Hormuz halt forces Middle East trade into huge rewiringA year after a US-Israel and Iran conflict, Siemens Energy explored alternative routes to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, due to potential Strait of ...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Moroccan proverb of the day: 'Travelling leaves you speechless, then turns you...' Life lessons on why experiences matter more than possessionsMoroccan proverb of the day: Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta's famous quote highlights the transformative power of travel. Journeys leave one...
12 Jun, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
China is using a bacteria to turn desert into fertile soil in just 10 monthsA groundbreaking technique from China transforms barren desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months. Researchers use resilient cyanobac...
26 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
The inland taipan carries enough venom to kill dozens of humans, yet most Australians will never encounter one in the wildMeet the Inland Taipan, Australia's incredible snake with venom so powerful it's considered one of the deadliest in the world. Fortunately,...
25 May, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Turn fog into water: How these women are using an incredible technique to survive in harsh, dry mountainsIn Morocco’s drought-hit Anti-Atlas Mountains, women are changing lives by turning fog into clean drinking water. Using giant mesh nets ins...
21 May, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
Quote of the day by American Economist Milton Friedman: ‘If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years…’ Witty take on inefficiency, corruption, and control as world faces oil and gas crisisQuote of the day: The “Sahara Desert” quote continues to resonate because it combines humor with sharp criticism. It may make people laugh,...
19 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
As the desert advances in Morocco, women are scaling mountains to capture water from fogIn Morocco's Aït Baâmrane region, women once trekked for hours daily to fetch water. Now, giant mesh nets on Mt. Boutmezguida capture Atlan...
18 May, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
African proverb of the day: 'You do not teach the paths of the forest to an...' – an inspiring saying on why experience should never be underestimatedAfrican proverb of the day: Experience offers profound wisdom, often exceeding formal education. An old gorilla knows the forest's paths th...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn’t BeFossilized human footprints discovered in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, dating back 115,000 years, challenge traditional migration theories....
28 Apr, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
What Did Antarctica Hide for 190 Million Years? Jurassic Dinosaurs ExplainedAntarctica was once a lush continent, not an icy wasteland. Fossils of Glacialisaurus hammeri, a giant herbivore, show this. Around 190 mil...
05 Mar, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
L&T bags keenly-watched deal to make Indian Army's new specialised all-terrain armoured vehicleUnder the terms of the deal, L&T will indigenously produce the BvS10 Sindhu at its Armoured Systems Complex in Hazira. BAE Systems will pro...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
New Study Offers Fresh Insights into Homo Erectus Survival in Harsh Environments 1.2 Million Years AgoRecent research has revealed that early human ancestors, specifically Homo erectus, thrived in extreme desert conditions over a million yea...
17 Jan, 2025, 01.30 AM IST
Did NASA’s experiment accidentally kill life on Mars?Life on Mars: An astrobiologist suggests that NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s may have inadvertently eliminated potential Martian life....
18 Nov, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un hires mystery glamorous influencer to promote Masikryong ski resort. These are the conspiracy theoriesRussian model Viktoria recently posted a picture of the deserted Masikryong resort in North Korea where she took skiing lessons in English....
12 Jan, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
'Captain America: Civil War' star Daniel Bruhl joins Lone Scherfig's 'The Movie Teller' film adaptationThe film follows the story of life in a mining town in Chile's Atacama Desert.
18 Jan, 2022, 11.44 AM IST
Does warming have species on the run?Land ecosystems will have to move hundreds of metres each year in order to cope with global warming, according to a letter published in the...
25 Dec, 2009, 11.34 AM IST
- Introduce practical steps to adapt to climate change: Ban
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked all countries to take practical steps to deal with the impact of global warming, saying that adaptat...
28 Jul, 2009, 12.58 PM IST