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- Quote of the day by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda: 'You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep...' - Nobel laureate’s timeless lesson about hope, resilience, renewal and why even the darkest moments cannot stop new beginnings from emerging
Quote of the Day by Bertrand Russell: ‘A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate…’ - why accurate communication matters in everyday life, from workplace conversations to relationships, and what the renowned philosopher and Nobel Prize-winning author wanted us to understand- Cockroach milk once touted as a ‘superfood’ - But scientists explain why ethics and logistics could make its energy-dense potential too difficult to exploit
- Cockroach milk has 3 times the energy of cow’s milk; 10 years after the bizarre discovery, researchers from India, France, Japan and US honored with 2026 Ig Nobel Chemistry prize in SwitzerlandThe 2026 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to researchers for their groundbreaking work on cockroach milk, unveiling high-energy protein...05 Sep, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
- Playcore, lying at the heart of creativityHuman creativity stems from play, not serious endeavors. Innovators are players, like children with advanced tools. Frivolous and serious p...05 Sep, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
- Teachers’ Day 2026: From President to 27 Nobel nominations, know more about Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and how the tradition beganTeachers’ Day 2026 will be observed in India on September 5, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President...04 Sep, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
- In 2019, scientists shook living earthworms at high frequencies to study their changing shapes, uncovering an unusual physics phenomenon that earned one of science’s strangest prizesA captivating study explored the movements of earthworms placed on a vibrating surface, revealing surprising wave-like behaviors reminiscen...04 Sep, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
- Quote of the day by American poet Louise Glück: ‘How privileged you are, to be passionately clinging to what…’ – Nobel laureate on hope, loss and survivalNobel laureate Louise Glück explored the complex interplay of love and loss in her poetry. Her work often refused easy optimism, focusing i...04 Sep, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by Marie Curie: 'Never to let one's self be beaten down by...' - How to stay strong and resilient amid clouds of adversity and doubtTrue grit emerges when one chooses to resist giving up, especially during tough times. Marie Curie's enduring wisdom encourages individuals...04 Sep, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
- In 1976, a theoretical physicist pushed Caltech toward building a machine to detect Einstein’s gravitational waves - 39 years later, black-hole-hunting LIGO heard their ripples, and by 2017, the Interstellar science adviser wept before the man who predicted them while receiving the Nobel PrizeKip Thorne, an illustrious physicist, chased the elusive gravitational waves predicted by Einstein for many years. His commitment yielded t...03 Sep, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
- In 1946, Richard Feynman wrote to his wife 16 months after her death, confronting the one mystery ‘The Great Explainer’ could not solve: ‘What it means to love you after you are dead…’Richard Feynman’s love letter to his deceased wife: Nobel laureate Richard Feynman emotionally captured his journey of love and loss in a l...02 Sep, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
- In 1867, a Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist invented a stable paste made by mixing highly unstable liquid nitroglycerin with porous silica sand called kieselguhr changing the world foreverIn 1867, a Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist invented a stable paste by mixing nitroglycerin with porous silica sand called kiese...02 Sep, 2026, 01.29 AM IST
- In 1905, Einstein unlocked a mystery of light that seemed almost impossible, unknowingly laying the foundation for smartphone cameras, solar panels, burglar alarms and technologies yet to comeAlbert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect in 1905. This interaction of light and matter powers many modern devices. His theory rev...31 Aug, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
- At 10, he solved complex math problems. Unlocked the atom's true power. But his 3-word question about aliens changed how scientists see the universeEnrico Fermi was a child maths prodigy who went on to become one of the most important physicists of the 20th century, helping advance nucl...29 Aug, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
- In 1906, she became a widow at 38 with two young daughters. What she did next made her the only woman to win two Nobel PrizesMarie Curie became a widow in 1906 at 38, raising two young daughters while continuing her scientific career. She succeeded Pierre Curie at...28 Aug, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
- Nobel-winning chemist born to Palestinian refugees grew up with 9 siblings in one room without running water or electricity; after moving to the US in 1980, he developed technology to harvest water from dry desert air without electricityOmar M. Yaghi, a distinguished Nobel laureate, grew up in Jordan, where he faced the harsh reality of water scarcity. This early challenge ...28 Aug, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
- 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…’Richard Feynman posited that a scientific grasp enhances our appreciation of nature's splendor. He contended that delving into a flower's b...26 Aug, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: 'I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will...' - powerful quote by Nobel Prize-winning economist teaches inspiring life lessons on change, innovation and how cheap energy can slow the shift to new technologyQuote of the day by Paul Krugman: Economist Paul Krugman highlights cost as a key factor in energy transitions. He argues cheap fossil fuel...24 Aug, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
- 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
- Quote of the day by Albert Camus: 'There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know...' - French-Algerian philosopher's timeless life lesson on resilience, hope and why understanding life’s darker moments can help us appreciate its brighter onesAlbert Camus, a renowned French-Algerian author, delved into the complexities of existence and the quest for meaning amidst chaos. His phil...23 Aug, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
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