Witty Scribble

News is an important part of our lives. Few of us start the day with the newspaper while a few choose to catch up the daily bulletins on the TV during evening ours. Many choose to have news apps on their phone which brings them the news almost instantly as it is out. Hello, I am back after a long break (or sabbatical should I say!!) and this blog post is not about the various ways to get the news or habits about the news. This is about one recent news in particular. Most of the news in recent days touched primarily three topics: Covid-19, Demise of a talented actor who’s gone too soon (RIP SSR ☹ ) and the border situation between India and China. While none of these is positive news, there was one news in middle of all this, which drew my attention and awakened the curiosity bug: “ One-fifth of Earth's ocean floor is now mapped. ” Well, what does it really mean? Why do we need to map the ocean floor? Let us dive in to know more details and find these answers. lif

"I wonder why scientists are not able to create a vaccine for a virus which can be killed by a 10 rupees soap!", read one of the memes over the pandemic. The message made me laugh and feel sad at the same time. The last few months have been tragic, fearful, and chaotic…to say the least. The world has been in the grip of a virus, with lock-downs enforced in numerous countries. The cases are heading north with no respite in the near future. Vaccine has been a topic of discussion in recent times. Though theories on vaccines being in different stages of development are doing rounds, it is highly unlikely that one will be available for general use by the end of 2020. Though, I sincerely wish it does. But do you know how vaccines work? How do they create a protective shield around our body? And how did the name 'vaccine' come into existence? Continue reading. How was the name 'Vaccine' coined? Let us commence by reading about the word itself. 'Vaccine&