Tudor Jones was one of the most successful traders in the world. Then he woke up one day wondering why. “In a moment of frightening enlightenment in 1993, I knew that I really did not know exactly how and why I had made all the money that I had … Read more
Number of words – 951 A few years ago, a Canadian social scientist asked a large gathering of doctors in Asia how many of them would wish to die in a hospital, like their patients. A hush fell over the audience and no hand went up. Doctors do take pride in their profession and firmly … Read more
Number of words – 1,932 In many ways, Naina is no different than millennial women I know in the United States. She is 20 and finishing a degree in psychology at a Delhi university. She wears Zara skinny jeans and H&M T-shirts and hangs out with her girlfriends at one of Delhi’s myriad American-style malls … Read more
Number of words – 336 Our body is made up of 75% water, and carries out all the essential functions in the body. Water helps in carrying nutrients to different parts of the body. United Nations General Assembly designated March 22 as the official World Water Day, focusing on the importance of water. This year, … Read more
Number of words – 654 Scientists have identified a new human ‘organ’ consisting of a network of fluid-filled compartments that act like shock absorbers and protects tissues of vital organs from tearing. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has implications for the function of all organs, most tissues and the mechanisms of most … Read more
Number of words – 465 On Monday, news broke that a semi-autonomous car operated by Uber fatally struck a pedestrian in the town of Tempe, Arizona. This marks the first known instance of a death due to a self-driving car in the U.S, which makes this case pretty monumental for the future of the tech. … Read more
Number of words – 917 A vendor once tried to buy me a laptop. Not just any laptop but a very expensive laptop. The vendor claimed that there were no strings attached. And, as they pointed out, I was the only person in the meeting with them, so “no one would know” they had given … Read more
Number of words – 1,047 The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently reported research. The tiny body with its strange features – a pointed head, elongated bones – had been the subject of fierce debate over whether a UFO might have left it … Read more
Number of words – 1,041 FEW RULES for the cleanroom where NASA’s new InSight Mars lander waits for launch. One, if you must sneeze, sneeze away from the spacecraft. Two, if you drop anything, let one of NASA’s escorts pick it up for you. Three, do not under any circumstances cross the black-and-yellow-striped tape and … Read more
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