Pustam Raut (पुस्तम राउत) 🇳🇵
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Notice how modern "Brahmic" scripts have evolved over time. The Brahmi script is said to be close to 3,000 years old. Its origins are not known clearly, but it has links to Aramaic. Most of the scripts in South Asia and Southeast Asia including those of Burmese, Thai, Javanese are derived from it.
The Year in Mathematics
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December 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The Year in Mathematics
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Watch the fascinating behaviour of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). Observe how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Watch the fascinating behaviour of a mass-spring-damper system as it transitions from overdamped (where motion is slow and heavily resisted) to undamped (where it oscillates freely without energy loss). Observe how varying levels of damping impact motion and energy dissipation in mechanical systems.
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/4pOr98Q
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Learn more about this year's BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/4pOr98Q
PDF: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
December 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/4pOr98Q
PDF: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Learn more about this year's BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/4pOr98Q
PDF: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
A College Student Accidentally Broke the Laws of Thermodynamics
The discovery doesn’t have any practical applications right now, but so what? It’s still cool.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a697...
The discovery doesn’t have any practical applications right now, but so what? It’s still cool.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a697...
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
A College Student Accidentally Broke the Laws of Thermodynamics
The discovery doesn’t have any practical applications right now, but so what? It’s still cool.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a697...
The discovery doesn’t have any practical applications right now, but so what? It’s still cool.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/a697...
A Century-Old Calculation For Pi Might Help Explain the Secrets of the Universe
Indian mathematician Ramanujan’s formula for Pi can help with calculating black holes, studying percolation, or investigating turbulence.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/math...
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Indian mathematician Ramanujan’s formula for Pi can help with calculating black holes, studying percolation, or investigating turbulence.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/math...
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A Century-Old Calculation For Pi Might Help Explain the Secrets of the Universe
Indian mathematician Ramanujan’s formula for Pi can help with calculating black holes, studying percolation, or investigating turbulence.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/math...
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
Indian mathematician Ramanujan’s formula for Pi can help with calculating black holes, studying percolation, or investigating turbulence.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/math...
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
Earth’s Magnetic Field Was Supposed to Be Our Shield. Scientists Say It’s Also a Leak.
Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years.
www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-m...
Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years.
www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-m...
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Earth’s Magnetic Field Was Supposed to Be Our Shield. Scientists Say It’s Also a Leak.
Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years.
www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-m...
Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years.
www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-m...
Map of Marco Polo’s Travels, 1271 - 1295
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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December 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Map of Marco Polo’s Travels, 1271 - 1295
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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www.worldhistory.org/Marco_Polo
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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www.worldhistory.org/Marco_Polo
The Origin and Spread of Buddhism in Asia.
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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www.worldhistory.org/search/?q=bu...
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The Origin and Spread of Buddhism in Asia.
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
www.worldhistory.org/image/19850/...
www.worldhistory.org/search/?q=bu...
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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www.worldhistory.org/search/?q=bu...
Small farms, big climate gains: ICAR study shows how agroforestry can be a powerful climate tool
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December 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Small farms, big climate gains: ICAR study shows how agroforestry can be a powerful climate tool
www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/...
www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/...
We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers
From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now, quantum mechanics has supplied the answer
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now, quantum mechanics has supplied the answer
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers
From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now, quantum mechanics has supplied the answer
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now, quantum mechanics has supplied the answer
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy
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December 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
Academic writing was a struggle—until I formed a peer group with other graduate students
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December 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Academic writing was a struggle—until I formed a peer group with other graduate students
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To scientists considering working in industry: Size matters
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December 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
To scientists considering working in industry: Size matters
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www.science.org/content/arti...
