Maths
Class 10 Maths, Arithmetic Progression
The Step Counting Race
Do you have to count each step, or could a pattern help you add them faster?
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Real Science in Everyday Life
Science Stories
Everyday mysteries from Indian homes, solved with one real textbook concept. Short enough to read in two minutes, exact enough to quote in class.
Physics
Class 11 Physics, Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Why the Tap Slows Down
Why does the water flow from a tap suddenly slow down, even when nobody broke it?
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Chemistry
Class 12 Chemistry - Stereochemistry / Optical isomerism
The Mirror Molecule Trick
How did a clear liquid in Soai's lab twist light and pick just one mirror-image molecule?
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Chemistry
Class 10, Metals and Non-Metals
The Blackened Thali
Why does silver turn black after pooja, even when it looks clean?
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Biology
Class 12 - Animal Behaviour / Ecology
Monsoon Ant Army
Why do ants invade the kitchen just before it rains?
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Maths
Class 11 - Permutations and Combinations
The Tiffin Swap Game
How many different ways can five friends accidentally swap their tiffins at lunch?
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Biology
Class 12 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance
The Man Who Built Genes
Can a scientist build a gene from scratch?
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Biology
Class 12 - Principles of Inheritance & Variation
The Mosquito Magnet
Why do mosquitoes always bite certain people more than others?
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Physics
Class 9 Physics, Archimedes' Principle
Flooded Cricket Ball Mystery
Why did Kabir’s cricket ball float at first and then suddenly sink in the floodwater?
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Physics
Class 12 Physics, Nuclei
Catching Cosmic Ghosts in Ice
How did Francis Halzen use Antarctic ice to catch invisible neutrinos from space?
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Chemistry
Class 12, Biomolecules
The Fern That Fights Seizures
Can a pond fern really help treat seizures, as some villagers claimed?
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Physics
Class 11 - Mechanical Properties of Fluids
The Chai Skin Mystery
Why does chai get a strange skin when it cools down?
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Biology
Class 11 Biology, Digestion and Absorption
Lassi Tummy Trouble
Why did only Kabir have stomach trouble after drinking lassi?
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Maths
Class 11, Probability
The Chappal Pile Riddle
Could you grab your own chappal pair from a pile on the first try?
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Maths
Class 10 Mathematics, Areas Related to Circles
The Paratha Puzzle
Which paratha really packs in more dough: the huge, thin one or the tiny, thick one?
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Chemistry
Class 10 Chemistry, Acids, Bases and Salts
The Dal Colour Secret
Why did Riya’s dal turn red only when a soapy spoon touched it, not with lemon juice?
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Biology
Class 10, Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
The Midnight Milk Mystery
Why did Aai’s milk curdle overnight in the kitchen?
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Physics
Class 10 Physics, Heat
The Sweating Scooter Seat
Why is your scooter seat wet at sunrise, even when it has not rained?
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Chemistry
Class 12 Chemistry, Electrochemistry
The Monsoon Rust Mystery
Why does Riya’s scooter handle turn reddish after one rainy night?
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