#1791 | Question
How does a virus have babies? (In the context of global pandemic of COVID-19)
To answer this question we should first ask, what is this thing we call 'life'? A living cell is essentially the result of a tightly regulated process of protein production from genes in a cell. DNA,…
Author: Sayantan Datta
#1790 | Question
Can a virus go through the ocean? (In the context of global pandemic of COVID-19)
Various types of viruses -- adenovirus, astrovirus, hepatitis A and E viruses, rotavirus, norovirus and other caliciviruses, and enteroviruses, including coxsackieviruses and polioviruses -- can be w…
Author: Sayantan Datta
#1789 | Question
Do air conditioned rooms make it easy for the virus to spread? (Reference to the growth of COVID-19 cases in the Middle East)
This question is specifically interesting, given the Maharashtra government’s guidelines on restricting the use of Air-Conditioners (ACs). While there is some evidence coming in from scientists at Si…
Author: Sayantan Datta
#1788 | Question
Why has COVID-19 not so much spread in Africa?
It is difficult to say whether the virus has spread across Africa or not. Perhaps not many people have been tested for the virus, so we have found very few cases among them. Africa is the top trading…
Author: Sayantan Datta
#1787 | Question
Is COVID-19 growing in Europe and North America because it is cold there?
The field is heavily divided on this. While some people are speculating about the fact that a relatively warmer weather might slow down the spread of COVID-19 infection and the viral ‘titer’ around u…
Author: Sayantan Datta
#1786 | Question
What will happen if the sun dies?
#1785 | Question
Why did the people think the earth was flat?
#1784 | Question
When we can't see the atoms, how did the scientist know about atoms?
#1783 | Question
Why do they put acid in the bathroom?
#1782 | Question
Why can't we see sound or hear colour?
Different parts of our brain control our vision and hearing. The 'Occipital Lobe' is the back part of the brain that controls vision. The 'Temporal Lobe' is located on each side of the head above the…
Author: Supurna Sinha
#1781 | Question
Is wind stronger than lightning? Is a hurricane stronger than lightning?
#1270 | Question
सूरज, चाँद और धरती क्यों हैं?
Why is there a Sun and Moon and Earth?
कोई नहीं जानता कि सूरज और चाँद और धरती क्यों हैं। कुछ लोग सोचते हैं कि पृथ्वी इसलिए है ताकि हम उस पर ज़िन्दा रह सकें। वही लोग यह कहेंगे कि सूरज इसलिए है ताकि पौधे खुद के लिए और हम सबके लिए खाना उत्पन्न करन…
Author: Eklavya Foundation
Publication: Sandarbh; Issue 92; May - Jun 2014
Submitter: Kumar Mohit