Mathematicians Make Surprising Breakthrough in 3D Geometry with ‘Noperthedron’
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This New Shape Breaks an ‘Unbreakable’ 3D Geometry Rule
The noperthedron has a surprising property—which disproves a long-standing conjecture
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December 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Mathematicians Make Surprising Breakthrough in 3D Geometry with ‘Noperthedron’
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What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach
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What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach
An ambitious book challenges long-held assumptions on diet and nutrition and exposes gaps in public-health guidance.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
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These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians
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December 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions
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#Mars #Time #TimeSpace #Space #Einstein #FutureMissions #FasterTime #Missions #SpaceMission #Challeges
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#Mars #Time #TimeSpace #Space #Einstein #FutureMissions #FasterTime #Missions #SpaceMission #Challeges
Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions
Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed m...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions
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#Mars #Time #TimeSpace #Space #Einstein #FutureMissions #FasterTime #Missions #SpaceMission #Challeges
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#Mars #Time #TimeSpace #Space #Einstein #FutureMissions #FasterTime #Missions #SpaceMission #Challeges
These Nepalese homestays are transforming Himalayan travel
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These Nepalese homestays are transforming Himalayan travel
Nepal is famed for its high-altitude trekking routes, drawing adventurers to scale the soaring peaks of Everest and Annapurna — but for those seeking a deeper connection to local life, homestays invit...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
These Nepalese homestays are transforming Himalayan travel
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www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
In the 1960s and 1970s, Syukuro Manabe pioneered methods to model the Earth’s atmosphere. In 2021, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for this work, which is often cited as foundational to modern climate science.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In the 1960s and 1970s, Syukuro Manabe pioneered methods to model the Earth’s atmosphere. In 2021, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for this work, which is often cited as foundational to modern climate science.
www.quantamagazine.org/how-climate-...
www.quantamagazine.org/how-climate-...
Not every river needs to reach the sea...
When I first heard about the Okavango River in Africa, I thought, “How can a river end in the desert?”
Read more:
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#Okavango #OkavangoRiver #OkavangoDelta #SouthernAfrica #Africa #Desert #KalahariDesert
When I first heard about the Okavango River in Africa, I thought, “How can a river end in the desert?”
Read more:
suburbanodigital.blogspot.com/2025/10/not-...
#Okavango #OkavangoRiver #OkavangoDelta #SouthernAfrica #Africa #Desert #KalahariDesert
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Not every river needs to reach the sea...
When I first heard about the Okavango River in Africa, I thought, “How can a river end in the desert?”
Read more:
suburbanodigital.blogspot.com/2025/10/not-...
#Okavango #OkavangoRiver #OkavangoDelta #SouthernAfrica #Africa #Desert #KalahariDesert
When I first heard about the Okavango River in Africa, I thought, “How can a river end in the desert?”
Read more:
suburbanodigital.blogspot.com/2025/10/not-...
#Okavango #OkavangoRiver #OkavangoDelta #SouthernAfrica #Africa #Desert #KalahariDesert
Quantum computing: hype or hope?
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#Quantum #QuantumComputing #QuantumComputer #Technology
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#Quantum #QuantumComputing #QuantumComputer #Technology
Quantum computing: hype or hope? – Physics World
Honor Powrie explores the current status and future potential of quantum computers
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November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Quantum computing: hype or hope?
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#Quantum #QuantumComputing #QuantumComputer #Technology
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#Quantum #QuantumComputing #QuantumComputer #Technology
Mapping the Writing Systems of the World.
Photo: Maximilian Dörrbecker
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Photo: Maximilian Dörrbecker
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November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Mapping the Writing Systems of the World.
Photo: Maximilian Dörrbecker
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Photo: Maximilian Dörrbecker
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3D scanning preserves ancient Buddhist temples in Nepal’s Himalayas
archaeologymag.com/2025/10/3d-s...
3D models preserve threatened Buddhist temples in Western Himalayas
phys.org/news/2025-10...
interestingengineering.com/culture/adva...
Article: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
archaeologymag.com/2025/10/3d-s...
3D models preserve threatened Buddhist temples in Western Himalayas
phys.org/news/2025-10...
interestingengineering.com/culture/adva...
Article: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
3D scanning preserves ancient Buddhist temples in Nepal’s Himalayas
archaeologymag.com/2025/10/3d-s...
3D models preserve threatened Buddhist temples in Western Himalayas
phys.org/news/2025-10...
interestingengineering.com/culture/adva...
Article: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
archaeologymag.com/2025/10/3d-s...
3D models preserve threatened Buddhist temples in Western Himalayas
phys.org/news/2025-10...
interestingengineering.com/culture/adva...
Article: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
In memory of the Christmas Island shrew
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In memory of the Christmas Island shrew
It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter of a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. At night, its voic...
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October 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In memory of the Christmas Island shrew
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-m...
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Ibn Battuta’s Travels, 1325-1354.
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
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Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
www.worldhistory.org/Ibn_Battuta
www.worldhistory.org/image/18929/...
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ibn Battuta’s Travels, 1325-1354.
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
www.worldhistory.org/Ibn_Battuta
www.worldhistory.org/image/18929/...
Map by Simeon Netchev
Published by World History Encyclopaedia
www.worldhistory.org/Ibn_Battuta
www.worldhistory.org/image/18929/...