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Know the scientist: Robert Hooke

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Coimbatore-based toy designer develops indigenous games inspired by kolam and rangoli

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Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan’s book for children paints a vivid portrait of celebrated artist Raja Ravi Varma

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Know the scientist: Charles Herbert Best

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Colour me red

Bond over recipes, storytelling, art and craft connected to the pomegranate at the annual festival in Goychoy, Azerbaijan.

What’s in a name?

Monkey Pod, Woman’s Tongue, Frywood ... check out some strange names that we have given trees.

Knight in white light

The son of a farmer, Isaac Newton fostered the scientific revolution in Britain and across Europe.

How do astronauts write in space?

The pencil wasn’t an ideal choice for writing in space because its tip could flake and break off, drifting in microgravity with the potential to harm an astronaut or an equipment

When a tragedy turned into triumph

Following its successful launch on April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was on its way to become the third manned lunar landing mission. An oxygen tank blast two days in, however, turned it into a survival mission. Join A.S.Ganesh as he takes a look at how three astronauts overcame obstacles to safely return to Earth...

Author Deepak Dalal’s new books for young readers put the spotlight on conservation

Author Deepak Dalal’s two new books, one set in Lakshadweep Islands and the other on Snow Leopard Adventure in the Himalayas, create a connection between young readers and wildlife, and eventually conservation

Know the scientist: Tu Youyou

In 2015, Tu became the first Chinese Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine

The power of perseverance

Both Hanuman and Meghnath realise the importance of knowledge and determination. And another lesson in flying...

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What constitutes space debris and why they need our attention

We are polluting not just the planet, but also the space around it. Space, especially the Low Earth Orbit, is filled with space debris, which includes thousands of pieces of defunct satellites. Space agencies are scrambling to develop technologies to mitigate the threats posed by the debris. One such initiative, called Elsa-D, was launched recently. We will have to wait and watch how far this technology helps solve the problem of space junk. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at what constitutes space debris and why they need our attention...

Brick by brick: Strange happenings

When their work is undone a second time, Neel and Mohit decide to keep watch at the big house...

When Challenger faced challenges...

Even though the Space Shuttle Challenger is now remembered for the disaster in 1986 when it broke apart, killing all crew members aboard, there was more to it than just that. First launched on April 4, 1983, Challenger had nine successful missions before the fatal incident. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the Challenger’s story...

Zootopia

On Zoo Lovers’ Day, let’s know more about India’s first zoo — the ArignarAnna Zoological Park in Chennai.

Free and peaceful

One of the most stable countries in West Africa, Ghana is known to be charming, friendly and welcoming.

A summer playlist of 18 podcasts for kids aged 10 to 16

Listen to folk tales, the history of India’s space programme, and the story of the ta-dum sound that introduces Netflix

Meet 14-year-old entrepreneurs who work to popularise the spelling bee

The Chennai-based twins now have over 1,000 registrations from 10 countries in their website

Know the scientist: Edward Jenner

Jenner coined the word vaccine from the Latin 'vacca' for cow

A king’s welcome

Why is the Sunday before Easter known as ‘Palm Sunday’? A short story...

How Visakhapatnam-based School Radio has thrived to create a digital space for children to produce audio content

School Radio that went completely online during the pandemic has partnered with a team of storytellers, voice artistes, radio professionals and sector specialists for online training through video conferencing platforms

Speaking out about periods

Actor Tisca Chopra's book 'What's Up With Me?' is a conversation starter between parents and tweens on puberty and periods

How parents are climbing the virtual academic curve with child-led learning methodologies

During the pandemic, many parents brought about a change in their approach to parenting with homeschooling and alternative education techniques

The man with one sandal

Why should Pelias of Iolcus be afraid of his own nephew?

Did the zebra cross the road?

Find out how the white stripes on our roads came to be called ‘zebra crossings’.

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The birth of the “Big Bang”

On March 28, 1949, the term “Big Bang” was used for the first time by English scientist Fred Hoyle during a radio show. Even though Hoyle strongly rejected the theory, the name that he coined has stuck to it ever since. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the origin story of a term that is used for a theory that explains our origin...

Crunchy conversations

Which veggie is the most important of them all?

Hard at work

Mohit and Neel finally pitch in and help with rebuilding a house. But an unpleasant surprise awaits them...

Know the scientist: Grace Hopper

Hopper developed the FLOW-MATIC computer programming language in 1957 and shortly after, pioneered the Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL)

A dish to celebrate with

A recent addition to the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage is Couscous, a dish staple to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania.

What is the Butterfly Effect?

What has this effect got to do with the field of mathematics and weather predictions?

Colours of the past

When the car broke down, we had to stay on in the village. We had no idea we would be celebrating Holi with…

Wonderfully weird

It’s one of the most familiar substances in the world and yet also one of the strangest. Check out the fascinating science of water.

Brick by brick: Back to work

Neel tells Mohit about his great-great-grandfather who was taken away to Fiji from India.

Saved by the bell

With Holi coming up, Dadi wants to start preparing the sweets but how can she without the right ingredients?

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Seaborg, McMillan and the discovery of plutonium

On March 21, 1942, the chemical element with the atomic number 94 was given the name plutonium, after the dwarf planet Pluto. Discovered by Glenn Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, and their colleagues, plutonium is a radioactive element that can be used to both create and destroy. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at Seaborg, McMillan, and plutonium...

Know the scientist: Max Delbruck

In 1969, Delbruck won the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine, which he shared with Alfred Day Hershey and Salvador Edward Luria, for their work in molecular genetics

Brick by brick: The past

Mohit and Neel tell each other how they wound up in the Arranmandal rebuilding project.

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