You all familiar with the delicious taste of honey and it is the only food that does not spoil even after 5000 years. Strange!!! But it’s true. “The Oldest honey…
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ISRO New Space Record On 15/02/2017 at 10:30 am ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) created a new record by launching 104 satellites in a single mission from the space centre…
Dynamite is a chemical explosive, which once ignited, burns extremely rapidly. This produces a large amount of hot gas in the process. Alfred Nobel invented Dynamite for the safety of…
We all know the importance of water in our life. Science says a human can survive more than three weeks without food, whereas they can survive only three days without…
The capital city of India, the world’s largest democracy, is gasping for breath under a shroud of smog, since Diwali. Particulate matter finer than 2.5 micrometers are hovering in the…
Dry ice, also referred to as "cardice" is the solid form of carbon dioxide. Dry ice is colorless, non-flammable, with a sour zesty odor, and can lower the pH of…
In 200 B.C. it all started with a Big Bang in China. A bamboo is thrown into the fire and explosions are heard as the air inside the reeds expands.…
We often consume soft drinks while celebrating, in parties. We like to carry soft drinks while hanging out with friends. Sometimes we play with the froth that comes out after…
Oil is a hydrophobic viscous liquid. That is, it is immiscible with water and lipophilic (miscible with other oils or fat loving). It is neutral and a non-polar liquid. Oil…
During lab experiments especially in chemistry, we are always told to take a reading at bottom of the meniscus for colourless liquids and the upper meniscus of coloured liquids. A…
You are very hungry and Mom is cooking your favorite pasta. The mere site of it elevates your hunger and makes your mouth water. You eagerly watch her prepare it.…
Botanically, almonds (scientifically termed Prunus dulcis) are actually very small stone fruits in the Amygdalus family. Almonds are a type of drupe nut, which means along with other nuts like…
Writing on a blog can be mind-boggling, you know. It takes lots of research and patience. Believe me, it’s not a piece of cake as it seems to be! The…
Do you find chopping onions, a herculean task too? For me, chopping those scaly things has always been a formidable task. Excuses come naturally to me, whenever Mom asks me…
Have you ever been captivated by the rich alluring aroma of coffee beans? It is interesting to note how the nondescript green berries eventually turn into beautiful brown coffee beans…
As mortals of the 21st century, we continue to globalize in every aspect of life. Using technology and automation, we have found a simpler alternative to almost everything – from…
Introduction of Light: The sun is by far our most important source of energy. Sunlight warms us, causes weather patterns, allows plants to manufacture oxygen and our food, from carbon…
Petroleum has been what the mankind has understood as a lifeline for economic development as well as a geo-political advantage for nations that possess the reserves. Ever since the Industrial…
Sometimes you may have observed that your parents would take an old gold ornament to a jeweller to get it cleaned and polished. After the polishing, the ornament comes back…
If you have ever had a stray thought on the efficacy or importance of Science in our lives, think again. Our existence on this planet is supported by Science all…
The formation and depletion of Ozone has since long been a much debated topic. While by now each of us knows that the Ozone layer in the atmosphere protects life…
The price to pay for development is pollution. The most polluted cities today are the ones that are that are densely populated and paradoxically, also the potential centres of opportunities.…
When someone mentions Chemistry, we generally think of the complex equations and label it boring. Maybe it is the way the subject is taught in schools that make it…
Recently North Korea created an international buzz by announcing that it had successfully tested a Hydrogen bomb. For the common man, it was just ‘a bomb’. But do…