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Solar storm delayed a train by 16 minutes in 1848, not 1841: How scientists solved a 155-year-old mystery

A fascinating correction has emerged from the archives concerning a train delay in Exeter. Initially reported incorrectly, researchers have clarified …

ISRO will not be privatised, says chairperson Narayanan

Contributions from private companies should not be misinterpreted as privatisation of the space agency, says the chairperson

Last countries with polio: Why Pakistan & Afghanistan are struggling to eliminate it

The vaccine works. So why is wild polio still spreading in just two countries and what can India’s own victory teach us?

Iowa begins $4.9 million effort to reclaim 150 acres of mines;state says 7,195 acres restored

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has launched a reclamation initiative targeting environmental challenges posed by abandoned coal mines. Covering ap…

Burmese pythons establish new breeding hotspot on Florida’s Gulf Coast

An Idaho horse-racing track that fell silent in 2015 reopens as a $42 million 50 acre park

In a remarkable redevelopment initiative, Garden City, Idaho, has repurposed the old Les Bois horse-racing track into a vibrant public park, spanning …

Eating late at night linked to up to 30% higher risk of liver disease, study finds

Recent research emphasizes the concerning link between late-night eating and liver diseases. A comprehensive study involving nearly 200,000 participan…

Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian physicist to receive Oskar Klein Medal

Mr. Sen is internationally recognised for his pioneering work on S-duality, the precise counting of black hole entropy and string field theory, which …

Ariel, Umbriel and the man who made them real

The discovery of Ariel and Umbriel — two of Uranus’ many moons — took place 175 years ago on October 24, 1851. It was an amateur astronomer, William L…

Inadequate sleep increases the risk of fatty liver disease

With every one-hour decrease in sleep time from the recommended seven-eight hours, the risk of fat deposition in the liver increased by 24%

Remembering Rosalind Franklin, whose photograph was crucial to discovering DNA’s structure

When the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1962 was announced, the names on that list were Watson and Crick, shared with Wilkins. It was decades before Fr…

A ferocious El Niño is brewing thanks to record Pacific heat

Since the modern era of instrumental records began, there have only been three very strong El Niño events, in 2015-16, 1997-98, and 1982-83, with the …

After Musk ‘punishes’ Ukraine, how exposed is India to foreign tech?

Elon Musk’s reported restrictions on satellite services to Ukraine show the risks of India’s dependence on foreign-controlled technology; from satelli…

The whales never stopped coming to Gujarat’s beaches, the watchers did

Every cetacean in India is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, which is the same level of protection accorded to tigers …

First Nation community in Canada uses data centre to preserve its heritage

Wiikwemkoong community stores Indigenous language recordings and other information locally to safeguard its cultural legacy and control its data

Being a good doctor is risky in India

When people cannot access adequate food, clean water, or timely healthcare, can the solution to their illness really end with a prescription?

Indian scientists identify Martian analogue sites

Researchers added that identifying terrestrial analogue sites has become a pressing requirement in the era of intense planetary exploration since rece…

What are ‘heat storms’?

A consultation with two dozen climate researchers and an analysis of temperatures worldwide for for every hour since 1960 has yielded a new concept

Scientists unearth new instance of ‘contagious cancer’ in animals

Researchers studied melanoma in the brown bullhead catfish, a resident of Lake Memphremagog, between Quebec in Canada and Vermont in the U.S.; the fin…

Why is glass transparent?

India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1 generates Doppler velocity images of the solar corona

these images are expected to provide information on the propagation of the coronal mass ejections along the Sun-Earth direction, which were unavailabl…

Bleached corals brought back to luminous life, in two lab experiments

While bleaching prevention methods have been studied, little attention has been given to reviving corals that are already bleached.

Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows

U.S. prosecutors allege that the defendant, Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was in ​frequent communication ‌with an unnamed member of the Saudi Royal family …

‘Turtle Walker’: Zoya Akhtar-backed documentary pays tribute to Satish Bhaskar’s life and legacy

The film is a stunning deep dive into the life of turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar, who walked nearly every inch of India’s coastline to discover…

Government asks Meta to ensure its recommendation systems do not expose users to limited set of narratives

MeitY’s advisory, issued amid protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, asks Meta to review its content-ranking systems and provide context …