The Arunachal macaque The last species of macaque to be discovered in the wild, the Indonesian Pagai macaque, was described in 1903. This monkey, a member of the macaque family, was sighted in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India during expeditions conducted in 2003 and 2004. The Arunachal monkey (Macaca munzala) is the latest addition […]
General Relativity in Evolutionary Biology
Our inability to see evolution working in every instance of biological reproduction causes our perspective on evolutionary change to be relative. This means that claims about trends within the evolution of species -how it’s evolving- are relative to the measurement standards used. However this only applies to species that are reproducing in a uniform manner. […]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES
BOOK REVIEW: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES Authors: DR. SUSHMITHA BASKAR & DR. R. BASKAR Published by: Unicorn Books (www.pustakmahal.com) With environment occupying the center stage of most newspapers and the world watching the unfolding events, a new book Environmental Sciences for Engineering Undergraduates attempts to explain all that an educated person is expected […]
The Greying of Space Age
The space age has streaks of white and grey in its hair now. On October 4,this year, it turned 50. It was on October 4, 1957, that the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit, and the space age was born. Like all infants it was not much to look at; sputnik 1 was an […]
Valuable Lessons Learned From Horror Movies
Having seen enough horror flicks, there are many things I have seen that gave me valuable lessons to learn from. Horror movies tend to be a great way to examine human behavior. When I saw a few horror movies, I saw that these situations actually do tend to show the character whom his/her friends really […]
Culture of Bangladesh
Culture is the identity of a nation. Bangladesh has an outstanding cultural background. The culture of Bangladesh includes the land, the rivers and the lives of the common people, music, dance and drama; art and craft; folklores and folktales; languages and literature, philosophy and religion, festivals and celebrations, as also in a distinct cuisine and […]