Research points out that the deep wrinkles on one’s forehead may be a sign of person’s risk of atherosclerosis-a type of cardiovascular condition which can lead to stroke or heart illness. Atherosclerosis is characterized by buildup of plaque in the arteries which diminishes their elasticity and makes them narrower. Consequently, […]
MIT engineers successfully developed self-cooling fabrics using polyethylene, a material that’s common in the production of plastic bags. When considering materials that are potential fabrics of the future, scientists seemed to have dismissed a widely available choice, i.e. polyethylene. Polyethylene is the stuff in plastic wraps and grocery bags and […]
As if we were in need of more excuses to drink wine right? Namely, a recent study gave a pretty good reason to have a sip. Apparently, wine helps us lower our risk of getting ill. The study was published in the Agricultural and Food Chemistry journal and was a […]
According to scientists from the Australian Medical Research, honeybee venom was found beneficial in killing aggressive cells of breast cancer in a lab study. The study was published in the Nature Precision Oncology journal. The venom of the bees and its compound melittin were used against two types of cancer […]
According to researchers, underwater sea grass in coastal parts seems to trap plastic particles in bundles of fibers, known as Neptune balls. Without any human assistance, these plants, growing on sea beds, may be able to trap around 900 m plastic stuff from the Mediterranean on a yearly basis, says […]
The disposable masks we wear on a daily basis because of the pandemic usually end up in the trash can. And, from there, they usually go into landfills. However, researchers have come up with a new method that could help use these masks for road making. Namely, scientists from the […]
According to science, people who swear a lot are actually very honest and more intelligent. The truth is that there’s rarely a person who hasn’t sworn at least a dozen times in their lifetime, even those who claim they never do it! Maybe it happened when you accidentally stubbed your […]
Have you seen this jumbled message before? If it looks familiar, it’s probably because it’s been present on the internet since 2003! At first, we see a misspelled message that most people can read it despite the visible errors. However, as most riddles, puzzles, and word jumbles today, it’s not […]
There is an optical illusion named ‘my wife & my mother-in-law’ and people have been scratching their heads for some time now about it, to be exact, since 1915. This popular brain teaser created by Wiliam Ely Hill, a British cartoonist, is based on a facial perception trick. When one […]
In the West, more than 90 percent of people get married by the age of 50. However, 40 to 50 percent of these marriages end with divorce. And, the rate of divorce for second and third marriages is even higher. So, researchers who study marriages decided to find potential signs […]