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.
Although iron is the most abundant metal in our body, traces of gold can be found in the human body. Up to 0.2 mg of gold can be collected from a 70 kg person.