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Quote of the day by Isidor Isaac Rabi: ‘If you decide you don't have to get A's, you can learn an enormous amount in college’ - Nobel Prize-winning American physicist on the purpose of educationIsidor Isaac Rabi Quote of the Day: Nobel laureate Isidor Isaac Rabi believed true learning begins when grades are not the primary focus. I...- In 1958, the US planned to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon. Why project A119 never happenedThe US considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon after Sputnik's launch. Project A119 aimed to demonstrate American power and presti...
- In 2003, powerful solar storms during Halloween set off a chain reaction that damaged the Arctic Ozone layer: Study explains how space weather triggered ozone lossIn 2003, powerful solar storms during Halloween set off a chain reaction that damaged the Arctic Ozone layer and led to an unexpected decli...
- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
- For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...
- Nobel Prize winner to Energy and Semiconductor pioneers: Why top scientists left US and UK for China? Check list of key namesNobel laureate Omar Yaghi will lead an AI research center at Tsinghua University. Several prominent scientists are relocating to China for ...
- Meet 'the next Albert Einstein' Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski: Stephen Hawking cited her research, NASA and Jeff Bezos wanted to hire her, she turned down a $1.1 million offerSabrina Gonzalez Pasterski built and flew a single-engine aircraft at a young age when she was just 12. Her research on the spin memory eff...
- Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: ‘Nature cannot be fooled. Reality must take precedence over…’ - Inspiring lesson on truth and intellectual honesty by Nobel Prize-winning American physicistQuote of the day by Richard Feynman: Nobel laureate Richard Feynman's powerful quote, "For a successful technology, reality must take prece...
- On This Day in History, July 4: Declaration of Independence proclaimed, Battle of Hattin, Statue of Liberty presented, Philippines gains independence, Higgs boson discovery and moreOn This Day in History, July 4, the United States proclaimed the Declaration of Independence, while other landmark events included the Batt...
- Before leading Trump's UFO panel, Israeli-American Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb proposed these 5 splashy theories about alien lifeHarvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known for his controversial extraterrestrial theories, is now leading a new Trump administration panel on ...
- 7 books recommended by Elon Musk that helped shape his thoughts, from childhood to trillion-dollar successElon Musk's intellectual journey is shaped by a diverse reading list, from existential sci-fi like 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' t...
- Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunchAmerica is exploring turning surplus plutonium into nuclear fuel for new reactors. This move aims to meet rising power demands, particularl...
- On This Day in History, June 15: Magna Carta sealed, first blood transfusion experiment, Batman Begins released and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 15 features landmark moments spanning law, science, war and culture. From the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 a...
- Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
- Movie dialogue of the day by Emily Blunt: 'You don't get to commit sin, and then ask all of us to feel sorry for you..' ; what Oppenheimer teaches us about facing backlash when we commit a mistakeKitty Oppenheimer confronts her husband, Robert, reminding him he cannot commit grave actions and then expect sympathy for the ensuing cons...
- Quote of the Day by Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman: ‘I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as…’Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, a brilliant theoretical physicist, revolutionized quantum mechanics with his groundbreaking work. Despite h...
- Computer advances and 'invisibility cloak' vie for physics NobelThe Nobel Prize in Physics is set to be announced, with potential honorees recognized for advancements in wavelet theory powering image com...
- Cillian Murphy to play physicist J Robert Oppenheimer in Nolan's film based on Pulitzer Prize-winning book'Oppenheimer' is based on 'American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer'
- No way to avoid mistakes, experience comes from bad calls: Joseph RegerDon't believe anybody who tells you that they have a fool-proof method to avoid mistakes. It is not even the point.
- Roddam, Yash Pal, Ashoke Sen among Padma awardeesNoted science educator Yash Pal and aerospace scientist Roddam Narsimha were today selected for Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highe...
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