28-year-old Katy Ayers, created this 8 ft. long boat out of fibrous mushroom roots, known as mycelium. The roots are usually found under the soil and are known for their dense, buoyant and waterproof properties. Ayers believes that mushrooms can be a potent solution toward
Health care workers are facing a shortage of masks during the COVID-19 crisis. To avert the severity of the crisis and stop the spread of the virus, many people are making their own face coverings to help ease the mask shortage. People are judiciously turning
Lincoln Wamae sees an opportunity when he sees a discarded laptop or any other scrap material in a junkyard. He makes custom electric wheelchairs from recycled scrap materials that he collects from junkyards. It all started out as a hobby which turned into a passion
Agra, the city home to one of the seven wonders of the world was witness to one of the most heart-wrenching realities of the plight of poor and underprivileged in the middle of coronavirus lockdown. A desperate man was seen scooping spilled milk from the
The coronavirus pandemic has almost reached every corner of the globe, affecting and infecting humans and animals alike. It has infected over 1,275,800 people with over 69,500 dead. In the recent light of events, a tiger has tested positive for coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo
A sight that has been masked by the particulates of air pollution, became visible to the delight of Jalandhar residents. Call it irony or the sheer consequence of human activities, the mighty Dhauladhar range was no longer visible from the city since ages. As some
The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa every winter. According to a new study, the natural selection driven by climate change is causing these beautiful birds to evolve shorter wings, which might
Given the pressing shortage of ventilators in hospitals during the COVID-19 emergency, a team from MIT has designed an efficient and inexpensive open source ventilator for coronavirus patients. A rapidly gathered volunteer team of engineers, physicians, computer scientists, and others (all centered at MIT) is
Two weeks still remain of the coronavirus lockdown in India and the citizens are already getting restless. Many people are violating the protocols and keep wandering around without any important work amidst the lockdown. As the coronavirus cases increase even as the Indian government has
For the past few months, the entire world has been struggling with the novel coronavirus, which has infected millions of people and took thousands of lives. Every country has a few measures put in motion to curb the spread of the virus. In India, over