At Elon Musk's Starbase, the rise of SpaceX brings fortunes and fracturesSpaceX's rapid expansion in South Texas, centred around its Starbase facility, is bringing economic benefits and global attention. However,...
10 Jun, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
07 Jun, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Saudi Arabia is covered in sand, yet it imports millions of tons every year, and the reason lies in a tiny detail hidden in every grainSaudi Arabia imports sand from Australia for its massive construction projects. Desert sand is unsuitable for building concrete. River sand...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
13 nations, 400 personnel take part in Exercise PRAGATI 2026 in MeghalayaMultilateral Exercise PRAGATI 2026 concluded successfully in Meghalaya. Over 400 military personnel from 13 nations participated. The exerc...
30 May, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
This underwater fault near Ecuador has baffled scientists for decades. They just cracked itScientists have identified natural "brakes" within the Gofar transform fault, located deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean. These "barrie...
17 May, 2026, 01.09 AM IST
How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animalsNew fossils discovered in China’s Yunnan province show that complex animal life began millions of years earlier than previously thought, du...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
What Workers Found Beneath a Los Angeles School… Scientists Say It Sat There for 9 Million YearsConstruction at San Pedro High School in Los Angeles unearthed a massive fossil deposit. Millions of marine specimens from two distinct anc...
13 Mar, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Scientists Found an Ecosystem That Runs on Hydrogen Instead of SunlightScientists have discovered deep-sea and underground microbial ecosystems thriving without sunlight, powered by hydrogen gas produced throug...
22 Feb, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
Tortuga music festival 2026: Post Malone, Kenny Chesney, and Riley Green set to headline, details hereThe 13th annual Tortuga Music Festival is scheduled to take place from April 10–12, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, showcasing a star-st...
16 Oct, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
Underwater giant off U.S. coast shows signs of new eruption, scientists sayThe Axial Seamount, a massive underwater volcano off Oregon’s coast, may soon erupt again. Known as the region’s most active submarine volc...
20 Aug, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to Indian carbon-capture companyMati Carbon, an Indian company, has won a $50 million XPRIZE for its innovative method of spreading crushed rock on fields to capture atmos...
23 Apr, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
Has Japan gained $30.6 billion despite Trump’s tariffs hitting global trade?Amidst global economic turmoil triggered by Trump's tariffs, Japan has discovered vast cobalt and nickel reserves worth $30.6 billion near ...
07 Apr, 2025, 06.51 PM IST
Ocean dumping - or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbonPlanetary Technologies in Nova Scotia uses magnesium oxide to reduce carbon dioxide via the ocean, backed by $1 million from Elon Musk's fo...
22 Mar, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
How the Ram temple found its foundationThe 161 ft high temple initially did not have a solid foundation to rest itself on but loose sand which was then converted into rocks using...
28 Dec, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
China's Chang'e-5 completes first orbital correction en route to EarthThe Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner was launched on November 24, and its lander-ascender combi...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Australia's Bellarine Peninsula & Great Ocean Road: Jaunt through the lesser known locales for mesmerizing imagesThe 12 Apostles rise majestically out of the Southern Ocean on Victoria’s coastline. Owing to erosion and wave activity, there are only eig...
11 Oct, 2015, 08.20 AM IST
Paradise GainedThe isle of Madagascar shimmers like an emerald from the sea. As our plane races in for a landing, Lebanese-American writer Khalil Gibran's...
28 Jul, 2011, 06.41 AM IST