Mexico, Italy, others see up to two more months of heat stress than in 1970s: ReportGlobal heat stress is intensifying, with regions like Mexico and Kenya experiencing one to two extra months of dangerous heat annually. New...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash: ‘The only thing greater than the power of the mind is the courage of the heart’Quote of the Day by Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash: 'The only thing greater than the power of the mind is the courage of the h...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature...' How the first artificial life's invention shows a darker reality of human behaviourStephen Hawking’s 1994 remark that computer viruses could be considered a form of life remains one of his most thought-provoking observatio...
22 Jun, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Scientists just tracked 188 pet owners in the Netherlands for five days, and the surprising twist is that dogs and cats both lifted mood a little, but only one might be making stress worseA recent Dutch study explored how interacting with cats and dogs impacts our mood and stress. While both pets offer a brief happiness boost...
22 Jun, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Study identifies 74 locations in human genome related to anxiety symptomsScientists have pinpointed 74 genetic locations linked to anxiety symptoms, with 39 being newly identified. This extensive research, involv...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
UN Human Rights Council urged to act against apostasy and blasphemy executionsA global rights group, Jubilee Campaign, has urged nations to abolish death penalty laws for apostasy and blasphemy, citing violations of f...
22 Jun, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Wallace Stevens: “Human nature is like water. It takes the… – Inspiring lessons on human behavior, adaptability, social influence and how the people and circumstances around us changes our life by one of the most influential American Modernist Poet known for his deep insights on imagination, reality and the human experienceQuote of the Day by Wallace Stevens: Wallace Stevens’ quote, “Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container,” explores th...
21 Jun, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
In 2021, a British geologist dated footprints at New Mexico's White Sands to 21,000+ years old: Pushing humans' arrival in North America back 5,000 yearsExciting discoveries at White Sands National Park challenge what we know about North America's past. Unearthed ancient human footprints, es...
20 Jun, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
In 1962, a French geologist descended into a dark underground cave, but when he emerged more than two months later, he had lost track of time and helped reveal the human body's internal clockMichel Siffre's 1960s cave experiment revealed a hidden internal clock within humans. Isolated from all external time cues, his own sense o...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Study finds urban male bowerbirds in Queensland use human-made objects in courtship displays far more often than rural birdsMale bowerbirds in Australia are now using human-made trash to build their elaborate courtship displays. Researchers found urban birds pref...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Nelson Mandela: ‘A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its…’Quote of the Day by Nelson Mandela reminds us that a nation's true measure lies in how it treats its most vulnerable citizens, not its elit...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
EU lawmakers to approve migrant detention and deportation boostEuropean lawmakers are set to approve stricter migration rules. These new regulations grant authorities more power to detain irregular arri...
17 Jun, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Scientists just mapped 110 quadrillion kilometers of hidden fungal threads underground, weighing about five times all humans combinedVast underground fungal networks, stretching billions of times to the sun, exist in Earth's soil. These hyphae, finer than hair, weigh more...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
When the Black Death killed half of Europe in the 1340s, ecologists expected the land to bloom; instead, plant diversity plummeted for 150 years until farming returnedA new study reveals the Black Death's devastating impact on Europe's plant life. The plague's population crash led to a sharp decline in pl...
15 Jun, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
A Greenland ice core reads back almost 12,000 years of mercury fallout; humans were leaving traces thousands of years before the first factoriesGreenland's ice sheet reveals a 12,000-year mercury record, showing human contamination far predates industrial eras. Early Bronze Age smel...
15 Jun, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
DNA from 7000-year-old African Mummy reveals previously unknown human lineage in Sahara desert 50,000 years agoSahara Mummy DNA: DNA extracted from two 7,000-year-old naturally preserved individuals found in Libya's Takarkori rock shelter has reveale...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Psychology says people who think others are lying to them may be wrong more times than they realiseA new study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology suggests that people consistently overestimate how often others lie ...
14 Jun, 2026, 11.33 PM IST