Dopamine, the happy hormone, is also a neurotransmitter that makes the communication between our brain and the rest of our body possible. It helps us in movement, memory, attention, sleep and so on. Dopamine provides us with a sense of pleasure, hence the name happy hormone and it also impels us to do what offers […]
“Use and reuse paper bags and contribute your bit to nature” World paper bag day is celebrated on July 12th every year to promote the utilization of paper bags and reduce the use of plastic bags. The day aims to spread information on how paper bags are better for our environment. Since plastic bags are […]
Spherical trigonometry is a subdivision of spherical geometry which studies the relationship between trigonometric functions of the sides and angles of the spherical triangles which is a part of the great circle of a sphere. The cross-section of a sphere is a hemisphere and the plane passing through the centre is a circle, called the […]
“……Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line,…..” Benoit Mandelbrot Then how can we define all these? We can’t explain these using Euclidean geometry. Fractal geometry is a new branch of mathematics which makes math more interesting than the […]
Do you ever think about why dead body’s float on water… Immediately after death, the tissue starts to decompose by the action of some bacteria. As a result of metabolic activities by bacteria many gases like carbon dioxide, Hydrogen sulphide, Methane etc are released inside the body resulting the inflation of the body like a […]
One of the major factors that stimulated the earlier revolutions in the world was renaissance. Renaissance made significant changes in human life. Many novel ideas that were propounded by several thinkers motivated people to question irrational beliefs and traditions. Renaissance led to the birth of ‘’Enlightenment’ in the eighteenth century. Many thinkers who propagated the […]
Biodiversity conservation is simply the conservation of our biodiversity using various methods. But first, you have to know what is biodiversity? We know that there are lot of organisms around us. This various life forms on earth is known as Biodiversity. It is the total of all living organisms present on our earth. A good […]
The land was a major source of wealth and valued a lot in medieval times. Those who possess greater lands were socially valued and respected. The land was a synonym of wealth and prosperity. As per the census report of 1951, one-third of the Kerala population has belonged to marumakkathayam( matrilineal inheritance) .In the whole […]
Herbarium is a collection of preserved specimens of plants. It is a source of biodiversity, evolutionary and ecological studies. It is actually dried and labelled plant specimens that can be used for future research studies and all. The herbarium is actually a library, but here the information is stored in a biological form. What we […]
