Recent Findings on Life in the Twilight Zone– and its Implications for Tackling Climate Change
The Twilight Zone , also known as the mesopelagic zone, refers to an oceanic layer of water that stretches around the globe. Beginning at...
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Priscilla Leung
Oct 254 min read
Nitroplast: The Fourth Primary Endosymbiosis
Over billions of years, eukaryotic cells have become incredibly complex, with characteristic organelle structures performing various...
Danielle Tan
Oct 137 min read
Healing Paper Cuts and Scrapes: The 4 Stages of Wound Healing
If you are anything like me, you would know the experience of sobbing over a tiny paper cut after being too careless with the side of a...
Yat Lam Ng
Sep 33 min read
Birds of different feathers: Mixed-species flocking
Most animals group together due to the advantages of group vigilance to detect potential dangers and increase foraging efficiency. While...
Mahika Kumar
Aug 264 min read
The Genetics of Behavior: How Nature and Nurture Interact
In an ancient forest, two rivers converge, each carving its own path. One embodies nature, with waters drawn from primordial sources,...
Danielle Tan
Aug 228 min read
Thalassemia: a Genetic Overview
Have you ever wondered how many cells are in your body? Well, for red blood cells alone, an average adult has over 25,000,000,000,000,...
Yurino Hisamori
Aug 83 min read
Muscle Memory Mysteries: The Science of How Our Bodies Remember
Do you ever find yourself subconsciously doing something without thinking? Say you get up at 6:00am in the morning, but by 6:05am, you’ve...
Yurino Hisamori
Jul 292 min read
Autoimmune Diseases: When the Body Attacks Itself
The immune system is part of our body’s first-line defense, protecting us from nasty infections that can make us ill. However, just like...
Vincent Pon
Jul 273 min read
Cloning Technology/Human Cloning: Purpose and Ethics
For decades, cloning has been a controversial topic for scientists and the general public. It refers to the creation of an exact genetic...
Yat Lam Ng
Jul 132 min read
Is Drinking Warm Water Better For Your Body?
Hydration is essential to keep our bodies healthy and maintain homeostasis, a state of balance among all body systems needed to function...
Toby He
Jul 113 min read
Why Can Parrots Talk?
We often see videos online about people training their pet birds to talk. These birds are typically mynas, crows, and parrots. Parrots...
Jaimie Liu
Jul 93 min read
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
Since the beginning of time, our appearance, behaviors, and our very survival have all been predetermined by the genetics coded in our...
Mahika Kumar
Jul 74 min read
Diving Deep into Dreams: The Science Behind Our Sleeping Minds
Have you ever experienced that heart-pounding moment in a dream when you feel like you’re falling, only to be jolted awake in a sudden...
Danielle Tan
Jun 275 min read
The Design of Deoxyribonucleic Acid: The Blueprints of Life
You share more than 60% of your DNA with a banana. We all have heard about DNA, the building blocks of life, but do we know what it...
Priscilla Leung
Jun 213 min read
Laws of Thermodynamics in Biology
The laws of thermodynamics are some of the most fundamental principles in all of science, governing the behavior of energy and matter in...
Odessa Chan
May 263 min read
What Happens to Athletes' Bodies?
Athletes' bodies undergo a variety of changes and developments as a result of their training and physical exertion. These changes can be...
Toby He
May 103 min read
Real-Life Jurassic Park: Can We Recover Extinct Animal Species?
The famous Jurassic Park film series has left many children passionate about dinosaurs, including myself. From the mighty Tyrannosaurus...
Vincent Pon
May 63 min read
Why are Mice Always Used in Lab Experiments?
Mice have been used as models in scientific investigations for decades, so that humans can deepen the understanding of human biology and...
Priscilla Leung
May 43 min read
The Mitochondria – More Than Just A ‘Powerhouse’
Mitochondria have long been recognized as the main sites of cellular respiration, where they convert nutrients into adenosine...
Yat Lam Ng
Apr 243 min read
Why Do Birds Sing?
Birds are amongst one of the most beautiful creatures in nature. One trait that makes birds unique is the calls they make and the tunes...
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