Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University The environment has already been affected by global climate change. Glaciers have receded, ice on rivers and lakes has broken up earlier, plant and animal ranges have altered, and trees have begun to bloom earlier. Scientists are confident that global temperatures will continue to climb for decades to come, owing to […]
DiyaAdhikary, Amity University Kolkata The very thought that cricket chirps indicate something rather meaningful about our environment other than to simply annoy us with their high-pitched sound is baffling! For some cultures, the chirping of insects holds different meanings- a sign of good luck, rain, something bad, impending illness, or even death. But Science has […]
Mustafa Vora, DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai In a recent study, a team of researchers compiled the measurements of brain and body size of over 300 fossils of Homo around the globe with the world’s regional climate over the last million years. This study showed how the size of the brain and body fluctuated over […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA Carbon has always been applied in the fields such as metallurgy, environmental remediation, conversion, automotive industry, etc as it has extensive physicochemical properties. In this report, an efficient approach to making graphite from carbon dioxide at low temperatures in the absence of metal catalysts has been suggested. CO2 is converted […]
Dyotak Chandra, The West Bengal University Of Health Sciences Since the past two centuries, 98.6°F (37C) is taken as the standard “normal” body temperature. First established by German physician Carl Wunderlich, it has been used by doctors and parents as a measure by which fever can be assessed and to detect the severity of any […]
Soumya Sarathi Ganguly, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Bacterial infections leading to diseases or in many of the times increasing the severity of another disease are one of the most common issues faced by human beings. Increased resistance against mostly used antibiotics (drugs) is presently the biggest concern for healthcare professionals and the general public. […]
– Husna, Amity University Kolkata Recently, as the world is implementing re-opening plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, infrared contact-free temperature assessment devices are being used at entry points to identify and screen out feverish individuals who may carry the coronavirus. But even when the devices are used properly, temperature assessment may have a limited impact […]
–Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata The fast-growing trees die younger whereas slow-growing trees don’t, reported in a recent study led by the University of Leeds. The study shows, among many things, temperature plays a significant role. An increase in temperature of one degree shortens the lives of these trees by approximately 30 years. Since the […]
