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People can express emotions, such as happiness or sadness or anger, in two ways — through mere sounds (vocalisation) or through words (language). [...]

Cells divide. Cells divide and replace old or damaged cells. This is why biologists wonder how old are cells in our body, in [...]

A condenser turns a substance from its gaseous state to its liquid state — by cooling it. Historically, condensers were always oriented vertically [...]

What would happen if you strongly believe in something and I shatter your belief? No belief or opinion is an island; it doesn’t [...]

Agriculture was the spadework (literally so) that not only anticipated but also necessitated the Industrial Revolution. It will be a fatal mistake, or [...]

Schreckstoff is a chemical cocktail that fish release from their skin after an injury. Fish perceive the risk of a predator nearby when [...]

Ooh! That is  surprise. We make spontaneous sounds to express everything from elation (Woohoo!) to embarrassment (Oops!). A statistical analysis of responses to [...]

In a thought experiment of historian Yuval Noah Harari, a hypothetical government insists that every citizen should wear a biometric bracelet. This device [...]

Alcohol and tobacco don’t have the prerogative to generate diseases readily associated with drinking and smoking. At the same time, disgusting graphics employed [...]

It’s sad that no scientist has figured out the physics of tossing the Indian flatbread `parotta’ into the air. The secret of such [...]

Back in 1971, the James Bond movie title ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ wouldn’t have struck anyone as especially remarkable. The well-known phrase just looked [...]