An Instagram user, rohansehgalofficial, shared that drinking tea with desi khand helps keep his blood sugar levels steadier than those with white sugar, which can cause spikes. As someone without diabetes, he found that stable glucose levels make him feel better and reduce his food cravings. “Prevention is the best medicine. Research today shows that...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated the boot-strap mode start test on the CE20 Cryogenic engine which powers the upper stage of the Launch Vehicle Mark -3 (LVM3) rocket. The test on the CE20 cryogenic engine, which was successfully conducted under vacuum conditions in the High-Altitude Test (HAT) facility at ISRO Propulsion...
Vignesh Shivan gifted his wife, Nayanthara, a Rolls-Royce Black Badge Spectre, worth Rs 10 crores, as a birthday gift. Vignesh shared the image of their family assembled alongside the car on Instagram. Vignesh Shivan noted in the caption, “Happy birthday, my uyir. Nee Pirandha dhinam.. Varam. I love you truly, madly, deeply, my Azhagi. You...
(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) Biologists and designers have long been fascinated by repeating patterns in nature, from spirals in shells to honeycombs in bees’ nests. However, they have paid the most attention to patterns...
A Washington State resident has bird flu, and it’s a different type than what was seen in previous infections, State health officials said on November 15, 2025. It is the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February. The older adult with underlying health conditions remains hospitalized. State health officials had announced the preliminary...
Science quiz: Pick up the phone Visual: Name the historic antitrust lawsuit that resulted in the breakup of the entity denoted by this famous logo, with significant implications for telecommunications in the US. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Visual: Name the historic antitrust lawsuit that resulted in the breakup of the entity denoted...
Filmmaker and YouTuber Farah Khan recently sat down with tennis icon Sania Mirza for a chat on her podcast, where she detailed her IVF (in vitro fertilisation) journey in vivid detail. Recalling how it was considered a taboo back then, Khan shared, “It was common, but people didn’t talk about it. It was completely legal....
Question from Sahad Chembra A: When smoke gets in your eyes, it is not really the small pieces of the ash that make your eyes water up. Instead, the culprits are mostly the chemicals riding along with them. Smoke from wood, cigarettes, and garbage contains many irritating gases, such as formaldehyde and acrolein. When these...
When the U.S. wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was in his prime, his Body Mass Index (BMI) was around 33 kg/m², technically ‘obese’ by World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Yet no one watching him could call him unhealthy. This paradox is one glimpse of how numbers alone can’t be used to define good...
The recent controversy in Tamil Nadu over paddy procurement during the short-term kuruvai season has only strengthened the need for a relook at the procurement system of foodgrains as a whole. In this case — as in many States — the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC), which procures paddy on behalf of the Food...
