Just like detectives use clues to solve crimes, doctors use Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to find viruses within the body before...

At some point in your life, you’ve hit your elbow against a piece of furniture at just the right angle, in just the right spot, and felt...

Tigers, cats, and dogs. Two are obviously more related than the other. But what about hamsters, rats and hedgehogs? How are mushrooms...

In 2024, approximately 589 million adults had diabetes across the globe—that’s 1 in 9 adults  (aged 20 to 79) across the world who are...

As our digital world grows, so does the demand for faster and more powerful computers. But this growth comes with a cost. Data centres...

In the vast expanse of the ocean, deep where the rays of the sun fail to reach, the haunting songs of whales resonate through the water....

Other than the insufferable coughs and high fevers, there was one symptom almost everyone complained about during the peak of the...

We have all heard of cells. The building block of life that everyone is made out of. It does everything from transporting oxygen, to...

Missing a period often raises one big question: Am I pregnant?  But for many young women—especially athletes, those under chronic stress,...

The blueprint of all life can be attributed to DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), stores genetic information needed for the functioning...

Cats have the most fascinating eyes: vertical slits that supposedly help them see better at night. But hold on, cats aren’t the only...

Archaeogenetics is a quickly growing field in science. It has led to many new discoveries, which have changed our understanding of the...

The term ‘lab rat’ is often used as a metaphor to describe a person or a thing used for experiments or tests. This metaphor gives us the...

Photosynthesis may be the most well-known biological process. Whether or not people have learnt biology before, they can all describe the...

Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world, with billions of people regularly consuming it through...

We have all heard about it by now. Corals are bleaching, the planet is dying, and we are all screaming. There have been great efforts in...

“A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.” But how do we keep ourselves healthy? With our busy routines, we barely get enough time to take...

Sometimes, as a highly complex and intricate organism, your body needs to kill  your own cells. Wait, what?  Hold on, let me explain....

Beneath the Earth lies valuable mineral resources that have fueled human progress for centuries. From the gold that adorns our jewelry to...

Intervertebral disk disease (IVDD)  is a common spine condition in dogs where the intervertebral discs located between each vertebra...