A Blessing Behind an Unlikely Veil: Vomiting as a Healthy Human Reflex
Being one of the most important human reflexes, vomiting is the phenomenon of spewing out, through the mouth…
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Nanomedicine: A Novel Paradigm to Medicine
Nowadays, we have been accustomed to hear “nano-something,” and we hardly pay any attention to what this really…
Extraordinary Blood Circulation in Crocodiles
By examining the heart of a crocodile, researchers have discovered how it is that an air-breathing land animal…
Science Square (Issue 92)
Facing Aggression Gómez-Valdés et al. Lack of Support for the Association between Facial Shape and Aggression: A Reappraisal…
Seeing Near: A Blessing We Take for Granted
There are so many blessings in life, granted to us free of charge, which we take for granted.…
The Journey of Drugs through the Body
We get ill due to various reasons and in order to get better, we sometimes get some rest,…
YNU: Your Nature University
Today, many grade-school children do not know that milk comes from cows and eggs come from chickens. They…
Healing of Wounds
What possible similarities could there exist between a human and a tree? Interestingly, the open wounds of human…
Science Square (Issue 91)
Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly and they make up almost one quarter of…
The Cell Phone-Brain Cancer Controversy
In recent years, people have been divided by conflicting studies about the risk of cancer posed by cell…
Meet Molecular Motors: The Cargo Transporters in the Microcosm
They are tiny, and there are billions of them inside you. Tiny machines, one thousand times thinner than…
The Lotus Effect: A Manifestation of Divine Purity
The lotus, a radiant and graceful aquatic plant with a magnificent ability to repel dirt, has been the…
Science Square (Issue 90)
Childhood environment leaves its mark on DNA Factors underlying variable DNA methylation in a human community cohort. L.L.…
Living Green: How Much Do I Need to Suffer for It?
Fewer disposables. Fewer climate-changing green house gases. Fewer containers of trash. Fewer acres of ecological footprint. However, more…
Science Square (Issue 89)
1- Frosty freezers no more Original article: Kim P. et al, ACS Nano (2012, online ahead of print)…