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The chess players
This is a feeble translation of Munshi Premchand's story, "Shatranj ke khiladi". Better translations are available. The story is about two friends, noblemen, who while away their time playing chess, unconcerned about the political situation. The two friends do not care when their king is taken prisoner but engage in a duel following a disputed move on the chess board. The two, who do not think it necessary to defend their real king, kill each other while defending their chess-board kings.
Cassini reveals forces controlling Saturn moon jets
The intensity of the jets of water ice and organic particles that shoot out from Saturn's moon Enceladus depends on the moon's proximity to the ringed planet, according to data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
A painting job
It was a mere coincidence. Amol had just finished reading how Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence when his mother told him that their fence needed a few coats of paint. Well, there was no way out. Amol gathered the pail of paint and brush and set out to paint. Now Amol's younger brother, Babul, wanted to help him. Any help is always welcome! Can you tell how long each will take to paint the fence on his own?
Martian atmosphere
A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere's composition by NASA's Curiosity rover, providing evidence about loss of much of Mars' original atmosphere.
Earth origin
It's widely thought that the Earth arose from violent origins: Some 4.5 billion years ago, a maelstrom of gas and dust circled in a massive disc around the sun, gathering in rocky clumps to form asteroids. These asteroids, gaining momentum, whirled around a fledgling solar system, repeatedly smashing into each other to create larger bodies of rubble - the largest of which eventually cooled to form the planets.
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The chess players
This is a feeble translation of Munshi Premchand's story, "Shatranj ke khiladi". Better translations are available. The story is about two friends, noblemen, who while away their time playing chess, unconcerned about the political situation. The two friends do not care when their king is taken prisoner but engage in a duel following a disputed move on the chess board. The two, who do not think it necessary to defend their real king, kill each other while defending their chess-board kings.
Cassini reveals forces controlling Saturn moon jets
The intensity of the jets of water ice and organic particles that shoot out from Saturn's moon Enceladus depends on the moon's proximity to the ringed planet, according to data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
A painting job
It was a mere coincidence. Amol had just finished reading how Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence when his mother told him that their fence needed a few coats of paint. Well, there was no way out. Amol gathered the pail of paint and brush and set out to paint. Now Amol's younger brother, Babul, wanted to help him. Any help is always welcome! Can you tell how long each will take to paint the fence on his own?
Martian atmosphere
A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere's composition by NASA's Curiosity rover, providing evidence about loss of much of Mars' original atmosphere.
Earth origin
It's widely thought that the Earth arose from violent origins: Some 4.5 billion years ago, a maelstrom of gas and dust circled in a massive disc around the sun, gathering in rocky clumps to form asteroids. These asteroids, gaining momentum, whirled around a fledgling solar system, repeatedly smashing into each other to create larger bodies of rubble - the largest of which eventually cooled to form the planets.
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Day-to-day rainfall in India might become much more variable due to climate change. Computer simulations with a comprehensive set of 20 state-of-the-art climate models now consistently show that Indian monsoon daily variability might increase, according to a study published by scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. 
Humour in real life:It is awful to fall sick but then we do fall sick sometimes or the other. So it was with me and I had to remain in a hospital for a brief period. After the hospital stay, the medicines had to be continued for quite sometime.I decided to get the medicines from the hospital pharmacist and stood in queue. This is what the pharmacist told me when my turn came to purchase the medicines.
Brain Teaser: I have to offer flowers at three temples and each temple has a magical pond in front of it. The ponds are such that when I dip flowers in them they get doubled. I have to carry a certain number of flowers and have to offer the same number of flowers in each temple. Can you help me to determine how many flowers I should carry and how many should I offer in