What Happens To Humans When We Are Defenselessly Exposed To The Emptiness Of Space? You don’t need a lot of imagination to answer this question. You are exposed to a considerable reduction in pressure in space. And everything that is…
Why Do We Forget Things When Needed The Most?
We all know about memory dropouts of this kind. They occur every now and then and sometimes in the most inappropriate moments. An explanation for this should be easy, after all it is a widespread phenomenon. But when it comes…
Where Does The Sun Get Its Energy From?
It was the German physicist Hermann Helmholtz and the British physicist William Thompson, better known as Lord Kelvin, who came up with a new idea. They assumed that the sun received its energy from the fact that it kept contracting.…
Why Do Our Eyes Close When We Sneeze?
Our eyes close involuntarily when we sneeze. This is a completely natural reflex that is related to certain nerve connections. The old popular belief that when we sneeze we close our eyes so that they don’t fall out is wrong.…
Is Sugar Addictive? Truth About Sugar Addiction
In 2008, researchers at Princeton University in the United States conducted an experiment with rats. For weeks they only kept the animals hungry for twelve hours before offering them a sugar solution. The rats were wild for this meal. They…
Do Plants Feel Pain?
Plants can perceive numerous environmental influences and react to them in many different ways. For this, they have numerous and highly sensitive systems for perception. Plants certainly have strategies to deal with injuries and other damaging environmental factors. For example,…
Why Do We Use Silica Gel Bags?
Everyone knows the little bags with Silica Gel printer on it that are included with many new items. It says what’s inside is silica or silica gel, drying agent. But what is it and why do items have to be…
Is Solid Soap Hygienic?
The sustainability debate is changing the consumption behavior of people. Avoiding garbage, especially plastic, is becoming increasingly important. It also explains why the soap bar is enjoying this newly added popularity. The use of the classic soap bar prevents microplastics…
Are We Made Of Stardust?
Living beings are made of mainly water, proteins, fats and minerals. These ingredients are composed of various elements. Oxygen makes up the majority of our weight (more than half), followed by carbon. There is also a large amount of hydrogen…
Why Do We Get Goosebumps?
People can get goosebumps almost all over their bodies in an emotional moment or cold stimulus. Tiny muscles in our skin called hair follicle muscles contract. This affects a hair follicle to which the root of a hair is attached.…
Do we Imagine Pain when there is no cause of Pain?
There have been cases where people have reported sharp pain in certain parts of the body but the doctors found no abnormality to justify the pain. The doctors suggested painkillers anyway and everything became normal in a few hours till…
Why Don’t We Find Aliens? Where are they?
Every year, the earth is visited by the aliens, but only on the big screen. Humanity seems fascinated by the aliens. But in reality there is unfortunately nothing about aliens we have seen anywhere. Humans have made several attempts to…
Understand Cholesterol Levels
What Is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is fat and is vital for the body. So is the minor component of fatty acids such as triglycerides, among others, both for the structure of cell membranes, which are the outer shells of our body…
Why Can Parrots Speak?
Many birds have a time window in which they learn sounds, but why can parrots speak for a lifetime, unlike other bird species? Parrots and crows have this ability, and in addition to their intelligence, parrots can develop an incredibly…
How to Quit Smoking | How Long Does it Take to Stop craving Cigarettes?
Withdrawal symptoms are troublesome for many people who want to quit smoking. The addicted body has gotten so used to nicotine that it demands it vehemently. The smoker can think of nothing more than the seemingly redeeming cigarette. These tips…
Which Were The Best Bollywood Movies Of 2019?
The usual talk about Bollywood, from a massy angle, tends to stop at the trinity and the power that stems from the three Khans; Salman, Aamir, and Shah Rukh. Okay, you could put Saif’s name to the list as well.…
Amid Rising Protests And Crimes, Foreign Tourists Seem Not Too Keen On India
2019 is fast drawing to a close. But can we ever look forward, foraying toward the new year without wondering about what held us back as a nation? Did we lag in certain areas that can be looked after with…
These Low-Calorie Fruits Will Keep Your Dieting Game On Point.
Winter is here and we all know how lazy it can get, even the Sun decides to take a break. However, this break can make us gain a few pounds if we aren’t including low calorie fruits in our daily…
Why Do People Say OK?
The expression “OK” is dear and familiar to us and is an integral part of everyday life. Good, Agree, All right, everything clear or done, all these words essentially mean OK. But as familiar as this term is in everyday…
Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?
A laugh, a whimper and a tortured face. You sometimes ask the tickler to stop but sometimes you don’t want them to stop. The brain is confused between pleasure and agony? Tickling can be both. We don’t want it and…
Key Social Media Trends Of 2020 To Watch Out For
Hard to stay without it… not the best possible choice, after all, to stick with it! How often, should this be asked, have we heard of such a phrase, whether it is in the respect of eating something unhealthy, or…
5 Reasons To Eat Jaggery In Winters
There is practically no end to eating good and healthy in life. Food, such a big essential and irreplaceable aspect of our life, beckons us to be watchful of what we eat. It’s not that the ‘good’ is hard to…
How to Pick a Watermelon?
Tapping, feeling and comparing are actually good measures to get the quality and ripeness of a melon without cutting it. The effort made before each purchase is justified because unripe watermelons would simply be watery and tasteless. Especially since an…
Why is Cola Harmful?
Cola is really not what we call healthy. It does not contain any vitamins, but it does contain phosphoric acid, caffeine and a lot of sugar. There are 21 grams of sugar in 200 ml of cola, which is approximately…
Why Do We Say Crocodile Tears?
Most behavioral biologists assume that animals do feel pain, grief and joy, but they do not express these emotions by shedding tears. They use different behaviors, like, many cats cry out loud when someone accidentally kicks their paw or tail.…