Meet Sophie Zeng, the 17-year-old California student who built an app to identify invasive plants after learning they can become overlooked wildfire fuelProject ARISE expanded its work by organizing invasive-plant removal drives, habitat restoration efforts and environmental workshops in col...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
In 1969, California witnessed catastrophic oil spill between 3.5 million and 4.2 million gallons of crude into Santa Barbara Channel, leading to rise of modern environmental movement, nearly 6 decades later Donald Trump administration is causing concerns among residents. Here's whyTrump administration, citing a need for energy security and job creation, has already announced plans for new offshore oil leases in Califo...
07 Sep, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
In 1969, Internet was born as two computers at University of California, Los Angeles-UCLA changed the world forever, over 55 years later New York City is banning Artificial Intelligence-AI in public schoolsAI use will only be allowed in high school, which begins in the ninth grade in the American school system, the source said. Even then, it w...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
US court blocks Trump administration from using student visas to punish speechA US federal court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot revoke visas or pursue deportation against lawfully present noncitizens, ...
01 Sep, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
People who walk around while thinking instead of sitting in one place might help their brain generate more creative ideas, says behaviour sciencePsychology and behaviour science research suggest that walking may help the brain generate new ideas, especially during creative brainstorm...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
Philosophy says people who watch content while eating instead of having a screen-free meal may experience everyday pleasures differentlyPhilosophy suggests that people who watch videos or other content while eating may experience the pleasure of food differently because thei...
24 Aug, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Cami Clark: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife is a Silicon Valley power player. But Claude barely knows herCami Clark, wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has remained largely unknown outside Silicon Valley’s elite despite her proximity to some o...
16 Aug, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Shouted ‘Quit India’ as a schoolboy; studied Milky way galaxy through Hindi poem: This Indian scientist, inspired by Gandhi, later built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopesIndependence day 2026: Built two of the world's most powerful radio telescopes with limited resources and designs no one had attempted befo...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
During Apollo, NASA fired grenades and crashed abandoned spacecraft into the Moon, measuring the tremors to investigate its hidden interiorDuring the Apollo missions, NASA cleverly detonated explosives on the Moon to investigate its seismic activity and inner structure. Seismom...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg’s $300 million yacht Launchpad was nearby as Alaska cruise ship rescued stranded skiff after it ran out of fuel. Meta CEO explains why yacht did not respond immediatelyMark Zuckerberg’s $300 million yacht Launchpad was reportedly near a stranded 21-foot skiff in Southeast Alaska after the boat ran out of f...
11 Aug, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Psychology explains why some people are better at negotiating their salarySuccessful negotiation is deeply rooted in psychological elements rather than mere talent. Self-assurance and thorough preparation play cru...
11 Aug, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Charting the global economy: US employment declines unexpectedlyThe El Niño on track to become the most powerful of the past 76 years is strengthening rapidly, posing a major threat to fragile economies ...
09 Aug, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
In 1934, a New York socialite bought the Pennsylvania mountain where hunters shot hundreds of hawks; the killing stopped almost overnightRosalie Edge established Hawk Mountain Sanctuary after seeing a photograph of dead hawks. This sanctuary holds the world's oldest continuou...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Why People Create AI “Workslop”—and How to Stop ItWith the rise of gen AI tools, offices have had to contend with a new scourge: “workslop” or low-effort, AI-generated work that looks plaus...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
South Korea-US team unveils robotic technology that dresses the wearerThe technology developed by researchers at South Korea's KAIST and Stanford University uses soft and flexible "vines" powered by air pressu...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.53 AM IST
US Stock Market: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh unveils expert panels to overhaul US Central Bank policy frameworkFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced a comprehensive review of monetary policy. Five taskforces comprising prominent economists w...
13 Jul, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan, Microsoft's Asha Sharma among Indian-origin appointees to US Fed review panelsUS Federal Reserve appointed Indian-origin experts for policy review. Raghuram Rajan and Raj Chetty will join task forces. Asha Sharma will...
11 Jul, 2026, 09.14 AM IST