Blogs

If dinosaurs were the flashy rock stars of the Mesozoic era, crocodiles are the quiet survivors. They’ve been around for more than 200 million years, and here’s the wild part: they look almost the same today as they did back then.

Light, durable, and lightning-fast (grows up to 90 cm within 24 hours!) in growth, bamboo is nature’s ready-made engineering marvel. It bends without breaking, making it perfect for everything from huts to high-rises. Even across history, bamboo has always shaped Asia’s story. But what if this humble grass could carry your Netflix stream or Zoom call?

Explore the captivating role of Arthur Koehler in the Lindbergh Kidnapping crime investigation. Discover how forensic botany solved the case.

You might think pollen is just floating about in the air, happily so and ready to be sampled; however, in forensic cases, it is collected intentionally and carefully. Investigators don’t just grab a handful of dirt —or air, if the pollen is happily floating about —they follow strict protocols to ensure the pollen is not contaminated and is of the standard to be used as evidence in court.

What if the water in your glass today had already quenched someone’s thirst yesterday? Sounds strange (and pretty unhygienic), right? But it’s actually safe since science is at work! Today, let’s talk about Singapore’s NEWater (pronounced New-Water, actually).

Imagine a T. rex looking up at the sky, unable to fly, while its tiny feathered cousins were testing out their wings. It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true: birds are living dinosaurs. Their story is one of survival, adaptation, and transformation—proof that even the mightiest of lineages can reinvent themselves.

Not all dinosaurs went extinct. A small group of feathered theropods managed to survive. They were small, adaptable, and could fly or glide—traits that gave them the edge when ecosystems collapsed.

Dive into the fascinating world of forensic botany to see how this science helps solve crimes with pollen clues!

Picture this: a population of organisms living their best life, all together. Then something happens, maybe a mountain pops up, or a river decides to split the gang. Slowly but surely, they start changing. Different vibes, different environments, different genetic makeovers. Fast forward a few generations, and boom, they can’t even reproduce with each other anymore. That, darling, is speciation.

Why don’t spacecraft travel at the speed of light currently? The answer to this involves a lot of complicated physics that Einstein and a lot of physicists were able to dumb down for us! Traveling at the speed of light requires a lot of energy, like an infinite amount!

The corpse found in Lindow Moss? Not Reyn-Bardt, Malika. Not even a corpse from the present day. It didn't appear to be a recent body, and something felt off right away. What happened next would clarify why.

Go behind the scenes of STEM MUN for Changemaking — a global student-led Model UN that brought together over 100 delegates from 42+ countries to debate science, ethics, and policy while raising funds for education. In Part 1, Mihika (the Secretary General) shares what it took to build the conference, from fee waivers to guest speakers, design chaos, and real impact.

One hundred years ago, Werner Heisenberg retreated to the island of Helgoland, where he built the foundations of the first full formulation of quantum mechanics. But let’s take a step back: who actually started the quantum revolution? And how did physicists begin to understand the concept of quantification?

Let’s say nature had a watch—one that didn’t tick but mutated. Sounds weird? That’s a molecular clock for you. In this blog, we’re decoding how scientists use DNA changes to track the timeline. Yes, it's real science. No, it’s not sci-fi. (Okay, maybe just a little.)

August morning, 1984, was a rather normal morning to some but not to all. Peat cutters at Lindow Moss, a bog in northwest England, unearthed something that would disturb both the past and the present- leather.

Let’s talk about mysterious particles that, at least in theory, could move faster than light.

Today, we’re diving into AdaBoost, a model that doesn’t need to lift heavy weights to make a major impact. It's smart, strategic, and surprisingly humble. And the best part? It learns from its mistakes like a true growth-mindset baddie.

Dive into forensic botany and secrets of pollen! Explore how palynology, pollen analysis, solves mysteries in crime and beyond.

Before quantum got cool, classical computing built the digital world we live in. In this blog, we explore the fundamentals, bits, logic gates, and the deterministic rules that make your code predictable and your devices reliable. Whether you're deep into tech or just curious how computers actually work, this post breaks it down in a way that just makes sense. Classical might sound old, but trust us, it still runs the world.

It wasn’t long before I realised that Alzheimer’s isn’t just memory loss; perhaps it runs deeper than that. Here are ten things that you should know about Alzheimer's.

‘Placebo,’ a euphonic word with an exotic charm, which was penned across a fresh copy of ‘As Long as The Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh, seemed to call out to me, evoking a sense of curiosity.

Let’s be real for a second – breakups are never easy. Whether it's friends drifting apart or that one ex you thought was your soulmate, separation stings. But in nature? It’s literally how new life forms evolve.

Last time, we chatted about genetic drift, where random chance messes with gene pools in small or isolated populations. But what if genes don’t stay isolated? What if they… move? Travel? Get a one-way ticket to a new population?

We have been connecting the gut microbiome to a bunch of functions in our body for some time now, however until now, you could mostly come across healing teas and such. But don’t worry, science dove in head first and scientists are exploring all the ties between the gut and and the brain in hopes of discovering new underlying mechanisms and connections.