Silk

Can silk replace microplastics? [Details]

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace harmful microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetic Jul 25, 2022
BJP names Draupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate

Inside Droupadi Murmu's world: Passionate teacher, disciplinarian, vegetarian

President-designate of India Droupadi S. Murmu is not new to records and several are already to her credit in a dizzying political career spanning barely a quarter century, zooming from a Municipal Councillor in 1997 to the country's First Citizen in 2022, for which she will take the oath on Monday (July 25). Jul 24, 2022
overconfidence

Overconfidence bolsters anti-scientific views, study finds

Historically, the scientific community has relied on educating the public in order to increase agreement with scientific consensus. New research from Portland State University suggests why this approach has seen only mixed results. Jul 21, 2022