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Dec 20, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Salama Udaipurwala
The side effects of staying in bed all day include development of bedsores and body aches, especially in the lower back. Lying on bed all day also causes stress and depression, and some other psychological and cardiovascular ailments.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Sanjukta Mondal
Table of Contents (click to expand) Millions of years ago, a continent-continent collision created the world’s tallest range of mountains, along with an entire range of mountains made of rock salt deposits. It’s the 4th century and Alexander the Great’s army is resting near the banks of the Himalayan River Jhelum after their last battle with King Porus. They suddenly realized that Alexander’s beloved horse couldn’t be found nearby.
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Apr 10, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Also Read: Have You Thought About Your Thoughts? What Are They Made Of? A Final Word… Are Single-celled Organisms Conscious? Most studies that attempt to conquer or answer consciousness approach it from a human- or animal-centric view. Neuroscientists generally study the structure and function of the animal brain in order to gain insights into how we perceive the world around us, how we make decisions, and how we form our sense of self.
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Mar 30, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Table of Contents (click to expand)What Are Hiccups? Can Hiccups Kill You? Conclusion If you’re a Grey’s Anatomy fan (like me) you probably have extreme feelings about one particular episode. In this episode, Meredith Grey, the protagonist’s stepmother, seemingly dies from a case of the hiccups. Like many people who watched the show, this episode struck me as having a weird premise.
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Mar 28, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Table of Contents (click to expand)Crow Vs. RavenConclusion Apart from pigeons, crows might be one of the most successful birds alive today. Success, though, brings another problem—fame and recognition. Most of us would look at the photo below and identify it as a crow. Most of us would also be surprised to know that we are wrong. The bird in the picture is actually a raven. What’s the difference between a crow and a raven?
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Mar 27, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Table of Contents (click to expand)What Is A Virus? Conclusion On the eve of 2020, if we weighed the likelihood of being struck by a bolt of lightning, being eaten by a shark, or winning the lottery against the likelihood of battling a pandemic for the better part of the year, most of us wouldn’t have bet on the global pandemic. Yet, here we are in 2023, still reeling from the aftermath of a tiny virus known as SARS-CoV-2.
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Mar 21, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Table of Contents (click to expand)A Thirst For VengeanceA Final Word A few years ago, I befriended a particularly happy puppy in a park near my house. I visited the park quite often and would walk around different parts of it. On these frequent visits, I was always accompanied by my new friend (whom I named Pumba). Once, while walking in a new part of the park with my furry friend, I noticed that crows would often fly right at us and swoop down, seeming to dive-bomb us.
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Mar 16, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Table of Contents (click to expand)A Final Word Let’s consider an incident from 2011. Two ecologists from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Germany were surprised to observe a series of peculiar interactions between a bottlenose dolphin and a pod of sperm whales. Now, in general, bottlenose dolphins are very social creatures. They’ve been known to interact with multiple species of animals, such as rough-toothed dolphins, gray whales, and humpback whales.
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Mar 15, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Also Read: Are We Born With A Fixed Personality Or Can It Be Manipulated By Our Environment? How Can Epigenetics Account For Behavior And Choice? Professor Spector and his team at the Twin Research Wing used epigenetics to try and explain behavioral changes between sets of twins. Think of it like this. When a methyl group fixes itself atop a gene, it effectively acts as a switch.
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Mar 8, 2023 | 
scienceabc.com | Joshika Komarla
Table of Contents (click to expand)What Is Altruism? What Is Group Selection? ConclusionWhen we think of wild animals, we are led to believe that it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. Literally. Examples of cannibalistic snakes, such as the King Cobra (the scientific name for a Cobra “Ophiphagus” translates to “snake eater” in English) or videos of lionesses chasing down a mother zebra while it defends its calf spring to mind. A predominance towards violence is an understandable assumption.