NEUROSCIENCE·LIFE·20 MAR 2021Why Do We Enjoy Presenting Gifts To Our Loved Ones?By Sunaina RaoThe answer lies in our evolution, neurobiology and psychology.
CORONAVIRUS·POLICY·10 FEB 2021Are our COVID 19 Policies Grounded in Quality Science?By Sunaina RaoA recent research published in the journal Science, explores how COVID 19 science affected policy making in government agencies, think tanks and IGOs.
MINDSET·LIFE·20 JAN 2021Paving The Way to InnovationBy Sunaina RaoHow interest in fields outside your established area of interest, can help in integrative thinking.
PLANTS·LIFE·24 DEC 2020The 'Evergreen' Tradition of Christmas TreesBy Sunaina RaoWhy Christmas trees stay green all year long and its relevance to the Christmas culture.
HUMANS·LIFE·10 DEC 2020Sexual Division of Labour May Be Less ‘Natural’ Than What We ThinkBy Sunaina RaoMan the hunter and woman the gatherer? Well maybe not, in the more ancient human societies.
CRISPR·LIFE·28 NOV 2020The CRISPR-Cas Story By Sunaina RaoHow a serendipitous observation led us to edit the code of life.
PLASTIC·EARTH·20 OCT 2020The Earth is Drowning in Plastic. Will Enzymes from this Plastic Eating Bacteria Provide New Hope?By Sunaina RaoScientists show how re-engineering enzymes from a plastic eating bacteria, can provide us new avenues in plastic degradation.
VACCINES·LIFE·26 SEP 2020Vaccines - What are They and How are They Made?By Sunaina RaoA peep into the different kinds of vaccines and how they work.
IMMUNESYSTEM·LIFE·01 SEP 2020How Does The Immune System Work? (Part 2)By Sunaina RaoThe war rages on – The adaptive immune system.
IMMUNESYSTEM·LIFE·30 JUL 2020How Does The Immune System Work? (Part 1)By Sunaina RaoThe fascinating story of the warriors in our body - The innate immune system.
CELLMOBILITY·LIFE·05 JUN 2020How Does a Cell Move? By Sunaina RaoActin microfilaments in the movements of neutrophils.
CORONAVIRUS·LIFE·19 MAY 2020How does soap kill the Corona Virus particle?By Sunaina RaoA simple soap bar can instantly crumble the entire framework of the Corona Virus particle, rendering it inactive. But how does it do this?
CELLS·LIFE·20 APR 2020What would spill out if you burst a cell open?By Sunaina RaoImagine you pulled out a single cell from your body and burst it open. What do you think would spill out of it?
CANCER·LIFE·21 MAR 2020The adventurous journey of a cancer cellBy Sunaina RaoThe long tiring journey of a cancer cell from its site of origin to a distant metastatic organ.
ATOMS·MATTER (ENERGY)·05 MAR 2020Physicists watch 3 individual atoms collideBy Devadas Vivek & Sampath AmitashFor the first time, physicists isolated individual atoms and dropped them together and watch them collide. What did they see?
HUMANBODY·LIFE·04 MAR 2020Study Identifies New Cellular Temperature RegulatorsBy Devadas VivekHave you ever wondered why 37°C or 98.6°F is considered normal body temperature? Why do we feel differently when our body temperature changes?
ATMOSPHERE·EARTH·03 MAR 2020Methane: How Much Does Human Activity Contribute to The EnvironmentBy Devadas VivekScientists just discovered that there has been about 25 to 40% under-estimation of human contribution to methane in our atmosphere.
SOLARSYSTEM·COSMOS·02 MAR 2020When was Earth Formed? Sooner Than We ThoughtBy Devadas VivekBy measuring iron isotopes, researchers show that our planet originally formed much faster and provide new insights on planetary formation.
VIRUSES·LIFE·26 FEB 2020When your cells go viralBy Sunaina Rao & Devadas VivekHow viruses can take over your cells and dictate them to do their bidding!
ECOLOGY·EARTH·18 FEB 2020Panamanian Snakes Under Threat After Mass Extinction of AmphibiansBy Devadas VivekIn 2004, a fungal disease wiped out local amphibian population in Panama, thereby cutting off the food source of these snakes.
SPACE·COSMOS·17 FEB 2020A weird shaped rock provides insights into how our planets formedBy Devadas VivekIn 2019, the New Horizons Space Probe discovered this rock, called Arrokoth, in the outer solar system beyond Neptune.
CELLS·LIFE·09 FEB 2020The Story of The CellBy Sunaina RaoFrom a primitive packet of molecules to complex multicellular plants and animals, the history of the cell spans billions of years.
CANCER·LIFE·01 FEB 2020Using 'gene counts' to target cancer stem cellsBy Devadas VivekCancer stem cells are believed to be the drivers of tumour growth and relapse in a cancer cell population.
SPACE·COSMOS·27 JAN 2020Space Missions: 6 exciting launches in 2020By Devadas VivekExciting launches from NASA, ESA and other space agencies lined-up throughout 2020.
