Trending News: Quote of the day by Laozi: ‘A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving’ and how the best parts of life happen on the detours you never planned‘He was struggling’: Former India cricketer slams Shubman Gill’s captaincy against England | Cricket NewsQuote of the day by Che Guevara: ‘The life of a single human being is worth millions of times more than all the property of the richest man on Earth’ and how modern economic systems treat people like numbers on a spreadsheet‘There were a lot of positives’: Shreyas Iyer reflects on ‘rough’ England tour, urges fearless approach in Zimbabwe | Cricket NewsMexican illegal immigrant working on California farm arrested over rape and assault charges‘He must have rectified where he went wrong’: Shreyas Iyer backs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of Zimbabwe series | Cricket NewsA tapeworm infects worker ants and makes them live several times longer by turning their bodies more like those of queens‘I sent a message to Alexis’: Mac Allister’s father reveals what son told him about Messi’s dressing-room pep talks | Football NewsThe Sahara Desert was once filled with rivers, giant lakes and hippos. Scientists explain why it turns green every 20,000 years | World News‘For the sake of India’s future’: Yuvraj Singh calls for ‘dialogue’ amid NEET paper leak protests | Off the field NewsNandamuri Balakrishna Health Update: Hospital Shares 66-year-old Actor Is ‘Stable And Under Close Medical Observation’ After Sustaining Leg Injury During Film ShootMIT AI researcher warns replacing Gen Z with automation could be making a billion-dollar mistake | World NewsChennai Grand Masters: Alireza Firouzja wins title as world champion Gukesh suffers shock last-place finish | Chess NewsIsha Rikhi Shares Wedding Video With Badshah With A Cryptic Note: Every Storm Is A Lesson…Indian trucker with legal California driver’s licence arrested over $3 million stolen powderWasim Jaffer says KL Rahul ‘is at par’ with Virat Kohli, reveals one quality that separates them | Cricket NewsLock Upp 2: Dheeraj Dhoopar Is The Highest-paid Contesant On The Netflix Show, This Person Takes Home The Lowest PaychequeHawaii: In 1955, Hawaii released a cannibal snail to control another invasive snail, but the predator instead helped push the islands’ rare native tree snails toward extinctionIndia remains among fastest-growing major economies despite global uncertainty, says RBI Bulletin – FirstpostChina Open: PV Sindhu continues resurgence with gritty win; Ayush Shetty stuns world No. 11 | Badminton NewsJana Nayagan Advance Booking Collection: Vijay’s Final Film Breaches ₹17 Cr Mark In Pre-sales, Still Trails GOAT And LeoA silent coral reef came back to life after scientists played recordings of healthy reefs underwater |Hegseth reveals Iran war cost as Pentagon seeks billions more – Firstpost‘I would have headbutted him!’: Zlatan Ibrahimovic blasts Leandro Paredes, asks why Spain players just stood and watched | Football NewsHawaii had only 200 of these birds left. After 50 years of wetland restoration, more than 1,500 have returnedWorld Bank’s chief economist Indermit Gill – Firstpost‘No one has ever done this before’: Harbhajan Singh makes massive Vaibhav Sooryavanshi claim | Cricket NewsCongo’s Ebola outbreak kills nearly 1,000 as cases climb to 2,473UK inflation cools further to 2.6% in June as transport and food prices ease – FirstpostICC ODI rankings: Joe Root re-enters top 10, Rohit Sharma closes gap on Virat Kohli | Cricket NewsSunidhi Chauhan Reveals Why She Stepped Away From Reality Shows, Says ‘Auto-Tune Was Used…’How did we identify fossil fuels to be remains of fossils, particularly those of dinosaurs?After two years of banning bee-harming pesticides, France allows their return, facing backlash from environmentalists | World NewsBrent crude climbs to $94 as analysts expect oil prices to stay in $90–100 range – FirstpostPCB makes padel mandatory for Pakistan cricketers at National Cricket Academy | Cricket NewsMohd Zeeshan Ayyub Distances Himself From Ajay Devgn’s Chauhaan, Says His Voice Was ‘Misused’2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predatorRampage Jackson vs Sweatergxd controversy explained after MMA legend punches Kick streamer in the faceUK finance minister John Healey faces a fiscal balancing act as PM Andy Burnham unveils spending agenda – FirstpostDonald Trump wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino as next UN secretary-general: Report | Football NewsAmaal Mallik Claims ‘Rivals’ In Film Industry Are Running ‘Paid PR’ Against Awarapan 2 Song Yeh AwarapanIndia’s rarest heron faces a silent end as new dam ignores its homeThe Aral Sea’s