Quantum Physics Causes Mutations in Our DNA
An innovative study has confirmed that quantum mechanics plays a role in biological processes and causes mutations in DNA. Quantum…
NGC 4151
NGC 4151 (also known as UGC 7166 and PGC 38739) is a spiral Seyfert galaxy, located at a distance of…
What is an individual?
Whilst this could be considered an unusual topic for a scientific blog as the question seems to be more philosophical…
The Rainbow Mountain
The Ausangate Mountain of the Peruvian Andes also known as the rainbow mountain is one of the most breathtaking geological…
What does “statistically significant” mean?
In recent times, the internet has been abuzz with individuals sharing research related to numerous aspects of COVID. While this…
The problems with anti-vax precautionary principle arguments
Invoking the precautionary principle is a favorite tactic of anti-vaccers, anti-GMO activists, and various other groups that are prone to…
Reserve the prospective
From Earth there are five planets in the Solar System that are bright enough to be seen with the naked…
Colliding molecules and antiparticles
Antiparticles—subatomic particles that have exactly opposite properties to those that make up everyday matter—may seem like a concept out of…
What are Excitons?
An exciton is a bound state of an electron and an electron hole which are attracted to each other by…
Bode’s Galaxy
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years…