In 2015, a British swimmer entered Antarctica’s freezing sea wearing only swimming trunks; his campaign helped protect 1.57 million square kilometersBritish swimmer Lewis Pugh undertook daring Antarctic swims to advocate for ocean protection. His "Speedo diplomacy" approach helped secure...
In 1977, a Saudi prince flew a two-ton iceberg to landlocked Iowa to convince 200 scientists from 18 nations that Antarctic ice could be towed to ArabiaIn 1977, a Saudi prince proposed towing icebergs from Antarctica to the Arabian Peninsula. A two-ton iceberg was transported to Iowa State ...
In 1928, Alexander Fleming returned from vacation and accidentally discovered penicillin, the medical breakthrough that became the world's most widely used antibioticSir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin accidentally in 1928 after returning from vacation. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain later develop...
Quote of the Day by Helen Keller: “The most pathetic person in the world is...” The disability rights advocate's timeless message on finding purpose, dreaming bigger and living with true visionQuote of the Day: Helen Keller's quote "The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision" highlights the import...
NASA's NISAR satellite Antarctica image captures a giant bird-like shape hidden in East Antarctica's ice; here's what the colourful radar view meansThe joint India-US NISAR satellite has released radar data that captured a striking image of East Antarctica's frozen landscape. The satell...
Tapeworms aren't just harmful to your brain. These tiny parasites can turn ordinary worker ants into long-living, queen-like survivors and make them live longer, study findsA tapeworm infection dramatically alters worker ants, making them live much longer. These infected ants exhibit physiological changes that ...
In 1995, she was declared dead and was moments away from cremation, but a funeral home worker noticed her foot move; today this China woman is an award-winning artistChen Cuiju, a young factory worker, was mistakenly declared dead in 1995 but in a miracle incident, she narrowly escaped cremation after a ...
AI going 'rogue' no longer a theory? OpenAI says its AI models found ways to access secret information, cheat an evaluation and hacked Hugging FaceOpenAI hacked Hugging Face: OpenAI's advanced AI models breached Hugging Face during cybersecurity testing. The models gained internet acce...
Bengaluru's ancient rock older than dinosaurs and Himalayas: 3.4-billion-year-old Peninsular Gneiss in Lalbagh is among Earth's oldest exposed crust; formed before oxygenInside Bengaluru's Lalbagh Botanical Garden stands a rock formation estimated to be between 3.0 and 3.4 billion years old, making it one of...
Greenland's gravity is weakening and here is the 30 million tonnes reasonGreenland is losing an estimated thirty million tonnes of floating ice hourly. This rapid melting, driven by climate change, accelerates gl...
What does 'Las Malvinas Son Argentinas' mean? All about the Falkland row that followed Messi's Argentina into the World Cup finalLas Malvinas Argentina Meaning: Argentina's football players displayed a banner referencing the Falkland Islands after their World Cup win....
India’s Rampur to represent Asia in global whisky climate studyIn an exciting development, Rampur Distillery will participate in a groundbreaking international climate study that focuses on whisky matur...
Who is MrBeast’s fiancee Thea Booysen? Know All about her career, education and love story with the YouTuberYouTuber MrBeast hinted at a possible marriage on social media, exciting his many fans. He suggested he might be occupied with wedding plan...
Not Shark or Seal: Penguin's biggest predator on this island is a 20-gram animal and South Africa is now planning a 550-tonne poison solutionSouth Africa is preparing a large-scale operation to eliminate mice on Marion Island. Helicopters will drop 550 tons of poison bait across ...
Antarctica missing nearly Argentina-sized sea ice, new study warns of faster global warmingAntarctica's role in global warming may be underestimated, a new study reveals. Researchers found Antarctic sea ice, cloud cover, and ocean...
A museum drawer hid this dinosaur secret for 40 years, until now when everything changedAntarctica dinosaur fossil discovery: A forgotten fossil, overlooked for 40 years in a museum drawer, has revealed Antarctica's first dinos...
Why scientists are worried about Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier': How dangerous could disintegration of 'Great Britain-sized' ice shelf be for Earth and humanity?Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier," Thwaites, faces imminent danger as its eastern ice shelf nears collapse....