Why do stars twinkle? This is a very common question which arises in front of everyone.It may be asked by your children, student, or maybe it suddenly pops into your…
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National Science Day is celebrated on every year on 28 February. On this day Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman discovered the phenomenon of scattering of photons which was later known as…
It is a sigh of relief for students when Examinations get over. Celebrations begin and it is never ending happiness. Accept it or ignore it but exams are unavoidable. They…
Erwin Schrodinger, born in Vienna on August 12, 1887, is best known for his work in quantum theory, particularly his thought experiment involving a cat. Schrodinger developed this thought experiment…
Night-glow is a phenomenon in which a planet's sky faintly glows, even without external light. The same phenomenon happens on Mars and this is attributed to the emission of nitric…
Water is referred to as the liquid of all life forms. Water is used for drinking, bathing, for agricultural purposes and many more day to day activities. Additionally, it is…
Have you ever seen bows created by moonlight instead of direct sunlight? Yes, they exist and are known as moonbows. Moonbows or lunar rainbows are formed when the moon's light…
The triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which three phases i.e the liquid, gas, and solid of that substance may coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium. The…
Automobile safety has come a long way since the first car was produced. The need for safety is paramount since automobiles have become faster, more manoeuvrable over the years and…
To watch a bird in flight is fascinating. Often, as city-bred people, we notice a bird taking a short flight from one treetop to another and marvel at its ability…
Ever since the first chunk of mammoth meat was dropped into the fire by human beings, newer ways to cook things have been explored. In this race of discoveries to…
The rings around planets have been an interesting phenomenon. Planet Saturn in the solar system has the most prominent planetary ring. Apart from Saturn, the other three giant planets, Jupiter,…
Physics would not be a bed of roses for many. While some may find it interesting and being good in the subject comes naturally to them, for the rest getting…
In 200 B.C. it all started with a Big Bang in China. A bamboo is thrown into the fire and explosions are heard as the air inside the reeds expands.…
Car collision is a common occurrence in every part of the world. Some do not cause serious injuries, while the others are fatal. According to the Association for Safe International…
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that extracts its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fusion and fission both. Vast quantity of energy is…
The other day, as I was watching the wildlife documentary on the Discovery channel, I saw the team of researchers in the program, using the Night Vision camera and goggles. …
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), is an expandable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). PSLV was designed and developed in the early 1990s…
After pounding Taiwan, typhoon Meranti is barrelling into the mainland of China and Japan. With power being disrupted in more than 90,000 households and 2 people losing their lives so…
You are watching a James Bond Movie. The protagonist is making his way through the crowded place. He takes out a gun and shoots the enemy. The enemy drops dead…
One fine evening Johnny was walking down the bustling streets of New York. After a rough and busy day at work, he thought of spending some time in The Central…
A meteorological phenomenon, the rainbow is caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of…
It was a Sunday afternoon and Mayra’s mom was grinding pepper in the kitchen. 11-year-old Mayra was playing in her room. It had been a while and she started…
4G is the fourth generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology, succeeding 3G. A 4G system must provide capabilities defined by ITU in IMT Advanced. Potential and current applications include amended…
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully tested its scramjet engine on 28th August 2016 Sunday, in Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC). The scramjet engine, also known as the air-breathing engine…
Colour resonates with people in diverse ways. Everyone has a personal favourite colour that we use the most during our specific period of our lives. The psychology behind our emotional…
February 28, which is celebrated as the National Science Day in India marks the invention of Raman Effect by Sir CV Raman. It was the discovery of The Raman Effect…
The happy and blissful memories of blowing the bubbles and chasing them with our friends never fades out from our mind. How many of you have been enthralled with these…
When gods and demons were churning the ocean (Sheersagar) for the divine Nectar (Mahamrita), an earthen pot emerged. This is believed to be the first earthen pot ever created by the…
Venus, also known as Earth’s twin sister is the third brightest object in the Earth’s sky after Sun and moon. The planet has an apparent magnitude of -3.8 to -4.6,…
A smoldering bed of coal with people walking on it barefoot so casually like it is some bed of roses. Fire-walking has astonished many since time immemorial. The act of…
Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself. – Havelock Ellis,…
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the only planet in our solar system not to be named after a Greek or Roman deity. The Earth formed…
With a parched look on his face, the man staggers and crawls towards, what he believed to be, a pool of thirst-quenching water. As an accomplished look settles on his…
With the recent resignation of world’s heartthrob Lionel Messi from the Argentina team, it’s not deniable that the lives of his die-hard fans have come to a standstill. Missing a…
Have you ever wondered why there is a red sky during sunrises and sunsets? To understand why this is so, one need only recall how typical sky colors are produced. …
Amusement parks, according to me, are places where people go to experience an adrenaline rush to shake them out of their monotonous existences, and get scared out of their wits…
It was the rainy season and Sia was sitting beside her window and enjoying the pleasant weather. It was not raining yet and there was a gentle breeze blowing. Sipping…
A few topics other than adventures and travails bring travellers together. One of these topics is Jet lag. Even if you are a frequent traveller, you might have had a…
Lasers are devices that emit light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term “LASER” is an acronym for “Light Amplification by…
Since my childhood days, I have been intrigued by the beauty of the starry nights. Often I would imagine how nice would it be if I had a magic crystal…
Aurora Borealis as seen from Ontario, Canada The spectacular natural paintings in the sky, the Auroras, have been a consistent feature in the myths and folklores of Northern people living…
A redhead woman of ample proportions strides to the front stage and the orchestra upsurges. She opens up her Hollywood red lipsticked mouth and there out comes a terrific earthshaking high note. The…
11th of February 2016, was a winning day in the world of Physics and Astronomy. A group of renowned Physicists announced that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) situated…
Sometimes when I peek into my freezer at home and look at the ice trays, I see icy pinnacles rising up from the cubes. While most people would ignore this…
Do bodies with different masses when dropped from a height in free space, reach the earth at different times depending on their weight? Well, do heavier bodies actually fall faster?…
Yes! The rebels are none other than Tsunami. Utter the word ‘Tsunami’, and one tends to go back down the memory lane of 26th December, 2004 that devastated the shores…
Sitting in 2016 if one tends to reminisce two decades, one realizes that technology has made a significant breakthrough in every field. Computers that were 486 and Pentium based,…
Lightning Bolts- Lightning is a mega electrostatic discharge that occurs in the clouds. For all those who think that the girl in the picture is just having a bad hair…
We all know that an egg sinks to the bottom if you drop it into a glass of ordinary water. This is actually a test for rotten eggs – they…