Number of words: 340 Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that interview for recruitment in government jobs has been abolished in 23 states and eight union territories so far, according to a Personnel Ministry statement. This is a follow-up to the abolition of interview for Group-B (non-gazetted) and Group-C posts in the Central government … Read more

Number of words: 212 Physics Nobel Laureate Sir Roger Penrose has said that before the Big Bang created the universe as humans know now, there was another universe and cited black holes as the proof of its existence. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez … Read more

Number of words: 1,705 In a fascinating series of tweets, and a memo, the News Guild of New York — the union that represents 1200 New York Times employees — recently set out its goals for the newspaper, especially with respect to its employees of color. Money quote: “Our workforce should reflect our home. The … Read more

Number of words: 331 The effects of changing climate and rising temperatures are not just responsible for extreme weathers and rising sea levels, they can also bring subtle changes like flowers changing their colours. A recent research suggests that due to the declining ozone and increasing global warming, flowers are changing their colours. This happens … Read more

Number of words: 226 Elon Musk wants everyone to get brain surgery. Specifically, he wants everyone to get a brain implant — the brain-machine interface created by his company, Neuralink. He says it will be able to solve any number of medical conditions — including paralysis, anxiety, and addiction. Machines that connect to the human … Read more

Number of words: 2,352 It’s spring, 1902. I receive a text. It’s France, thank God. My Russian army is cornered by a four-front assault from England, Germany, the Ottoman Turks, and finally, cruelly, Austria-Hungary, a nation I believed to be my ally and whose leader had just video-called me to discuss our ongoing alliance face-to-face. … Read more

Number of words: 1,652 Nothing is wasted in nature, not even poop. The faecal matter produced by all the planet’s animals put together is an enormous resource that makes life possible for innumerable other creatures. Many species depend entirely on this one resource for their sustenance.Perhaps the most famous poop lovers are the dung beetles … Read more

Number of words: 586 Reading is the gateway for learning, but one-third of elementary school students in the United States do not read at grade level. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring how the design of reading materials affects literacy development. They find that an overly busy page with extraneous images can draw the … Read more

Number of words: 1,292 Alright. I’d like to start with a small imagination exercise. Imagine you’re sitting at this table, facing me right now. Now, I’m going to ask you to push one of these cards towards me. So please imagine yourself pushing one of these cards towards me. OK, so take the number matching … Read more

Number of words: 668 Australia is well known for having many of the world’s most venomous creatures, ranging from snakes, spiders, jellyfish, centipedes, fish, ticks, bees, and ants. 21 of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world are all from Australia. The country is also home to dangerous plants, like the Australian stinging tree. … Read more