disappearance became one of the world’s greatest environmental disasters, but one corner refused to die |India’s gem and jewellery exports jump 26.5% in June on stronger global demand – FirstpostZimbabwe announce T20I squad for India series, Tafadzwa Tsiga earns maiden call-up | Cricket NewsSpider-Man: Brand New Day Advance Booking: Tom Holland’s Starrer Sells 1.47 Lakh Tickets In India, Eyeing To Beat Avengers: Endgame For Biggest Hollywood OpeningScience Quiz: Exceptional gases – The HinduKaliyah Coa: 11-year-old girl dies in River Thames after asking dad if she could ‘dip her toes’Govt tells aviation watchdog DGCA to fix conflict of interest lapses: Report – Firstpost‘Chaar mahine mein kaafi ups and downs aaye’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi eyes fresh start in Zimbabwe | Cricket NewsInside science’s ‘forbidden experiment’: Why scientists kill 9 million sea lampreys every year in the Great Lakes of AmericaJaishankar meets China’s Wang Yi, flags trade imbalances & supply chain concerns – FirstpostTraffic jam! 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Hamstring injuries put Team India, CoE under scanner | Cricket NewsWild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more famePakistan seeks $10 billion US currency lifeline after Iran war mediation role: Report – FirstpostDays after retiring, Ben Stokes marks new chapter with match-winning century | Cricket NewsThe disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World NewsJapan’s exports jump 19.3% in June, extend growth streak to 10 months despite Iran war disruptions – Firstpost‘Absolutely zero confidence’: Ashwin questions Gautam Gambhir and team management over Kuldeep Yadav’s handling | Cricket NewsCeleste Rivas Murder Case: D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case0% for two years, 100% from 2028 and 200% thereafter – Firstpost‘I can hit from ball one’: Tilak Varma hits back at strike-rate criticism ahead of Zimbabwe tour | Cricket NewsThe Odyssey Box Office Collection Day 5: Christopher Nolan’s Film Shows Better Hold Than Oppenheimer, Nears ₹80 Crore Mark In IndiaFrance lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so‘I’m so sorry, I truly tried my best’: Emiliano Martinez apologises, hints at Argentina retirement | Football NewsHow Is The Odyssey Faring Against Highest-Grossing Hollywood Movies Of 2026 In India?Ishowspeed: IShowSpeed’s Instagram Reel featuring BTS becomes most-viewed in first 24 hours with 300 million viewsMurali Sreeshankar eyes golden leap at Commonwealth Games 2026: ‘Hopefully change the colour of medal’ | Commonwealth Games NewsChidambaram Reveals Why He Turned Down Manjummel Boys Sequel, Hindi Remake Offers: Offer Was Tempting But…Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. 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Lionel Messi’s tunnel pep talks fuel fan theories – WATCH | Football NewsAfter Piracy, Jana Nayagan Director Expresses Doubt Over Audience Turnout For Vijay’s Final Film‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age lawWATCH: Lionel Messi returns home to Rosario after World Cup heartbreak; fans wait hours for a glimpse | Football NewsJana Nayagan Advance Booking Collection: Vijay’s Film Sells Over 8 Lakh Tickets In India, Mints ₹20 CroreCanada college issues statement on Indian students being rejected for work permit, asks them to consult immigration lawyersTrump hits Canadian exports with 50% tariffs – FirstpostTraining gear, opening ceremony kits missing: Indian boxers hit by luggage chaos ahead of CWG 2026 | Commonwealth Games NewsScientists studying bee brains found clues to how colonies coordinate complex behaviour without a central controller, relying instead on many small individual decisionsWill this trigger the world’s next oil shock? – FirstpostPranesh stuns Gukesh again, Nihal downs Erigaisi at Chennai Grand Masters | Chess NewsA UK village spent £35,000 building four beaver-style dams after homes flooded. 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Scientists explain why it turns green every 20,000 years | World News‘For the sake of India’s future’: Yuvraj Singh calls for ‘dialogue’ amid NEET paper leak protests | Off the field NewsNandamuri Balakrishna Health Update: Hospital Shares 66-year-old Actor Is ‘Stable And Under Close Medical Observation’ After Sustaining Leg Injury During Film ShootMIT AI researcher warns replacing Gen Z with automation could be making a billion-dollar mistake | World NewsChennai Grand Masters: Alireza Firouzja wins title as world champion Gukesh suffers shock last-place finish | Chess NewsIsha Rikhi Shares Wedding Video With Badshah With A Cryptic Note: Every Storm Is A Lesson…Indian