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How higher states of consciousness can forever change your perception of reality
A few years ago, I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I'd been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception. Everything around me became intensely real. The fields and the bushes and trees and the clouds seemed…
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Why does it feel strange to walk on a glass bridge?
Q: Why does it feel strange to walk on a glass bridge?Krishna: Yes, first watch these videos to understand how people feel It can feel strange to walk on a glass bridge because it disrupts your brain's normal balancing mechanisms, triggering primal fears and a sense of unease.Even I feel this. My…
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Oceanography
Q: What exactly does ocean research do?Krishna: It is a vast subject. Anyways, I will try to explain briefly.Ocean research, or oceanography, is the scientific study of the ocean's physical, chemical, biological, and geological features. Oceanographers use interdisciplinary methods, such as…
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How do UV rays kill microbes?
Q: How do UV rays kill microbes?Krishna: Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is an established means of disinfection and can be used to prevent the spread of certain infectious diseases. …
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Impostor study participants could distort health research and endanger patient outcomes
Impostor participants threaten the integrity of health research, and by extension, the policies and clinical decisions built on it, warn experts in The BMJ recently.The experts say that the research community…
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Scientists turned off moths' sex signals—this could be the key to greener pest control
Graphical abstract. Credit: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2025.104307A single "sexy" gene could help us combat one of the world's…
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Why do bats spread so many diseases?
Q: Why do bats spread so many diseases? Let us start with positive things. In reality, bats are truly remarkable.Bats support our agricultural industries as vital members of food webs. Bats are beneficial for their role in natural pest control, pollination, and seed dispersal, which helps…
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Toxic pollution builds up in snake scales: What the researchers learned from black mambas
Black mambas (Dendroaspis polylepis) are Africa's longest, most famous venomous snakes. Despite their fearsome reputation, these misunderstood snakes are vital players in their ecosystems. They keep rodent populations in check and, in turn, …
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Some questions people asked on science and my replies to them - 50
Interactive science series CRITICAL THINKING - an important aspect of becoming a true scientistQ: You emphasize on critical thinking. How can that be done? Will science help us in doing this?Q: I am…
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Why women live longer than men
Tracing the evolutionary roots of why women live longer than menAround the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods. Although the gap between the sexes has narrowed in some countries due to medical…
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