by Pavan Kaushik –  BengaLuru is a landlocked City. It was famous for lakes and that was by no means a coincidence. The city builders were smart and had a foresight for the city. They were aware that the city sat on top of a high plateau and it lacks a perennial river passing through it. They realized that the…

by Srishti Batra – On January 31, 2018, a very special and rare astronomical event happened. We got to witness a super, blue, and blood moon together on a single day. Below I am defining all the three terms associated with these moons: Supermoon: When a full moon comes as close as possible to Earth in its elliptical orbit. At this closest…

by Abhinav –  Why do people drink pints of beer out of glasses? Large bottles of beer, wine, or hard liquor are consumed out of glasses for obvious reasons. But why pints? I mean, they come in such pretty bottles! Why pour them into a glass? Why do people drink beers out of a glass? Well, as it turns out,…

by Sriraksha Bhagavan – At some point of time in our lives we all would have realised that things in life doesn’t always happen the way we wish for, Life is all about ups and downs. Life is all about moving away from comfort zones. Life is all about adjusting and adapting to new environments we encounter every now and then.…

The NICE lab is pleased to welcome its newest member, Abhinav Raina.  Abhinav has a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Shiv Nadar University and will be working as a Research Fellow with us on the effects of airborne chemical pollutants on the  molecular, cellular, and systems physiology of insects.  Welcome!

by Santosh Rajus – Life in a coffee plantation keeps surprising me. Even though the coffee plantation has been modified extensively, it is always a joy to see wild animals still moving around. Walking around the fields for a few days, I observed a peculiar marking on the ground with the surface disturbed and a half destroyed Robusta plant. After…