trucker with legal California driver’s licence arrested over $3 million stolen powderWasim Jaffer says KL Rahul ‘is at par’ with Virat Kohli, reveals one quality that separates them | Cricket NewsLock Upp 2: Dheeraj Dhoopar Is The Highest-paid Contesant On The Netflix Show, This Person Takes Home The Lowest PaychequeHawaii: In 1955, Hawaii released a cannibal snail to control another invasive snail, but the predator instead helped push the islands’ rare native tree snails toward extinctionIndia remains among fastest-growing major economies despite global uncertainty, says RBI Bulletin – FirstpostChina Open: PV Sindhu continues resurgence with gritty win; Ayush Shetty stuns world No. 11 | Badminton NewsJana Nayagan Advance Booking Collection: Vijay’s Final Film Breaches ₹17 Cr Mark In Pre-sales, Still Trails GOAT And LeoA silent coral reef came back to life after scientists played recordings of healthy reefs underwater |Hegseth reveals Iran war cost as Pentagon seeks billions more – Firstpost‘I would have headbutted him!’: Zlatan Ibrahimovic blasts Leandro Paredes, asks why Spain players just stood and watched | Football NewsHawaii had only 200 of these birds left. After 50 years of wetland restoration, more than 1,500 have returnedWorld Bank’s chief economist Indermit Gill – Firstpost‘No one has ever done this before’: Harbhajan Singh makes massive Vaibhav Sooryavanshi claim | Cricket NewsCongo’s Ebola outbreak kills nearly 1,000 as cases climb to 2,473UK inflation cools further to 2.6% in June as transport and food prices ease – FirstpostICC ODI rankings: Joe Root re-enters top 10, Rohit Sharma closes gap on Virat Kohli | Cricket NewsSunidhi Chauhan Reveals Why She Stepped Away From Reality Shows, Says ‘Auto-Tune Was Used…’How did we identify fossil fuels to be remains of fossils, particularly those of dinosaurs?After two years of banning bee-harming pesticides, France allows their return, facing backlash from environmentalists | World NewsBrent crude climbs to $94 as analysts expect oil prices to stay in $90–100 range – FirstpostPCB makes padel mandatory for Pakistan cricketers at National Cricket Academy | Cricket NewsMohd Zeeshan Ayyub Distances Himself From Ajay Devgn’s Chauhaan, Says His Voice Was ‘Misused’2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predatorRampage Jackson vs Sweatergxd controversy explained after MMA legend punches Kick streamer in the faceUK finance minister John Healey faces a fiscal balancing act as PM Andy Burnham unveils spending agenda – FirstpostDonald Trump wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino as next UN secretary-general: Report | Football NewsAmaal Mallik Claims ‘Rivals’ In Film Industry Are Running ‘Paid PR’ Against Awarapan 2 Song Yeh AwarapanIndia’s rarest heron faces a silent end as new dam ignores its homeThe Aral Sea’s disappearance became one of the world’s greatest environmental disasters, but one corner refused to die |India’s gem and jewellery exports jump 26.5% in June on stronger global demand – FirstpostZimbabwe announce T20I squad for India series, Tafadzwa Tsiga earns maiden call-up | Cricket NewsSpider-Man: Brand New Day Advance Booking: Tom Holland’s Starrer Sells 1.47 Lakh Tickets In India, Eyeing To Beat Avengers: Endgame For Biggest Hollywood OpeningScience Quiz: Exceptional gases – The HinduKaliyah Coa: 11-year-old girl dies in River Thames after asking dad if she could ‘dip her toes’Govt tells aviation watchdog DGCA to fix conflict of interest lapses: Report – Firstpost‘Chaar mahine mein kaafi ups and downs aaye’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi eyes fresh start in Zimbabwe | Cricket NewsInside science’s ‘forbidden experiment’: Why scientists kill 9 million sea lampreys every year in the Great Lakes of AmericaJaishankar meets China’s Wang Yi, flags trade imbalances & supply chain concerns – FirstpostTraffic jam! BCCI CoE braces for an influx of contracted, targeted India players | Cricket NewsLaura Loomer: ‘Ban Muslims from office’: Laura Loomer calls Zohran Mamdani ‘national security risk’Yen sinks to weakest level since 1986 as oil, US yields lift dollar; Japan intervention fears grow – FirstpostDavid Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving, could face 9-month jail term and hefty fine | Cricket NewsUS probing Harvard over financial aid programmesRBI proposes 10% voting rights threshold to define foreign control, lawyers flag wider compliance impact – Firstpost‘English cricket more important than IPL or a franchise’: Alastair Cook reignites Jacob Bethell debate amid The Hundred withdrawal | Cricket NewsMrBeast Exchanges Vows With Thea Booysen In Private Caribbean Wedding Ceremony, Dreamy First PhotosIndian