How the cereal flakes came to be
Media365- May 31, 2026
Did you have breakfast today? It’s one thing when you are enjoying your summer holidays, when you can have delayed breakfasts, but it is quite another for most school goers…
Nobel laureates and the idea of ‘Indian genius’ | Review of A Touch of Genius, edited by Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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- May 31, 2026
A Touch of Genius, a new anthology of the writings of “Indian Nobel laureates”, edited by historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee, is both nationalist and critical of nationalism — possibly by accident…
Meteor explodes over U.S. with blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT
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- May 31, 2026
A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tonnes…
Explained | What is genome sequencing and why does the Genome India Project matter?
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- May 31, 2026
The story so far: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) recently said that the exercise to sequence 10,000 Indian human genomes and create a database under the Centre-backed Genome India Project…
Science quiz on holiday spots for the really, really brave
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- May 30, 2026
Here is a quiz about holiday spots for people who are really brave to venture out
370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year; scientists have found they may feel pain
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- May 30, 2026
You’re cooking dinner, distracted, and your hand brushes a hot pan. Nerve signals race to your spinal cord and back to yank your arm away in a fraction of a…
New UFO files offer no answers – but something is happening in the skies
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- May 30, 2026
The United States Government has released a new trove of documents on various cases of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs) – many of which would have been described in the past…
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
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- May 29, 2026
A file picture of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket standing ready for launch. | Photo Credit: AP A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded during a test at…
CCMB scientists identify rare gene behind Indian girl’s red hair
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- May 29, 2026
Indians typically have black hair, with grey appearing as a natural part of ageing. But red hair? The colour more commonly associated with Europeans has now been identified in a…
The ice apple is more than just a seasonal delicacy
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- May 29, 2026
A woman prepares ice apples to eat at a road stall in Myanmar, 2019. | Photo Credit: Etan J. Tal (CC BY-SA) Come the summer months, April through August, and…