Busting Myths, Seven at a Time
“Oh! Its so hot. I'm sweating like a pig”, my friend told me one day when she returned from her daily stint at the...
Male Birth Control Pill With 99% Efficacy; Is This Truly Beneficial?
The conundrum concerning birth control has been sporadic and constant through the many decades of scientific evolution. Coupled with that, it is not just...
Accidental Discovery Of Life On Antarctica Breaks Assumption That Existence Was Impossible There
Antarctica, in all its splendour, lives up to its nickname ‘The Ice’ and is one of the few places on Earth whose frigid and...
Back In Time: 286 Years Today Calcutta Earthquake Killed 3 Lakh People, Devastating Half...
Back in Time is ED’s newspaper-like column that reports an incident from the past as though it has happened just yesterday. It allows the...
बैक इन टाइम: आज ही के दिन, 86 साल पहले, अल्बर्ट हॉफमैन ने एलएसडी...
बैक इन टाइम ईडी का अखबार जैसा कॉलम है जो अतीत की एक घटना की रिपोर्ट करता है जैसे कि यह कल ही हुआ...
Here’s Why You Need To Know About Urban Heat Islands
As our cities expand and skyscrapers dominate the skyline, a curious phenomenon emerges: the urban heat island. Step foot into a bustling metropolis, and...
A Fossil Known As ‘The Thing’ Turns Out To Be A Deflated Egg Of...
Not all things get equal importance in the eyes of researchers. After all, hundreds of things get discovered every day.
A similar event happened with...
How Did Brutal Conqueror Genghis Khan Lead To The Earth Cooling Off?
Genghis Khan is one of those historical figures who needs no introduction. The leader of the Mongols, founder of the Mongol Empire, creator of...
What Is The Superbug Crisis And Why India Is To Blame?
Superbugs, unknown to many, are steadily endangering the progress of modern medicine across the world and have put scientists in a dilemma. In layman's...
This Engineering Student From India Makes Harry Potter Wands & Looks Like A Character...
Meet Oishi Lahiri… the 20 year old engineering student with a flair for art, craft, painting and pizza!
She is pursuing her B.Tech degree, but...
Did You Know A Superworm Can Change Everything About The Environment?
As the world's capacity to cope with the fast rising output of throwaway plastic goods becomes swamped, plastic pollution has emerged as one of...
Unfortunate Story Of BAD: Times When Good Replaced The BAD & Won
By Kshiteeja Tomar
When the night was far from young and the clouds so thick, that they helped the moon hide, two old friends walked...
Is Climate Change Making The Human Brain Shrink?
The human brain is constantly evolving and changes throughout the duration of one’s lifetime. The increase or decrease in its size is normal and...
“I Can Take A Flight And Gain Weight,” What Is This Disease Arjun Kapoor...
Arjun Kapoor has had a very volatile career, with a banging debut like Ishaqzaade to then a string of films that just revealed a...
Why I Hate The Strong Female Character
Yep, you read that right: I am sick and tired of this character trope. Whenever I see one, I feel like channelling a Strong...
Canadian Telescope Discovers Strange Radio Signals In Space Indicating At Aliens?
It seems like sci-fi movies are becoming reality as a Canadian telescope discovers strange radio signals coming from space! These Fast Radio Bursts (FRB)...
How Is Literature Equally Technical As Science?
A renegade, Angus Fletcher regards literature as a machine that accelerates the human brain. He draws the parallel between literature and science and argues...
Terminator Genisys: No Match To The Old Terminator Movies
Thanks to the visionary directors with an excellence in the technical side, there were movies in Hollywood since 1980s that took the visual effects...
KGF Star Yash’s Movie Leads To Horrific Environmental Destruction In Bengaluru
A dispute regarding the alleged destruction of a large forest area has come forward especially since the reason for this is said to be...
Humans Have Wiped Out 70% Of Animals In Past 50 Years
According to a recent report, humans have wiped out the earth's animals by an average of almost 70% in the past 50 years. This...
Game of Thrones S05E07 ‘The Gift’ Review
*BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD*
George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones is one of those rarities on television that revels in keeping the motivations and ambitions of...
10th Nation To Do: All About India’s First Winter Expedition To The Arctic
India is achieving milestones in scientific progress. From rocketing to the moon and the sun to diving deep into the oceans, it is now...
QuoraED: Scientific ‘Facts’ That Are Totally Wrong
QuoraED! This is when we pick up a trending or interesting thread from Quora and spin a story around it.
How many times have you read...
Fantastic Beasts And Eddie Redmayne
The newest entrant to Potterverse is Eddie Redmayne who is all set to play the lead role in the Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them....
Something’s Jelly-fishy!
We are all aware of the harmful consequences of global warming. We are all taught in school how global warming has increased the average...
