Let’s take a step back and consider our 13.7 billion-year-old universe, home to an extraordinary planet that is about 4.5 billion years old: the Earth. Our planet, even from its infancy, has cradled countless...
Category - Science
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Chemical Bonding
Chemical bonding plays an important role in Chemistry – they help to form compounds with elements. Today, we will be discussing the different types of bonds and intermolecular forces of attraction. Covalent Bonding...
Enzymes: What Are They?
We know that proteins help with many different functions. One of such proteins is enzymes. After the translation of mRNA into enzyme molecules, they can help to catalyse biochemical reactions. Today, we will be talking...
Atomic Structure: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons, and Orbitals
Learn the parts of an atom, how protons, neutrons, electrons, isotopes, ions, shells, and orbitals fit together.
Cells: The Building Blocks of Life
From young, we have learnt that cells make up living things. Cells are the smallest building blocks of life and form larger living tissues and organs that make up the organism. Today, we will be discussing the cell...
Organic Chemistry: Alkenes
Unless you have studied chemistry at some point in your life, you probably would not know what alkenes are. However, if I were to tell you that alkenes are used to make plastic, you would probably have a better idea...
Organic Chemistry: Alkanes
You probably have heard of the term “alkanes” before but may be wondering what they are. We often encounter Alkanes in our daily lives – natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), propellants, fuels, and...
Viruses: The Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles
As we all know, cells are the most basic unit of life. We, humans, are comprised of so many cells – there are more cells in our bodies than stars in the Milky Way. Cells reproduce either by dividing to form two...
Lipids: What Are They?
In today’s world, many people are constantly trying to lose weight. Now and then, I often hear something like, “I’m so fat, I need to lose weight” or “I need to cut down on these fats”. Well, losing weight is one thing...
Stem Cells: Types, Uses, Potency, and Ethics
Learn what stem cells are, how potency works, where different stem cells come from, and why research raises ethical questions.
Organic Chemistry: An Introduction
Organic chemistry is one of the key branches of chemistry. With over six million organic compounds that exist, it plays an essential role in our everyday life. So many aspects of our lives involve organic chemistry –...
Cancer: Mutations, Growth, and Causes
To many of us, cancer is a potentially life-threatening condition. The majority of us are bound to know of people who have suffered or are suffering from cancer – we hope for their speedy recovery. Some of us ourselves...
Viruses: Living or Non-Living
With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have heard a lot of viruses of late. Many are confused – are they living or non-living? Can we kill the COVID-19 virus? This confusion has been around for a long time, and many people are...
Protein Synthesis: How Transcription and Translation Build Proteins
Learn how DNA instructions become mRNA and how ribosomes read codons to build proteins through transcription and translation.
The Periodic Table
A distinct feature of Chemistry, the periodic table is used across many sciences. It consists of all known chemical elements, both natural and artificial. The first periodic table was formulated in 1869 by the Russian...
