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In 1898, a Stanford geology student married a young mining engineer and began a life of travel. 30 years later, she became America's First LadyLou Henry Hoover’s journey to the White House was far from ordinary. After becoming the first woman to graduate from Stanford University wi...
Quote of the day by Herbert Hoover: 'Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in...' - lessons on peace, leadership, humanity and global harmony by the 31st president of United StatesQuote of the day by Herbert Hoover: Former US President Herbert Hoover believed peace is not forged at council tables or through treaties. ...
Hidden rift in Indian Plate may trigger future Himalayan quakesA rare geological process is tearing the Indian Plate apart deep beneath the surface, scientists have discovered. In a study published by t...
Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?As the risks became clearer, political and corporate leaders pledged to keep global average temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsiu...
From spider claws to ‘anal print’ toilet seats: Innovations that bagged Ig Nobels this yearThe 23rd edition of the annual awards, given out "for achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think", was broadcast in an...
20 Indian scientists feature in Stanford University created global databaseThe CDRI scientists include Shrikant R. Mulay, Atul Kumar, Koneni V. Sashidhara, Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Manish K. Chourasia, Rakesh Maurya,...
How a counselor duped rich parents for admission into prestigious US universitiesDozens of rich and powerful parents — actors, doctors, lawyers, real estate developers and private equity wizards — funneled millions of do...
Oxygen-starved oceans delayed recovery after 'Great Dying'Global ecosystems collapsed as some 90 per cent of species perished in this Permian-Triassic extinction event 250 million years ago.
Small jump in oxygen drove animal evolution on EarthIf oxygen was a driver of the early evolution of animals, only a slight bump in oxygen levels facilitated it, researchers said.
The 30 most successful Stanford alumni of all timeThis year, Stanford topped our lists as the best and most selective college in the US. As such, it attracts an extremely talented and intel...
Today's energy giant, tomorrow's Walmart for digital services: RIL Chairman, Mukesh AmbaniMukesh Ambani says RIL will find more hydrocarbons and build a new-age digital and consumer business from scratch.
- Mining the militarization: Coal tales from northeast
The story of coal in northeast India is an incomplete one. For 130 years, two governments, British India and Independent India, have manage...