Floaters; Have you ever noticed something swimming in your field of vision? It may look like a tiny worm or a transparent blob, and whenever you try to get a closer look, it disappears, only to reappear as soon as you shift your glance. But don’t go rinsing your eyes! What you are seeing is…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Snails are not known for their quick thinking but can make complex decisions using just two brain cells , scientists have learned. One cell tells the mollusc if it is hungry or not while the other lets it know when food is present.The discovery, made using electrodes to measure activity in the brains…
Marilyn Thipthorpe An Indian man obsessed with setting Guinness world records got 366 flags tattooed on his body and had all his teeth removed so he could put nearly 500 drinking straws and more than 50 burning candles in his mouth. Har Parkash Rishi, who claims to have set more than 20 records, now calls…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Ghana in West Africa has issued a ban on the importation of products that contain a skin-lightening chemical. Hydroquinone is commonly used by people across Caribbean, African and West African countries for skin bleaching. But this practise can have harmful side effects and is linked to skin cancer. In Ghana alone, 70% of…
Marilyn Thipthorpe With more and more people turning to technology to solve their problems, will mankind eventually morph into a race of cyborgs with super-human powers?It may sound far-fetched, but technology and medicine is evolving at such a rate that almost anything is possible when it comes to manipulating the human body. Spanish artist Neil…
Samiul Bashar Samin Maybe you’ve heard a variation on this theme: ‘I can’t carry a tune to save my life.’ Or: ‘I don’t have a musical bone in my body.’ Most of us end up making music publicly just a few times a year, when it’s someone’s birthday and the cake comes out. Privately, it’s…
Nusrat Jahan Progga You hear the name “Princess Tutu”, you see the posters, and you instantly think “too girly, too cheesy, too pink” However, when you actually watch it, you will question yourself why you have not watched it before. Princess Tutu is probably one of the most heartfelt, engaging and beautiful anime I have…
Fabia Shahzadi For all the billions of Muslim around the world, ‘Ramadan’ is a month of blessing signified by prayer, fasting and charity. This month targets our devotion to Allah (God) and our self made sacrifice. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed with the first sighting of this holy…
Minnie Potter 1. Did you know that you can update your status using different fonts? Google it and use it next time. 2. You can sync your Facebook calendar with Google. Almost everyone has their things updated on Google Calendars. Syncing it with Facebook can make your life a lot easier. 3. Surprise your friends…