A newfound chunk of ancient supercontinent concealed beneath New Zealand’s eastern shores could help decipher eighth continent– Zealandia’s complex past. The discovery of a new continent in the South Pacific was announced in 2017. Zealandia is half the size of Europe and mostly underwater. Only 6% is above the waves, which is why no-one found […]
The German women’s Olympic gymnastic team’s decision to wear full-length bodysuits, instead of traditional leotards, on Thursday during a Tokyo training session is raising questions about the sexism long associated with women’s sports and what they wear. According to the BBC, the German Gymnastics Federation said in April, when the team debuted full-length bodysuits, that […]
Between April 2020 and March this year, India witnessed 18.5 million lightning strikes, marking a significant 34% increase in 13.8 million bolts from the blue in a similar period the previous year, a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down to Earth found. Some of the states that have been at the […]
The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time. The rainforest was once a carbon sink — meaning it absorbed more carbon than it released — but it now accounts for more than 1 billion metric tons of emissions every year, mainly […]
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) chief scientist advised against people mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match. […]
Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties en route to a 3-2 shootout win after the teams had fought out a 1-1 extra-time draw at Wembley on Sunday. The giant keeper saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after Marcus Rashford hit a post, […]
Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar passed away at the age of 98 in Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital. He was taken to the hospital last Wednesday after he complained of breathlessness – it was the second time that he had been hospitalised in the same month. The funeral will be held at 5 pm today. “He passed away […]
A 15-year-old mango tree in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh is in the headlines for having 121 varieties of the fruit growing on it. An experiment initiated by the horticulturists five years ago has given the mango tree the ability to grow different varieties of the fruit. The tree has become an attraction in the […]
The United Nations on Thursday recognised a new record high temperature for the Antarctica, confirming a reading of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.9 degrees Fahrenheit) made last year. The record heat was reached at Argentina’s Esperanza research station on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. With this, Antarctica […]
Scientists have developed a “world-first” weight loss device with locking bolts that restricts a person’s jaw from opening wide enough to intake solids. A team of researchers from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and the UK collaborated to develop the magnetic device that limits the wearer to a liquid diet, but “allows free speech […]