Which cheese has blue veins?

Blue cheese has veins and it is called so because the cheese cultures have had the mold Penicillium added at the initial stage of the cheese making process. The final product is spotted or veined blue-gray or blue-green molds alongside a natural crusty rind and an earthy appearance. The salty and sharp taste, creamy texture […]

SEEING AND HEARING AND THEIR PERCEPTION

SIGHT Without a doubt, the two ‘eyes’ along with the brain in our body, enables us to see the beautiful world around us. The images that we see are made up of the light reflected from the objects we look at. This light travel in a straight line into the eye through the cornea (the […]

What Happens When You Eat Apple Seeds?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Apple seeds contain amygdalin, a plant compound known as a cyanogenic glycoside When apple seeds are chewed or crushed and metabolized, the amygdalin turns into hydrogen cyanide, which is poisonous The cyanide is only produced if the seeds are damaged (i.e., crushed or chewed), so swallowing a few seeds whole is virtually harmless […]

What Really Happens to Your Body When You Use Energy Drinks

Before you pop open another can of Red Bull, you should know the not-so-innocent effects energy drinks can have on your body. Are energy drinks safe? In spite of the known dangers of energy drinks, the market for them is booming. The Global Energy Drink market is expected to reach $72 billion by 2024. This […]

Who wrote the first english dictionary?

We all use dictionaries, right? Really?! Well most of you might be using the dictionaries in your phones but some of you may stick to using the printed sources. Whatever the sources may be, you may have wondered the story behind dictionaries. So let’s jump into the tale. The first recorded dictionaries were bilingual (consisting […]

Who invented the sign language?

The boon of sign language comes as a miraculous aid to the deaf and the dumb people. It enables them to desseminate their thoughts the facial expressions, hand shapes and finger spelling. Sign language requires the right combination of movements, eye-gazes and hand shapes to convey the message effectively. Some scientists credit mankind as the […]

Why does the tower of Pisa lean?

Officialy known as the ‘Torre pendente di Pisa’, the ‘Leaning Tower Of Pisa’ is a freestanding marble bell tower at the Piazza del Duomo (‘Cathedral Sqaure’) in the city of Pisa, Italy. It was once counted amongst the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. But have you wondered why is the tower leaning? It tilts so […]

The Shape of a Raindrop

The Shape of a Raindrop This article teaches how a drop of rain changes shape as it falls through the atmosphere. High in the atmosphere water collects on dust and smoke particles in clouds. Raindrops start to form in a roughly spherical structure due to the surface tension of water. This surface tension is the […]

poisonous effect of carbon monoxide in human body – How is carbon monoxide affected patient medicated?

Carbon monoxide poisoning is caused by inhaling combustion fumes. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air you’re breathing, your body replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells with carbon monoxide. This prevents oxygen from reaching your tissues and organs. Breathing CO can cause headache, dizziness, vomiting, and nausea. If CO levels are […]

What is nanotechnology?

Imagine you have shrunk by 1500 million times and you can see atoms, molecules, proteins and cells. Shrunk down to the ‘nanoscale’ , you’d not only see the atoms that everything is made from — you’d actually be able to move them around! Now suppose you started sticking those atoms together in interesting new ways, […]