The sky is like a scene from a painting – the blue is splattered with blotches of white, and the sun’s rays pour like liquid gold onto the ground. A loud chirping sound announces the arrival of a small, black-and-white…
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Could hackers create a ‘computer virus’ that infects the human mind and turn victims into electronic zombies? One leading futurist thinks it’s a terrifying possibility and is warning against such a thing in the not-too-distant future. Synthetic biology and man-machine…
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The ability to mutate is a prerequisite for most bacteria and viruses if they were to adapt to the ever-changing living environments and challenges. Swine flu is no different and its mutational ability made it possible for the virus to…
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The oceans of the earth are contaminated with many things. The main toxins that are currently alarming for the orcas are the persistent organic pollutants (POPS). Contaminants that fall under this umbrella are PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenyls), PBDE’s (polybrominated diphenyl ethers),…
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Algae, whether red or green, have an important role in the ecosystem of this world. They start out in our oceans, are as food sources to the smallest of creatures who then get eaten by larger and larger creatures exponentially,…
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Cyanobacteria are bacteria that obtain their energy from photosynthesis. Also known as blue-green algae or Cyanophyta, they make up a huge part of the marine ecosystem and are assumed to have been responsible for the Earth’s shift to an oxygen…
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Seasonal polyphenism in butterfly wings is the ability of some butterfly species to develop distinctly different wing colours and patterns depending upon the season. This is most common in tropical species like Bicyclus anynana of Africa, the wings of which…
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Humans have hunted the sperm whale for centuries. Shortly after World War II, whalers hunted the sperm whale to such an extent that it drastically reduced their number in which the species still haven’t recovered from. The sperm whale was…
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The cell is the most basic and elementary form of life. Every living thing is comprised of or is a cell; therefore the study of cellular biology is fundamental to understanding biology in general. Scientists have discovered that there are…
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Could the Minotaur, Medusa and other creatures of Greek mythology have their roots in old bones?—specifically, the bones of prehistoric beasts? Adrienne Mayor, a Stanford University researcher of Classics and History of Science believes many of the myths may be…
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