Just like our human skin, mushrooms can also produce vitamin D when exposed to UV rays. When exposed to the sun or artificial UV light, mushrooms increase their vitamin D content and retains the heightened level even after more than a…
The cross-sectional shape of the hair follicle is what gives rise to different hair shapes. Curly hair has an elliptical hair follicle, whereas straight hair has a circular, symmetrical follicle. Anything in between shows up as a wide…
The terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in March 2024, which left 140 people dead, has sparked a crackdown on central Asian workers living in Russia, and put the relationship between the region and Russia under increasing…
The ojigi traces its origins to religious and warrior customs and has evolved various types, reflecting different levels of nuance and etiquette.
In the varied interactions of global greetings, while some people shake hands, others hug,…
Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to what Moscow deems threats from western officials about increased involvement in the conflict.
People who can remember events in greater detail and for longer tend to pay more attention and observe more details surrounding objects and events. They may also have superior recall skills. Genes play an additional role in why some…
The eyes of the footballing world will be on Germany this summer as the country hosts the 2024 UEFA European Championship. For…
Mosquitoes are found all over the world, primarily thriving in moist and humid tropical regions. However, there are also places in the world (including a group of tropical islands), where mosquitoes are missing entirely or find it quite…
Western portrayal of the East as exotic, despite being heavily influenced by power dynamics and colonialism, is critiqued for perpetuating stereotypes.
Orientalism is a term that refers to the Western perception and representation of…
Scholars at Harvard tell their stories in the Experience series.
When George Whitesides started as a teenage technician in his father’s Kentucky lab in the early 1950s, the bond was immediate — and lasting.
Today one of the world’s most influential chemists,…