It is a branch of physics concerned with how baryons were originally formed. Baryons are a family of subatomic particles and, like other subatomic particles, have their opposite category called anti-baryons. Interestingly, baryons outnumber antibaryons, thus giving rise to a lot of residual matter in the universe. Physicists believe the asymmetry between baryons and anti-baryons must have been caused by …

An albino is a person or an animal without any colour at all in their skin except red caused by blood vessels. This is quite rare, and means that person has very white skin, white hair and pink or red looking eyes. The red colour appears because there are lots of blood vessels in the eye. Albinos live all over …

Located on Ring Road near the Sarai Kale Khan Bus terminal is Millennium Indraprastha Park that is a perfect place to unwind and relax with family and friends. Spread over an area of 34 hectares and stretching 2.7 KM along the Ring Road, it is a perfect example of transforming sanitary landfill site into living, breathing and verdant landscapes. The …

When comets break up, smaller comets and sungrazers are formed. As these approach the sun, they break into smaller fragments before colliding into it. Sungrazers are classified into families and the largest is the Kreutz family, with over 500 sungrazers. It was discovered by Heinrich Kreutz, a 19thcentury German astronomer who found that some sungrazers came from a larger comet …

The world race is often wrongly used. For example, the Jews are not a race, but a religious and cultural group, who, in racial terms, are exactly the same as the Nazis who persecuted them. Many scholars say that there is only one race-the human race. However, the human family can be divided into several groups according to such features …

Teasels are used in the making of woollen cloth. The common teasel grows wild in England and Wales and southern parth of Scotland. It is also found in Europe, Asia and North Africa. The teasel has large prickly flower heads which remain on the dead stems throughout winter. The actual flowers are tiny deep lilac clorets and round the base …

The modern woman doesn’t need society to validate her existence. She is charting unmapped territories where the limits are often self-imposed. The Tribune looks at this brave new world where women are not afraid to live it up, and on their own terms Aruti Nayar There is something about success stories that gives wings to our aspirations and drives our …

The first recorded sighting of Nessie was in the year 565, when St Columba has a confrontation with the monster and ordered it not to harm people. It never has, although many people have been startled, if not frightened, by its sudden appearances. Photographs have been taken of what people say is Nessie, and although scientists have tried to claim …

Each autumn the cubs born to a pair of wolves join their parents in hunting as family group. A typical wolf-pack like this may have five members, but if the winter is particularly hard, family packs join up to form a larger pack. A large wolf-pack join up to form a larger pack. A large wolf pack rarely has more …

A snail is a member of the mollusc family called a gastropod, word which means ‘stomach foot’, and this describes the snail very well. The foot on which the snial moves is also the base of its whole body, and the snail moves by expanding and contracting its muscles, just as we move our muscles. Because the snil’s body is …