Don’t you find the thought of being able to hibernate intriguing? Imagine having uninterrupted sleep during the chilly, dry winters. The answer is complicated. For a variety of reasons, humans did not evolve to hibernate. Nevertheless, we may carry the possibility in our genes from our distant ancestors. Why human…

Call it Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Maghi, Bihu, Uttarayan, or Pongal — the harvest festival is around the corner and is celebrated in every nook and corner of India. A festival celebrated by people whole way across the nation, Makar Sankranti marks the start of the harvest season and the move…

Erma Bombeck once said, “Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart!”. Oh, pause for a moment, and read that once again. We might not possibly be hopping on another Titanic adventure right now, or probably not even craving a dessert. …

For all those people out there who are fascinated by science-fiction movies, the one topic which will intrigue you would be ‘Blackholes’. What is a black hole? A black hole is an area of spacetime where gravity is so intense that no electromagnetic wave, not even light, has the energy to escape.

What is the moon? Moons are natural satellites, i.e., astronomical bodies that orbit a planet. Different planets have different numbers of moons, with our dear earth having a singular moon with the Latin name Luna. It is four times smaller and 81 times lighter than the earth and orbits at a distance of 3.8…

GHM Blog — “One Dream, One cause, One path, One Run. It’s Guwahati Half Marathon” Origin of GHM Guwahati Half Marathon was organized for the first time in August 2009 under the Social Initiatives Module of Techniche, the annual Techno-Management festival of IIT Guwahati. The event received a great response from the Guwahati…

GHM BLOG — Youth is the backbone of any nation. Assam's youth is ready to take the future into its hands and contribute enormously to the advancements in every field. With their high spirits, progressive, innovative, and undogmatic approach, they challenge and fight against society's ills. They do not believe in old-fashioned, ridiculous norms and…

Nutrition has always been a complex topic with many contradicting studies and reports. Culture, preferences, and greed of the food industry have a massive hand in manipulating the information out there. Many of us are unaware of what we consume and want to find changes that can lead to a…

The entire world is dealing with the gloomy news of the Russia-Ukraine war. The Russia-Ukraine hostility, which had been ongoing for a long time, turned into a full-fledged war in the early hours of 24th February local time when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced to his nation to conduct a…