Monthly Archives: August 2024
A team of paleontologists found matching dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents, separated by thousands of miles of ocean. The footprints, dating back to the Early Cretaceous period, were found in Brazil and in Cameroon, researchers wrote in a study published Monday by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. […]
In March, Wangchuk observed a 21-day-long hunger strike, that he called a “climate fast”, in support of Ladakh residents who have been demanding safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES In anticipation of the upcoming Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, Sonam Wangchuk—educator, innovator, and climate activist—along with […]
Apple has been reported to be developing a tabletop device that will have a robotic actuator and use artificial intelligence (AI) to aid in tasks. This initiative was said to be launched following the shuttering of the Apple Car project – the Cupertino-based tech giant’s autonomous vehicle that was slated to be introduced as a […]
This image shows a unique angle of a moonrise right above Earth’s atmosphere. — X/@dominickmatthew The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa) astronaut Matthew Dominick recently shared a striking image on social media, showing the moon descending over the Pacific Ocean from a unique angle. Dominick, who has been onboard the International Space Station (ISS) […]
A Greek mythology statue holding a book. — Unsplash/File In a hilarious and ‘literary’ turn of events, a burglar in Rome was caught after being distracted by a Greek mythology book and reading it in the midst of a theft, Italian media reported on Sunday. The careless housebreaker accessed a flat via the balcony in […]
Representative image of cells shown under microscope. — Unsplash/File A creature lying in the shallow waters of the Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada has been discovered by University of California, Berkeley researchers. What’s so significant about this creature is that it can help scientists identify the origins of living things that existed more […]
“They are in flames, they’reall burning!” screamed the man running by, his turban askew and his face blackened with ashes and cinders. Like an apparition from a dark fantasy, he crossed the road and continued in his flight, without a glance backward. I came to an abrupt halt. I had set out on foot from […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed back Friday against Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s suggestion that the governor’s weakness at the top of the ticket in the Empire State cost Democrats the House. “I’ll tell you this, no governor in the history of the state of New York has worked harder to elect members of […]
Dreame has unveiled a slew of robotic and smart vacuum cleaners in India. The new lineup includes three robot vacuum and mop combo — Dreame L10 Prime, Dreame D10 Plus Gen 2, and D9 Max Gen 2. The Dreame D10 Plus Gen 2 and D9 Max Gen 2 offer 6,000Pa suction power, while the Dreame L10 Prime […]
Democratic kingmaker Nancy Pelosi has come to be pegged as the chief force behind President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from his reelection campaign — a claim that she refuses to dignify much. While Pelosi no longer wields the Speaker’s gavel, its absence hasn’t done much to stifle her power within the party. She’s […]