diplomats at UN mission still displaced three weeks after building evacuationWar or peace, India’s global air connectivity remains resilient – FirstpostA fragile fitness system? Hamstring injuries put Team India, CoE under scanner | Cricket NewsWild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more famePakistan seeks $10 billion US currency lifeline after Iran war mediation role: Report – FirstpostDays after retiring, Ben Stokes marks new chapter with match-winning century | Cricket NewsThe disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World NewsJapan’s exports jump 19.3% in June, extend growth streak to 10 months despite Iran war disruptions – Firstpost‘Absolutely zero confidence’: Ashwin questions Gautam Gambhir and team management over Kuldeep Yadav’s handling | Cricket NewsCeleste Rivas Murder Case: D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case0% for two years, 100% from 2028 and 200% thereafter – Firstpost‘I can hit from ball one’: Tilak Varma hits back at strike-rate criticism ahead of Zimbabwe tour | Cricket NewsThe Odyssey Box Office Collection Day 5: Christopher Nolan’s Film Shows Better Hold Than Oppenheimer, Nears ₹80 Crore Mark In IndiaFrance lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so‘I’m so sorry, I truly tried my best’: Emiliano Martinez apologises, hints at Argentina retirement | Football NewsHow Is The Odyssey Faring Against Highest-Grossing Hollywood Movies Of 2026 In India?Ishowspeed: IShowSpeed’s Instagram Reel featuring BTS becomes most-viewed in first 24 hours with 300 million viewsMurali Sreeshankar eyes golden leap at Commonwealth Games 2026: ‘Hopefully change the colour of medal’ | Commonwealth Games NewsChidambaram Reveals Why He Turned Down Manjummel Boys Sequel, Hindi Remake Offers: Offer Was Tempting But…Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities‘World Cup lost its credibility’: Sepp Blatter says politics overshadowed football after ‘right champions’ Spain’s triumph | Football News‘Godzilla x Kong’ Star Kaylee Hottle Dies In Maryland Car Accident At 18, Father Confirms AccidentQuote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychologyWere Argentina under more pressure than usual in World Cup final? Lionel Messi’s tunnel pep talks fuel fan theories – WATCH | Football NewsAfter Piracy, Jana Nayagan Director Expresses Doubt Over Audience Turnout For Vijay’s Final Film‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age lawWATCH: Lionel Messi returns home to Rosario after World Cup heartbreak; fans wait hours for a glimpse | Football NewsJana Nayagan Advance Booking Collection: Vijay’s Film Sells Over 8 Lakh Tickets In India, Mints ₹20 CroreCanada college issues statement on Indian students being rejected for work permit, asks them to consult immigration lawyersTrump hits Canadian exports with 50% tariffs – FirstpostTraining gear, opening ceremony kits missing: Indian boxers hit by luggage chaos ahead of CWG 2026 | Commonwealth Games NewsScientists studying bee brains found clues to how colonies coordinate complex behaviour without a central controller, relying instead on many small individual decisionsWill this trigger the world’s next oil shock? – FirstpostPranesh stuns Gukesh again, Nihal downs Erigaisi at Chennai Grand Masters | Chess NewsA UK village spent £35,000 building four beaver-style dams after homes flooded. It is now waiting for the next deluge during a hosepipe banGerman automaker in talks to hand majority stake to JSW Group, says report – FirstpostRahul Gandhi, Kharge lead protest near PM residence; Centre says Parliament discussion was offered – Firstpost‘It’s embarrassing’: Argentina’s World Cup final conduct under fresh scrutiny after viral clip emerges | Football NewsIndian-origin doctor sentenced to jail for six months in Ohio for secret bathroom recordings, will be registered as a sex offender for 15 yearsWhy oil prices never spiralled despite five months of the US-Iran war – Firstpost
Wed. Jul 22nd, 2026

Science Quiz: On unusual properties of light

Science Quiz: On unusual properties of light


Rayleigh scattering is the effect that partly polarises the light in the sky; the image on the right shows only polarised blue light. Many insects use this polarisation pattern to find their way. Light pollution is not polarised, confusing them. Photo: Wikipedia

Rayleigh scattering is the effect that partly polarises the light in the sky; the image on the right shows only polarised blue light. Many insects use this polarisation pattern to find their way. Light pollution is not polarised, confusing them. Photo: Wikipedia

Published – June 05, 2026 05:31 pm IST

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