Our brain uses about 20 percent of the total calories we consume, mostly in the form of glucose. We often feel extremely happy after eating something […]
It’s Friday. You sign off from a long work week and make a quick grocery trip before returning. Nothing seems more fitting than a well-deserved Saturday […]
Curiosity is one of the greatest strengths of a scientist. The fruit of this curiosity has led to inventions, especially when the scientist challenges himself to […]
The discovery of opiorphin from human saliva paves the way towards the development of natural painkillers that are non-addictive with less side effects.
Being the largest mammal on Earth, an adult elephant drinks more than 200 litres of water/day, compared to the average human with 1.04 to 1.63 litres/day.
Explore how urbanisation induces heat-related issues like urban heat islands (UHI) and how innovations like thermal manikins combat them for urban comfort.
Herbarium merupakan kaedah penyimpanan spesimen dan data berkaitan dengan tumbuhan. Ia seolah-olah “muzium bagi tumbuh-tumbuhan” kerana menjadi rujukan bagi penyelidikan kepelbagaian tumbuhan di seluruh dunia. Pengumpulan […]
The brain, our most energy-consuming organ The brain is one of the human body’s largest and most complex organs. It is powered by glucose and oxygen provided to […]
The horseshoe crab’s blood contains a clotting agent used to make a concoction called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate or LAL, used in the pharmaceutical industry.