When we write the old-fashioned way, with ink on paper, we rarely think of the pen鈥檚 ingredients. For hundreds of years聽gall ink聽was used to produce documents such as Shakespeare鈥檚 will and the U.S...
The simple combination of sodium and chloride (NaCl) gives rise to a mineral, salt, with endless uses, particularly within the culinary world. Salt is known to enhance our taste perception 鈥� there...
Let鈥檚 face it, dentistry is not an easy job. Besides the clinical knowledge and expertise required, managing patients' fear is an essential part of being a good dentist. Anticipation of pain during...
The incidence of diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic levels in recent years, affecting one in every 10 adults globally in 2021. Ninety percent of these individuals have Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)...
The implementation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based drugs for the treatment of obesity has been an incredible advance in the field, enabling up to 25% decreases in body weight in many...
For over 100 years the Nobel foundation has recognized outstanding individuals for contributions to their respective fields; however, the rules stipulate that prizes cannot be awarded posthumously....
Once upon a time, there was a banana plant.
This banana plant lived in an English estate in the 1830s, and was named 鈥渢he Cavendish鈥�, after the Cavendish Family who lived on this estate.
The poem, 鈥淢y country鈥�, by Dorothea MacKellar, is recited by every preschooler in Australia. One line is of particular relevance:聽
鈥淎 land of droughts and flooding rains鈥�.聽
Is there something in your past to put you on a path to become an educator? When I was a teenager I did one of those guidance counsellor tests which suggested I should become one. I laughed. But a...
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