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This girl from Bihar village is a rugby star 

Like rugby? You will like this story more. A 19-year-old girl from a village in Bihar has been named as the ‘International Young Player of The Year’ by reputed rugby website Scrumqueens. Sweety Kumari plays rugby and she’s so good at it that her peers lose confidence every time she runs with a ball. Kumari […]
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Another Earth: NASA discovers habitable planet 

The US space agency NASA has discovered an Earth-size habitable planet which is as close to 100 light years from us.  NASA’s planet finding agency Tess confirmed the statement. The planet, orbiting a star, is part of a multi-planet system around TOI 700, a small, cool M-dwarf star in the Dorado constellation. It’s only about […]
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Idli, halwa, pulav for Gaganyaan astronauts 

Idli, veg pulao, moong dal halwa… no this is not any food order in a restaurant. These, and many more food items, are on the list of foods astronauts of Gaganyaan would get to eat in space.  A Mysuru lab has prepared special food packets for astronauts taking part in India’s upcoming manned space mission, […]
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Talk to your robofriend in your language 

Do you want a robot who can speak in your mother tongue? Worry not. Because Samsung is planning to launch humanoids who can speak in Hindi, Marathi, Bhojpuri, or any language you want.  STAR Labs ‘artificial human’ project, Neon, is unlike any other artificial intelligence work. Neon is just a human companion that not only […]
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Large bloom: World’s largest flower in Indonesia 

We all love flowers… their vibrant colours, their beautiful smell, they cheer us up! But would you like to hold a flower as big as you or your younger sibling?  Yes, scientists have found a flower species in indonesia which is as big as 3.6 foot in diameter. Indonesian conservationists say they’ve spotted the biggest […]
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A whale of time from space! 

We all know that climate change is real, and we all have to work towards it. And one of the ways to help save the environment is to save the animals.  An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are working on a project to better protect whales. And they would do this by monitoring […]
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There are active volcanoes on Venus! 

If there’s lava then there’s an active volcano. New research suggests that the Earth’s sister planet Venus has active volcanoes.  The study shows that lava flows on Venus may be only a few years old, suggesting that Venus could be volcanically active today, making it the only planet in our solar system, other than Earth, […]
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Kids make music to beat winter blues 

Ever wondered if you are cut off from the world, and have to live with only a couple of people around you and snow. Scary right? People living in Wapekaka in Canada have to struggle through this loneliness throughout the year. And it becomes more difficult in winters. Wapekeka First Nation has a population of […]
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Why are the US and Iran fighting? 

Relations between the US and Iran have never been too friendly but the recent events could lead to a new low in the ongoing tussle. Recently, Iran launched missile attacks on two US military bases in Iraq. On the other hand, the US has imposed more sanctions on Iran. But that’s not the whole story. […]
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Koalas are in danger, and people are coming to help them 

One of the most iconic animals of Australia is koala bear, and the raging bushfire has affected their population. Many videos surfaced where the animals were yelping for help. A large number of koalas have died in the fires.  But there are Samaritans ready to help and save. People from all over the world have […]