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Anyone familiar with English Literature can recognize the well-known story of the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, writing under male pseudonyms for their work to be accepted for publication.

If you want to be extra and impress your friends or colleagues, you might even think to add that Mercury is the only planet in our solar system that’s shrinking; you heard me right!

When we talk about learning, most of it involves making, strengthening, or rewiring connections between neurons in the brain. When we need to remember something? Boom, a couple neurons hold hands and we suddenly know what to write in our biology exam. But what if the way neurons encode information while learning isn’t the same across their structure?

Surely genetics is about how to be a genius, right? Just crack the DNA code and boom—you’re top of your class, winning science fairs, and maybe even lifting cars with your mind. Sounds awesome. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?), genetics isn’t a how-to guide for becoming a genius.

Why Your DNA Isn’t Just Sitting There. Ever wonder why some traits pop up more often in nature, like how every other person seems to have blue eyes, or how certain animals are always better at surviving than others?

Discover the groundbreaking work of Alec Jeffreys in DNA forensics. Explore how DNA forensics, Alec Jeffreys' DNA analysis techniques, revolutionized crime solving.

One of the key issues scientists worry about when visiting other planets is radiation exposure. This has been a persistent worry for years because on Earth, we don’t face this issue; we are protected by the planet’s magnetosphere, which creates the Van Allen Belt.

Mind wandering is a shift of attention away from a primary problem towards internal things, but is it worth beating yourself up about it?

As climate change and environmental degradation accelerate, scientists and engineers are turning to nature for real innovations...

Let’s focus on mutations, the tiny changes in DNA that drive everything from disease to adaptation to survival.

Why do we even use music in society and willingly listen to it? And how does it relate to science and mental health? Let’s find out…

Imagine for a moment that we suddenly doubled the number of fundamental particles in the Standard Model. Sounds mind-boggling, right?

This month has many interesting events lined up, which may be worth losing some sleep over.

The last thing you would expect is ‘ Witch’ and ‘Doctor’ to be in the same sentence, let alone together...

As of right now, there’s no real cure, only ways to slow down or stop the progression, and even that isn’t the case for all conditions.

Read more about Prof. Marco Fiorentini from Australia and his work!

In this blog, we'll take a step back and explore how genetics fuels evolution, setting the stage for everything that follows in this series.

What if we could turn back the biological clock and start over? Scientists have discovered that a comb jellyfish has this ability.

A recent discovery has added another ability to geckos' list—a unique sixth sense that allows them to detect soundless vibrations!

Among the four fundamental forces of the universe, electromagnetism stands out as the most tangible and intuitive force in our lives.

Explore the world of forensic STR analysis. Uncover crime-solving secrets!

Did you know that three other planets in our solar system have rings?

Right now, it’s common to try to remove brain tumors surgically. In some cases, that’s an impossible task. So what now?

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition, the symptoms develop gradually over many years and eventually become more.