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Happiness Habit of the day by Albert Einstein: ‘A happy man is too content with the present to dwell too much on the future’, German physicist’s inspirational lesson on why to stop postponing happiness- Quote of the day by Nobel winning physicist Richard Feynman: ‘I have a friend who's an artist, and he sometimes takes a view which I don't agree with. He'll hold up a flower…’
- Quote of the Day by ‘father of nuclear physics’ Ernest Rutherford: ‘If you don't do the best with what you have, you could never have…’ - A motivational lesson on accepting reality, regret, missed chances and moving forward no matter what
- Marie Curie and her husband Pierre spent nearly four years boiling and processing tonnes of uraninite in a leaky Paris shed without proper ventilation to isolate a tiny amount of radium, and more than a century later, her notebooks from those experiments remain radioactive and are kept in lead-lined boxesMarie Curie's personal items remain radioactive more than a century after her groundbreaking research. Her notebooks and possessions are st...24 Aug, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
- Harvard says success requires more than just hard work: Billionaires Satya Nadella, Warren Buffett and Richard Branson reveal the one habit that keeps them on top of the gameMost people engaged in the hustle culture and climbing the corporate ladder would sniff and scoff at the idea of having hobbies. However, m...21 Aug, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
- The surprising reason men may have evolved beards involves punches, violent fights and a scientific theory that has now earned an Ig Nobel Peace PrizeResearchers explored if beards offered protection during male-to-male fights. Their study examined how hair absorbs and redistributes impac...20 Aug, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
- In 1896, a French physicist accidentally discovered radioactivity after leaving uranium crystals on photographic plates wrapped in black paper inside a dark drawerIn 1896, a French physicist accidentally discovered radioactivity after leaving uranium crystals on photographic plates wrapped in black pa...20 Aug, 2026, 01.53 AM IST
- Quote of the Day by Marie Curie: “Life is not easy for any of us... We must believe that we are...” — an enduring life lesson on perseverance, self-confidence, personal purpose, and why true human fulfillment requires honoring individual potential over submitting to inevitable adversity, by the Nobel Prize-winning scientistQuote of the Day by Marie Curie: “Life is not easy for any of us...” confronts the reality that hardship is a universal default, not a pers...20 Aug, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
- In 1917, Einstein called it his 'greatest blunder', but the idea he discarded returned decades later to become central to modern cosmologyEinstein’s cosmological constant was initially introduced to create a static universe but was later abandoned. Astronomers subsequently dis...19 Aug, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: 'The laws of heart are more complicated than the laws of cosmos. In physics, things obey rules but in love...' - Why emotions do not always follow logic explained by the genius scientistAlbert Einstein is best known for changing our understanding of physics, but a quote attributed to him offers a different look at the compl...19 Aug, 2026, 01.29 AM IST
- Ankur Warikoo emailed a Princeton professor for homework help. 5 minutes later, he got a replyDuring his PhD, Ankur Warikoo struggled with an assignment his professor believed was nearly impossible. After spotting the textbook author...18 Aug, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
- A researcher turned politicians’ faces into economic data, asking whether their obesity could serve as an unlikely warning sign for something governments rarely reveal: corruptionAn economist explored a novel link between politicians' physical appearance and corruption. He used computer vision to estimate body mass i...18 Aug, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
- A 2023 study wanted to find out what really happens when you flip a fair coin; after 350,757 tosses, researchers found that it often lands on the same side it startedA massive experiment revealed coin flips favor the starting side slightly. This finding confirmed a physics model's prediction about coin t...17 Aug, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
- In 2018, researchers tested whether employees could get even with abusive bosses using voodoo dolls, and found a strange way revenge may restore a sense of justiceResearchers explored how employees cope with abusive supervision and its desire for revenge. A study used voodoo dolls to allow symbolic re...16 Aug, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
- During the Cold War, this Soviet physicist created an exam so difficult that only 43 candidates passed it in nearly 30 yearsSoviet physicist Lev Landau created a rigorous "Theoretical Minimum" exam for aspiring scientists. This challenging test required deep unde...16 Aug, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
- An accident left him wondering if he would ever walk again, yet this physicist who grew up in a poor Rajasthan village became the first Indian to win the Wolf PrizeIndian-origin physicist Jainendra K. Jain has made history by winning the esteemed Wolf Prize in Physics for his innovative composite fermi...14 Aug, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
- In 2018, researchers won a peace prize for studying why drivers shout and curse while driving and what makes ordinary motorists lose their temperResearchers studied why drivers shout and curse at strangers in traffic. This research earned them an Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. Many dr...14 Aug, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by the Dalai Lama: “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from...” — Inspiring life lessons on happiness, positivity, self-growth, gratitude, mindfulness, and inner peace and why taking small daily actions may be the real key to building a happier, more meaningful lifeQuote of the Day by the Dalai Lama: “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” The thought offers a simple bu...14 Aug, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
- Indian physicist Deepak Dhar wins prestigious 2026 Dirac MedalPhysicist Deepak Dhar received the 2026 Dirac Medal for his statistical mechanics work. He shares the award with three other scientists for...12 Aug, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein: ‘If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to…’ - What is the secret to a peaceful and successful life?Happiness tied to external elements like relationships or material things is easily shaken. Instead, pursuing a meaningful goal instills di...10 Aug, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
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