Hiya Islam

Lost in a real-life Charlie’s chocolate factory

A few thousand miles away from Dhaka, in a small town located in the outskirts of Zurich lies a place known for its signature centerpiece worldwide, a fountain of real chocolate.

2m ago

Tackling hair woes: Quick fixes for broke, busy students

Ignoring the slow decline of one’s gorgeous locks seems not so bad until one day when they realise it is too late.

4m ago

Your guide to the Erasmus Mundus scholarship

A recipient of the 2022 Erasmus Mundus scholarship walks you through the process.

1y ago

How to read a nutrition label (without being tricked)

Try spending a few minutes reading the underappreciated label at the back.

2y ago

Do not worry about gift anxiety

The spiralling thoughts only make it worse.

3y ago

Hanging out at Diggger

Diggger entered the city’s pizza scene earlier this year.

3y ago

How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?

It could take weeks before we can understand its impact.

3y ago

COP26 concludes today, here's what happened so far

The climate summit in Glasgow enters its final day.

3y ago
November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019

Weird animals with even weirder names

We are sharing our world with 8.7 million species. The vast majority, almost 86 percent is yet to be discovered, studied and ultimately, catalogued.

November 7, 2019
November 7, 2019

Living with a Turtle

In the first week after bringing her home, Missy was lost. It took a family of four to hunt down a two-and-half-inch-long, walking dust bunny from under the study table.

October 24, 2019
October 24, 2019

Bye, zitface

Growing up, acne has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. Fresh faces never rang a bell. It was the tiny bumps and lumps of pre-teen years, exciting at first and then progressively distressing, that sprouted here and there for about a decade. As terrible as it gets, its dominion advanced.

September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019

How to read a research paper

There will come a time in our lives when we must take up the gruelling task of reading scientific journals. Sifting through pages after pages and losing sanity over the jargon is a given. Reading these papers is a highly active job requiring multiple rounds of re-reads,

September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019

Acne scars everything

“What’s happened to your face?”

September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019

Where is the world going with eco-activism?

In recent times, we have seen a surge in environmental campaigns and protests.

September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019

THORIUM POWER: YAY OR NAY?

A flying neutron comes charging at an atom. It briefly turns into an unstable atom before decaying into few other atoms and more neutrons.

August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019

women in STEM you need to know about

Throughout the ages, women have been substantially underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.

August 1, 2019
August 1, 2019

Growing Cacti Indoors

It is undeniable that we all wanted to own a houseplant at some point in our lives. I mean, why not? It makes great room décor. It gives you oxygen

July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019

Coping with the loss of a pet

Often times, it takes one to experience a loss to fully realise that death indeed is a true thing that comes to all. In a world where many