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Fish are adapting to rivers shaped by dams and barriers, and that may be changing how man-made rivers function over timeFor decades, river restoration has focused on returning waterways to conditions that existed before dams, weirs and large-scale human inter...- 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...
- Tata Trusts to hike philanthropic spending to Rs 2,000 cr this fiscal, CEO hits back at 'chaos' narrativeTata Trusts will boost its charitable spending to Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal year. CEO Siddharth Sharma highlighted the trusts' commitment ...
- LG Manoj Sinha invites Kashmiri Pandits to invest in Jammu and KashmirLieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha encouraged the Kashmiri Pandit community to establish industries and institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, cal...
- India leads consensus on future of agriculture as BRICS adopts historic Indore declarationThe declaration outlines several landmark decisions aimed at strengthening food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture, ag...
- Tata Trusts vice chairman seeks inquiry into 1989 share transfer of Tata SonsA controversy surrounds a 1989 Tata Sons share transfer. Tata Trusts vice chairman Vijay Singh has requested an independent inquiry. This f...
- $1,000,000,000,000: The larger story of Musk, the first trillionaire, lies not in wealth, but in power, tech and governanceElon Musk's trillion-dollar valuation marks a new era in capitalism. This unprecedented wealth reflects a changing dynamic between technolo...
- French Proverb of the Day: “Between man and woman there is… — Life lessons on perception, balance, perspective, cultural expectations and why understanding begins with acceptanceFrench Proverb of the Day highlights the meaning of “Between man and woman there is little difference, but vive la différence.” The saying ...
- Karnataka approves initiatives worth over Rs 27 crore for startups, biotechKarnataka's IT/BT department has approved four initiatives totaling over Rs 27 crore to boost innovation across the state. These projects i...
- The koalas everyone gave up on are making a genetic comebackA new study on koalas is changing conservation science. Populations previously believed to be genetically doomed are now showing recovery. ...
- Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...
- Jewish Proverb of the Day: “Every woman feels elevated in… — Life lessons on perception, gender roles, social recognition, traditional expectations, identity and why a person's worth should not defined by their statusJewish Proverb of the Day highlights the meaning of “Every woman feels elevated in social status by marriage.” The saying reflects how, in ...
- Greek proverb of the day: 'A society without a significant proportion of people with the character of the ant, willing to work for a future goal, will not...' - inspiring life lessons on future planning and why hard work today creates a better tomorrowGreek proverb of the day: A Greek saying highlights that societal survival hinges on individuals willing to work for future goals, akin to ...
- Men not needed! Scientists have found an all-female species that's been cloning itself for the last 100,000 yearsThe Amazon molly, an all-female fish, has defied evolutionary expectations by surviving for 100,000 years without males. This remarkable sp...
- A Tata Trust board meets amid shadows over old share dealSir Dorabji Tata Trust trustees met Monday for routine matters. A petition questioning a 1989 Tata Sons share transfer to Noel Tata's fathe...
- Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...
- In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
- What killed Beethoven? His own DNA finally answered after 200 years, with a bombshell twistA groundbreaking genetic study has provided new insights into the life and death of composer Ludwig van Beethoven nearly 200 years after hi...
- In 1996, two students wading in the Columbia found a skull, and an American origins battle beganIn 1996, the unearthing of ancient human remains near Kennewick, Washington, sparked a firestorm of discussion. Initially perceived as an e...
- Ancient DNA from forgotten colonial graveyard just linked 1.3 million living Americans to Maryland's earliest settlersResearchers have used ancient DNA to connect over 1.3 million living Americans to forgotten 17th-century English and Irish settlers of St. ...
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