Category: Biology

A plant growing out of soil.

Can You Mine Metals with Plants?

The process of extracting metals from the soil by using certain types of plants called hyperaccumulators that can freely absorb and store metals in their tissues is known as phytoextraction or phytomining or biomining, which in this Geekswipe edition, you’ll be learning about.

Photograph of an orange inside a freezer.

How Long Can Food Be Stored in the Refrigerator?

We, humans, feed on plants, animals, and fungi. And boy, we like it fresh, don’t we? In this edition, explore why foods spoil, the process of decomposition, the preservation techniques, and find out how long food can stay unspoiled in a refrigerator.

crater ice on mars

How to Grow Plants on Mars?

Explore the primary issues in growing plants on Mars, and learn about the solutions to fix those issues that could successfully spark a Martian terraforming in the near future.

Browning apples in a plate.

Why Apple Turns Brown When Sliced?

Have you ever explored why apple slices tend to turn brownish when exposed to air? In this edition, we are going to find out the science behind this color transition phenomenon called as enzymatic browning....