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Quotes of the Day
- David Hoselton"I'm a jerk to everyone. Best way to protect yourself from lawsuits."
- Jerry Seinfeld"There is no such thing as "fun for the whole family.""
Breaking News
- BCCI president N Srinivasan may quit: Sources - Times of India
- Behave or I'll turn into my granny: Rahul's message to Congress - Firstpost
- Four soldiers, one Hizbul militant as gun battle continues in Jammu & Kashmir - India Today
- Sad, anxious about disruptions to Parliament and assemblies: Pranab Mukherjee - Economic Times
- Son of Samajwadi Party leader sentenced to life term for raping minor - India Today
- London's Heathrow airport closed after emergency landing - Hindustan Times
Tell ME Why-Facts
- What are Shooting Stars?
- What is the difference between practice and practise?
- Why is space black?
- What is the Miranda warning?
- What’s the difference between the words its and it's?
- Is there a difference between an emoticon and a smiley?
- How do Astronauts communicate in space?
- Is there sound in space?
- When was slavery abolished in the US and what did freedom symbolize for African Americans?
- What does it mean by a country having its independence?
History On This Day
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Space news
- Summer Blockbuster: A Black Hole Swallows a Cloud
- #SciAmBlogs Wednesday - niche construction, cicadas, ageing, Moon, pirates' dodo, sick caecilians, hurricane forecasts, and more.
- Mars Rover Sets Distance Record
- The Moon has it all: Explosions, Water, and Clues to the Grand Tack
- The Wheels Come Off Kepler Planet-Finding Mission
- #SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Oklahoma, cervical cancer, Weil's postulate, immunity and reproduction, global energy, UK wallabies, and more.
- Why Are Barns Red?
- Physics, Metaphysics and Cosmology Collide in New E-Book, Possibilities in Parallel: Seeking the Multiverse
- Scitable blog network just got bigger and better than ever!
- #SciAmBlogs Monday - eating healthfully, DSM-5, polyploidy, fecal transplants, non-identical twins, and more.
Books News,Rviews and Authors Interviews
- Salt abandons single-author collections amid poetry market slumpPublisher says these books are 'no longer viable' as sales drop by more than a quarterAs figures show tumbling sales for poetry, authors including poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy are mourning news that one of the UK's most energetic independent publishers can no longer afford to publish individual collections.After releasing more than 400 poetry […]
- Strange Bodies by Marcel Theroux – reviewA literary thriller kicked off by a cache of dusty letters becomes a high-concept inquiry into language itselfWhen you come upon an old friend after decades apart, what is it that you recognise in them: their ageing face, a shared history, the flash of their eyes, their soul? Susanna, who opens Marcel Theroux's ingenious new novel, is both touched and u […]
- Oz volume one by L. Frank Baum - review'I look forward to reading the rest of the series. .. I expect the series to get even more AMAZING'!When I got these books I was surprised to find three books (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz) instead of one as I had always thought there was only one book about Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Actually there are f […]
- How to draw... a bear thinking about something by Jon Klassen - in picturesPaws at the ready, king of the bears Jon Klassen has got the bear necessities you need to draw your own cute cub - without the grizzlies
- New website displays celebrities of Jane Austen's youthThe What Jane Saw website, launching on Saturday, will allow the public to experience the 1813 exhibition of Joshua Reynold's paintings, as seen by AustenSome still think of Jane Austen as a modest country mouse, wedded to the quiet sameness of village life. In fact, she loved going to London and went there often. When she was in town she went to the th […]
National Geographic-News
- Improved Models Predict Active 2013 Hurricane Season
- Pictures: Top 10 Newly Discovered Species of 2012
- Taking Cover: A Guide to Tornado Shelters
- What Makes Us Feel an Itch? Answer Surprises Scientists
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- Q&A: Last Survivor of a Dramatic World War II Rescue
- Carnivorous Plant Keeps House With Ants
- All the Buzz About the 2013 Geographic Bee
- Tornadoes and Global Warming: Is There a Connection?
- Lessons From Joplin’s Tornado Recovery Effort
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