Psychology says the people who genuinely start preferring to be alone in their 40s and 50s aren't depressed or antisocial; they're the ones who finally noticed how much energy they were spending performing the more agreeable version of themselvesResearch indicates that after 40, a preference for solitude isn't withdrawal but a shift to living authentically. Studies show chosen alone...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Men not needed! Scientists have found an all-female species that's been cloning itself for the last 100,000 yearsThe Amazon molly, an all-female fish, has defied evolutionary expectations by surviving for 100,000 years without males. This remarkable sp...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
In 1770, a scientist was handling a lump of rubber and found it rubbed pencil away, leading to the creation of the eraser, changing every school deskA pivotal moment in 1770 came when Joseph Priestley noted that natural rubber could easily wipe away graphite marks from paper. A material ...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
This UK couple grows chairs in their garden and sells them for $90000Alice and Gavin Munro have spent two decades cultivating trees to grow into ready-made chairs, a process taking 6 to 12 years per piece. Th...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
7 Japanese memory techniques people use to remember more, from train operators to mental-abacus expertsA groundbreaking study has unveiled powerful strategies for enhancing memory. Researchers emphasize the importance of spatial awareness, ac...
30 May, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
In 1999, treasure hunters illegally dug up a strange disk in Germany, and it turned out to carry a 3,600-year-old map of the night skyArchaeologists uncovered the Nebra Sky Disc, an ancient bronze artifact depicting the cosmos. This 3,600-year-old star map showcases advanc...
30 May, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Indian proverb of the day: 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes...' - A timeless lesson on why failure will always be part of true freedomThe proverb of the day explains that real freedom only exists when people are allowed to make mistakes, face consequences, and learn from t...
29 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
Retired IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar who worked with World Bank dies in AC blast at South Delhi home: How to prevent such blasts, 10 simple safety tipsRetired IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar AC Blast: Recent AC incidents in Delhi-NCR have raised safety concerns. A retired IAS officer tragicall...
29 May, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'It is all right to make mistakes; nothing is...' Life lessons on perfection, blunders and human behavior by popular English theoretical physicistQuote of the day by Stephen Hawking highlights the idea that mistakes are part of human life. The quote explains that perfection does not e...
27 May, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Nearly 1.46 lakh AI-hallucinated references entered scientific papers in 2025: StudyA surge in AI-generated hallucinated citations has infiltrated scientific literature, with over 146,000 fabricated references appearing in ...
26 May, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Goodbye to the myth that Tanystropheus hunted on land: CT scans suggest a stranger life in the seaPaleontologists have long debated the Tanystropheus, a prehistoric creature with an unusually long neck. Recent CT scans of its skull revea...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: 'The greatest deception men suffer is from...' - life lessons on self-awareness, avoiding self-deception through critical thinking and why you can’t trust your own thoughts by The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper artistQuote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: The renowned Renaissance artist and thinker, cautioned against the perils of personal opinions. He b...
19 May, 2026, 02.33 AM IST
Quote of the day by Inventor of Computer Charles Babbage: 'Keeping the mind occupied is such a source of pleasure that it can relieve even the pain of...' - The hidden power of the human brain to control attention explained by the British mathematicianCharles Babbage, widely known as the father of the computer, once highlighted how deep mental engagement can influence human experience wit...
14 May, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
What makes tires so tough has been a mystery for 100 years, scientists just found the surprising answerResearchers at the University of South Florida have uncovered the mechanism that makes reinforced rubber exceptionally strong, solving a sc...
14 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
The Parthenon was never meant to be pure white: scientists found traces of ancient paint hidden on the marbleAncient Greece, long perceived as a realm of gleaming white marble, is being re-evaluated. Scientific advancements, particularly through in...
11 May, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
The idea that Claude has feelings is great for Anthropic: Parmy OlsonRichard Dawkins, a prominent skeptic, recently declared a large language model named Claude to be conscious after a series of interactions....
10 May, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson heard a persistent microwave noise, and found evidence for the Big BangIn 1964, scientists Penzias and Wilson at Bell Labs stumbled upon a persistent microwave background noise. This unexpected discovery, initi...
06 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST