A new observational study suggests that the more you gain extra-weight, the higher the chances of developing depression. The body part(s) where the fat is accumulated makes no difference to the probability of developing depression. According to the...
Researchers reconstruct a picture of Denisovan girl, who lived five hundred centuries ago. The skeletal anatomy of Denisovan is based on a palette of ancient DNA patterns. This offers a glimpse of how a subspecies of archaic humans might have looked...
Who are the greatest and most famous mathematicians ever lived? Well, its answer is not easy as mathematics was known to humanity since the prehistoric times, long before the birth of Christ. The role of mathematics in our lives is immense. Math...
Researchers prove that dead human bodies move around significantly as they decompose. As the body mummifies, the ligaments dry out, which causes parts to move. They captured these movements over a 17-month period. The human body is perhaps the...
From classical antiquity to much of the early modern period — when there were no hard-written criminal laws — brutal tortures were a common method to serve punishments. During the middle ages, committing a crime wouldn’t have...
The calculators we know today were first invented in the 1960s and the use of smartphones as calculators began in the 1990s. However, that does not mean that mathematical tools weren’t available a century ago. Several computing machines were...
Have you ever wondered who the most powerful Marvel characters are? As an MCU fan, I am sure you do. But to be frank it is a herculean task to answer. The list below ranks the most powerful comics characters based on their raw power and intellect...
Researchers analyze recorded cigarette sales and survey data in England between 2011 and 2018. They found that overall consumption of cigarette has declined by almost 1/4th during this period. Government has committed to making the United Kingdom...
Do you know whales are genetically closer to hippopotamuses than any other mammals on Earth? They were separated about 40 million ago. Anyway, Whales belong to the infraorder Cetacea, which is divided into two parvorders; Mysticeti (baleen whales)...
During the 5th-6th century, people used to distort children skulls by applying force. It was done to distinguish members of different cultural groups in Central Europe. In 2013, archaeologist found the remains of three teenagers in Osijek, a city...