D. Balasubramanian
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- Oct 2, 2026
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2026 awarded to serious work in amusing areas (opens the original)
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On September 3, a dozen people from various countries were declared to be the recipients of the Ig Nobel Prizes for 2026. Some readers may wonder what an Ig Nobel Prize is. The Ig Nobel Prizes are a light-hearted parody of the actual Nobel Prizes. They were instituted in 1991 by Marc Abraham, editor of The Journal of Irreproducible Research. For example, last year, a group from Nigeria worked on how lizards like to eat pizza, and another group was feted for showing that when a lactating mother e
Ways to conquer plastic waste and produce useful materials (opens the original)
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Since their synthesis by the chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland and the explanation of their structure by Nobel laureate Hermann Staudinger, and their use since the 19th century, plastics have become convenient materials for daily use and are preferred over glass, which breaks easily. Plastics are manufactured by industry and used every day for their convenience by people, and much more in cities and suburbs than in rural villages. A vast amount of this material is used by the consumer and most of it
Dragonflies are bellwethers of earthâs ecosystems (opens the original)
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In the imagination of children, flying holds a special place. Folded pieces of paper become airplanes ready to be launched, eager gazes follow soaring eagles, and dragonflies are the helicopters of their fantasies. Dragonflies (called sitara in Hindi) are indeed wonders of flight. These insects belong to a lineage whose members were among the planetâs first flying organisms. About 300 million years ago, their ancient kin had the same aerodynamic features, but with a wingspan that extended to 7
New studies pursue the âperfectâ blend for coffee and health (opens the original)
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Every morning, many of us drink one or two cups of coffee and feel good, refreshed, and ready for the day. Some of us drink one or two more cups at work before lunchtime. Some use pure coffee while others add chicory to it. We prepare the powder using a filter, add milk and sugar, and take a swig. While many Indians have a fondness for coffee, almost everyone in the U.S. and Europe drinks coffee, and more of it, every day. Now, what are the effects of drinking coffee? How many cups per day? Shou
To live better, never stop learning (opens the original)
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It is estimated that in India on an average day, about 19,500 people celebrate their 60th birthday. The size of India’s population aged 60 and above is expected to surpass the population aged 0-14 years by 2046. Accompanying this ‘silver tsunami’ is the dizzying pace of new technologies, which go from being useful to becoming indispensable. And there is so much more available for you to learn. Learning, before 60 or long after, is no longer about stepping out of retirement. It is a lifelong proc
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