PC: W. M. Keck Observatory For decades, dark matter has been treated as the unseen framework around which galaxies take shape. Even the smallest galaxies are generally thought to be wrapped inside vast halos of it, with the invisible material outweighing the stars by a wide margin. That assumption has been challenged before by two…
Four burnt alive in car, seven die fleeing on foot At least 12 people were killed after a wildfire swept through southern Spain overnight into Friday, authorities said, making it one of the country’s deadliest wildfires on record as soaring temperatures continued to grip large parts of the nation.The wildfire broke out in a hamlet…
Few natural experiences are as universally loved as the earthy scent that rises after the first drops of rain hit dry ground. Petrichor, what most people describe as the smell of fresh rain, but the rain itself has almost no scent. Instead, what your nose detects is a remarkable chemical called geosmin, produced by soil-dwelling…
Most new dinosaur species are announced after researchers uncover multiple bones or even an entire skeleton. The discovery of Uragasaurus kalasinensis proves that this is not always necessary. Scientists have identified the giant long-necked dinosaur from a single, exceptionally well-preserved vertebra found in northeastern Thailand. Despite the limited fossil material, the bone preserved a unique…
PM Modi formally launched the Viksit UDAN scheme on July 4 during the inauguration of the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport When the government launched the UDAN scheme in 2016, it carried a simple but ambitious promise: make flying affordable enough for even a person wearing hawai chappals to board a hawai jahaz.Nearly a…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned to X (formerly Twitter) after nearly three years to announce the public launch of Meta’s new Muse Spark 1.1 AI model. However, it was not just the AI announcement that caught users’ attention. Hours after Mark Zuckerberg’s post, X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier publicly replied with a business proposal,…
Kerala medical student Sawariya Basanth killed over ‘forced conversion’ claims in Uzbekistan (Image/X) NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old medical student from Kerala was murdered in Uzbekistan by a fellow student following repeated attempts to force her to convert her religion, according to her family’s complaint.Sawariya Basanth, a first-year student at the Bukhara State Medical Institute, was…
Indian Embassy in Kuwait limits passport and visa services to emergency cases. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has temporarily restricted its consular, passport and visa services to emergency cases only until Sunday, July 19, citing administrative reasons.In an official notice, the Embassy said only applicants who can provide documents proving the urgency of their request…
BRISTOL, ENGLAND – JULY 09: Captains Shreyas Iyer of India and Harry Brook of England shake hands . (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) England captain Harry Brook has set his sights on finishing the T20I series against India in style, with a series whitewash and the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings…
For decades, flying has been associated with speed, comfort and class while trains have been seen as the slower alternative. But do you know what modern transport psychology says? When it comes to the overall travel experience, it is so much more than reaching a destination quickly. Increasingly, researchers are finding that the way we…