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In 1990, the USSR sent six Japanese tree frogs to the Mir space station for an eight-day experiment, where researchers watched them float with all four legs stretched out and their bodies bent backward - then found the frogs improved their ability to land after jumping in microgravitySix Japanese tree frogs journeyed to the Soviet space station Mir in 1990. They spent eight days in microgravity, which allowed researchers...- Toyohiro Akiyama dies at 84: Japan’s first person in space was a journalist who live-reported from Mir and observed six tree frogs in zero gravityToyohiro Akiyama, the trailblazing figure and Japan's first civilian in space, has passed away at the age of 84. His remarkable journey to ...
- Advertising giant WPP set to axe 1,000 more jobs as AI reshapes the industryBritish advertising group WPP plans to cut up to one thousand more jobs this year. This latest round adds to over eleven thousand job losse...
- Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt: 'Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.' Life lessons from motivational quote on self-belief, confidence, power, unexpected success, ambition, hidden competence, human nature and unpredictabilityQuote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt is, “Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.” The quote looks at confidence, ambitio...
- Did Churchill let 30 lakh Indians die? A journo took on Amartya SenMadhusree Mukerjee's book revived the debate on the 1943 Bengal Famine, questioning Amartya Sen's analysis of food entitlement failures. Ne...
- Code Name Silver: The Indian spy who played 5 sides in World War IIKnown by the British codename “Silver”, Talwar operated across German, Italian, Soviet, British and Japanese intelligence networks while ma...
- Hiroshima 1945: Why the atomic explosion that transformed war, peace and global power still matters 80 years laterEight decades after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, the event remains a defining moment. The bombings accelerated World War II's end and init...
- From Hot Wheels to Funko Pops: Why India's adults are collecting toys to buy back their childhoodMove over, kids. Grown-ups have discovered the joy of spending adult money on toys, collecting everything from Funko Pop figurines and supe...
- 'If you ran in New Delhi, you'd win a million votes': Italian PM Giorgia Meloni recalls 2023 India visitItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's new book reveals charming diplomatic encounters during her 2023 India visit, where welcome posters ...
- OpenAI says Chinese propaganda is being deployed to foment dissent over tariffs, data centersThe company said its efforts, dating to late 2025 and early 2026, appeared to have had little or no effect, but it is another indication of...
- Japan hosts multinational drills to intercept weapons at seaJapan is hosting a multinational security exercise off Tokyo's southern coast aimed at intercepting shipments of missiles and other weapons...
- US conducts air strike in Syria targeting Jihadi John"We are assessing the results of tonight's operation," the Pentagon Press Secretary, Peter Cook said in a late night statement yesterday.
- US expresses concern over detention of Chinese dissidentThe US has expressed concern over detention of a Chinese dissident, Xin Jian, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdo...
- India hopes China, Japan will resolve island dispute amicablyThe statement came amid growing tension between China & Japan over a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea.
- China should not prevent media from reportingThe International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it frowned on the actions of Chinese security officials who allegedly manhandled a Bri...
- NASA begins fueling shuttle Discovery for afternoon launch to international space stationNASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery on Saturday for a late afternoon launch to the international space station.
- One American woman killed in Islamabad blastAn American woman working in the US Embassy here was killed and 15 persons, including Chinese and Japanese, were injured when a powerful bl...
- Auto spies on prowl as wraps come off at TokyoAt the Tokyo Motor Show some cars were drawing slightly too much attention for automakers’ comfort as the more serious business of spying o...
- Spying on rivals becomes serious business for automakersMany foreign automakers are eager to get every detail of the industry leaders' new vehicles, which they hope to use for their own products....
- Chinese ambition rides high at ParisChina’s ambition to become a world-class car manufacturer went on display at the Paris Motor Show for the first time on Thursday, putting a...
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