TheEconomist: Babel or babble?
Because of advanced and automatic machine translation, A lingua franca or a common second language may become redundant. TheEconomist
Holykaw: Astronaut generates 1.21 Legowatts of electricity in space
Astronaut generates 1.21 Legowatts of electricity in space. Holykaw
IE: Next Board papers will have 50% objective questions
West Bengal state boards will have 50% objective type questions from the next board exams. IndianExpress
TOI: ICSE students thrilled over syllabus change
Changed syllabi for class XI and XII in ICSE schools from the current session. TOI
EducationTimes: Back to the Classics
To encourage reading habits, CBSE has introduced English Novels/Classics in classes IX to XII starting with the current academic session. EducationTimes TOI
The Hindu: Know your English
Know your English – Learn the mystery of words. TheHindu
Yahoo: Asia’s beautiful heritage temples
Heritage temples in Asia. Yahoo
BBC: Paralysis patient tastes freedom through thought control
Help for paralytic patients: robotic arms functioning as per brain thoughts. Reuters
Eureka! Science News: Ancient giant turtle fossil revealed
Fossils of 60 million years old giant turtle discovered. Eureka!ScienceNews
NPR: Ancient Deep-Sea Bacteria Are In No Hurry To Eat
86 million years old bacteria has been found on the sea bed, surviving without eating. NPR