What if you stopped sleeping?

What if you stopped sleeping

Could you eliminate sleep from your life? Think of all the extra hours you’d gain. More time to work on projects, hang out with friends, or indulge in hobbies. However, sleep is crucial for brain maintenance. During sleep, your brain regenerates neurons and forms new memories. Without sleep, these processes can’t happen.  What really happens … Read more

This new hormone can build strong bones

This new hormone can build strong bones (2)

A team of researchers have uncovered a hormone that keeps nursing mothers’ bones strong, even as they lose calcium to produce milk. This finding could open new doors to treating osteoporosis and bone fractures.  Researchers at the University of California studied mice and human cells. They discovered a hormone called CCN3, dubbed the “Maternal Brain … Read more

Alligator’s voice can change by inhaling Helium

Alligator’s voice can change by inhaling Helium

Did you know that when Alligators breathe Helium, their voices change? This change occurs just like in humans, due to inhaling helium. Takeshi Nishimura, an associate professor at Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute, along with his team,  answered this bizarre question and won the 2020 Ig Nobel Acoustics Prize. Their research revealed that alligators, like … Read more

This Experiment Might Be a Model For Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”

Dippel's Experiment Is a Model For Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Do you believe Mary Shelley had been inspired by the alchemist Johann Conrad Dippel’s bizarre experiments for the creation of the novel “Frankenstein”? If you’ve ever wondered about the origin of this scientific legend, you might be intrigued by the story of Johann Conrad Dippel. He was born in Castle Frankenstein and is often cited … Read more

In 1920s, A Device Brought a Canine Head Back To Alive Without a Heart or Lungs

Autojektor

The Soviet physician-scientist Sergei Brukhonenko was able to keep a canine head alive without a heart and lungs by the support of his “Autojektor”. This device was his amazing invention with early medical technology and it could keep the head alive by circulating oxygenated blood around the brain and restoring the essential functions of the … Read more

Do Contestants Really Come to Shark Tank for Investments?

Do Contestants Really Come to Shark Tank for Investments (5)

Many company founders have successfully got their deals with sharks on Shark Tank and jumped up their businesses to success. Also, some entrepreneurs appear on the show not only for a deal but also to gain exposure and free advertising for their ventures. Sometimes, sharks had doubts about whether certain contestants were primarily seeking exposure … Read more