Twenty-year-old Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash of Hyderabad has emerged as the fastest human calculator in the world after winning first-ever gold for India in Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports
Diego the Tortoise sports his mighty cape and managed to save his entire species from extinction! Diego is a Hood Island giant tortoise who, beginning in 1976, fathered roughly 900
Scientists have been surprised and impressed with the long-distance travel of two birds recently, a common cuckoo who flew from southern Africa to Mongolia, and an eastern curlew, who flew
Astronomers found an intermediate black hole — not too big, not too small — that sheds light on how the universe was assembled in the dark.A Hubble Space Telescope image
Blue dragons (or the blue glaucus) have washed up on the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. These delicate creatures, not more than three centimetres long are actually a type
Robots have been regularly used for years and their presence has been felt more during this Covid-19 period. ATMs and self-checkout kiosks at the grocery store are two common examples
Recent study shows that bacteria could break down different kinds of plastic. The new advances could lead to easier, high-quality recycling, and help deal with toxic plastic pollution. The world
Greta Thunberg, the 17 year old activist has donated $100,000 in prize money to help UNICEF fight coronavirus.Thunberg was awarded the money by a Danish foundation called Human Act which
Gene Deitch, Oscar-winning illustrator and animation filmmaker, best known for directing popular cartoon shows Tom And Jerry and Popeye for television, died on Thursday last week. He was 95. As
Scientists have developed a new material that could give a significant boost to a new generation of hydrogen-powered cars. The product similar to a bath sponge is able to hold
Kids free at home and on gadgets could be a serious concern for parents. Google wants to help parents find kid-friendly content following which it’s rolling out a new Kids
A businessman Hoang Tuan Anh has invented a rice ATM* to help people who can’t afford to buy food because of the coronavirus disruption. The automatic rice dispenser is in
Published 400 years ago, the impact of the King James Bible, is still being felt in the way we speak and write, says Stephen Tomkins. No other book, or indeed
A family of orangutans and a romp of river otters are the furriest of friends, according to zookeepers in Belgium who purposefully arranged for the primates’ and mustelids’ habitats to
Zoombombing is being experienced by some users of Zoom, the popular video conferencing application used by students. Imagine being in an online classroom with your teacher and suddenly having strange
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the
After long 14-years and a $6.6 million restoration, Egypt’s oldest pyramid was reopened to the public on March 5, 2020. Located in the Saqqara necropolis, northwest of the city of
NASA has launched a website to keep children engaged in science during a time when most schools are closed nationwide. The new program, called NASA At Home, is packed full of activities for
As the world becomes a busier place, night skies uncontaminated by light pollution aren’t as common as they once were. The International Dark Sky Association (IDA), a U.S.-based nonprofit organization
Scientists have now have solved one of science’s greatest mysteries. They think they have found out why a dog’s nose is cold.Researchers from universities in Sweden and Hungary have posited
Shimon, is a four-armed robot with a ball-like head. He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba. As Shimon plays, his head
The Super “Pink” Moon will light up the night sky on April 7, 2020. It would be the brightest and biggest full moon we will encounter all year! Though Earth’s
Scientists have discovered a feathered dinosaur with five-inch tall claws and it was one of the last birds of prey like dinosaurs before mass extinction. The fast beast like lightning
Legos are colourful, fun and and they can keep you busy for hours, but Legos can also cause huge damage to the environment. A recent study published by the University
April Fools’ Day has become a popular custom that is celebrated worldwide by both individuals and corporations. Here are some hilarious tricks that have kept people fooled for hours, and
With the current coronavirus pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and organizers in Japan have postponed the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The Games, which were set to begin July 24,
Ukrainian scientists got a shock when they saw the snow around their station had turned red as blood. But rather than being anything sinister, the red tint in the snow
Gangs of Monkeys furiously battled over territory and over a much prized possession, a cup of Yoghurt! In Lopburi, Thailand, thousands of macaque monkeys coexist in two groups: the city
The Word Quarantine seems a situation from a Zombie movie or from unfortunate events in the news. But now, with citizens in many countries asked to quarantine themselves, it is
French artist Albert Uderzo, who co-created the much-loved comic series Asterix, died on Tuesday. Mr. Uderzo, age 92, died of a heart attack, but his famous characters Asterix and Obelix