Pranjal Mehar
Pranjal Mehar is an enthusiastic science writer who enjoys exploring various scientific topics. She has a keen interest in astronomy and is also inclined towards writing about new technology. She is committed to spreading accurate and intelligent scientific information in an easy and accessible manner.
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The evolution of gut defense
Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have mapped the transformative journey of how animal guts have advanced to shield themselves...
Governments must act now or face a global water tragedy, study
According to a new study by the Australian National University (ANU) discovered that government policies around the world that aim to reduce water consumption through improved...
Ancient girl’s parents were two different human species
Scientists at the Max-Planck Institute have discovered 90,000-year-old bone fragment in southern Siberia. They’ve found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal...
Dominant men make decisions faster
Hierarchies exist overall human and animal societies, sorted out by what conduct researchers allude to as predominance. Overwhelming people tend to move higher up...
A milestone for forecasting earthquake hazards
Analysts from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, University of Southern California, the University of California at Riverside and the U.S. Geological Survey has concocted...
Study provides better understanding of the physical mechanisms behind brain injuries
Blast injury has become the major life and function-threatening injuries in recent warfares. There is increased research interest in the mental disorders caused by...
Biomaterial could keep tooth alive after root canal
An estimated, almost 15 million root canals are performed every year. A root canal results in a dead tooth with no living soft tissue, or...
Blurring the lines between virtual and reality
An EPFL student Hugo Hueber from computer science faculty has developed a virtual reality game that can be used in any environment, allowing for the same level...
How the brain suppresses the act of revenge?
Revenge is a form of establishing justice and that the threat of revenge may serve as a form of protection, a kind of enforcement...
NASA gets up close with Greenland’s melting ice
Using a new research plane and a new base to enhance its odds of outsmarting Atlantic hurricanes, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) campaign takes to...
A depressed spouse may increase one’s own cognitive decline, study
Yale's new study suggests that having a discouraged mate can expand one's own depressive symptoms and, in addition, cognitive decline over time in late life.
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Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their relatives are unconventional pollinators
Orthopterans like grasshoppers and crickets are broadly perceived as agricultural vermin as they eat and destroy food crops. A new study by the National...