Science

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feed Orcas have been observed ramming into giant fish so hard that the prey explode, possibly as a form of gory entertainment. On…

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation Extreme heat supercharged by the climate crisis is sucking Europe dry in summer and intensifying the drought…

IIT Delhi Roommates Built a ₹565 Crore Startup Transforming India's Cattle Market

IIT Delhi Roommates Built a ₹565 Crore Startup Transforming India's Cattle Market

IIT Delhi civil engineering graduates Neetu Yadav and Kirti Jangra chose an unconventional entrepreneurial path by building Animall Technologies, a digital marketplace for cattle trading. Starting as a weekend project in 2019, the startup…

US announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, says it includes non-proliferation safeguards

Dawn

US announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, says it includes non-proliferation safeguards

The United States on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes non-proliferation safeguards. The move comes…

Dawn

Three Indian engineers left top careers to build India's quantum computer

Three Indian engineers left top careers to build India's quantum computer

Three former semiconductor engineers—Sujoy Chakravarty, Ravi Mehta and Biman Chattopadhyay—built a successful chip IP company, sold it to Synopsys, and launched Bengaluru-based Quanfluence to develop room-temperature quantum computers…

Will Trump’s bunker buster bombs punch through Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?

The Hindu

Will Trump’s bunker buster bombs punch through Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?

The U.S. faces a complex challenge at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, where powerful bunker buster bombs face hardy geological formations. Success is also limited by a critical minerals crunch, and could force Trump to shift from total…

The Hindu

Family takes racing club to court over 'enormous' hidden rubbish rump

ABC News

Family takes racing club to court over 'enormous' hidden rubbish rump

A family discovered a large waste dump, allegedly created by a South Australian horse racing club, as they began foundation work on their home, court documents allege.

ABC News

Straits Times

Climate change making Europe drought ‘more severe’: Study

Today’s hotter climate has accelerated moisture loss from Europe’s soils, lakes and rivers, the study found.

Straits Times

The Punch

Report: Fossil fuels still generate 57% of global electricity

A new report reveals fossil fuels continue to generate 57% of global electricity, despite rapid renewable energy growth. Learn more about global energy tre Read More…

The Punch

Al Jazeera

Spain and France battle raging wildfires, face high risk of more

A wildfire in Spain's Guadalajara region has burned 32,000 hectares, in one of the country's largest recorded blazes.

Al Jazeera

China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

South China Morning Post

China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

China has brought online a record-breaking particle accelerator that can produce the world’s most intense beams of charged atoms. It gives scientists a new tool to create previously unknown atomic nuclei and advance research on cancer…

South China Morning Post

TASS