This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
01 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Nihon Hidankyo "What we carry is not only memory of fire, but a warning— humanity’s future survives only if......" Life lessons from those who lived through nuclear fire— and chose to turn unbearable reality into a warning humanity must never ignoreThe quote of the day by Nihon Hidankyo carries a sharp warning about human suffering and humanity’s future. History shows repeated pain, ye...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
Problem with going to Japan - you return and expect things to be still civilisedA recent trip to Japan left a lasting impression. The country's remarkable civility, efficient systems, and rich culture were observed. Fro...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
Today in US History on March 29: Mad Bomber panic, Rosenberg trial, Keeling Curve’s CO₂ measurementMarch 29th in US history witnessed the "Mad Bomber" scare in New York City and the conviction of the Rosenbergs for espionage. This date al...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Quote of the day by J. Robert Oppenheimer, “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” How the Manhattan Project made a scientist regret his greatest achievementQuote of the day by J. Robert Oppenheimer: At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the New Mexico desert turned white. A 21,000-ton TNT blast ripped...
06 Mar, 2026, 10.54 PM IST
Hiroshima Day 2025: A look at the history and deep significanceIn 2025, Japan will mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, a catastrophic event that led to over 140,000 deaths and ult...
05 Aug, 2025, 09.03 PM IST
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 awarded to Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo for its efforts to achieve a nuclear weapons-free worldNobel Peace Prize Winner: Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, received the ...
11 Oct, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
Signed letter by Oppenheimer dated 1945 fetches $5,000 at US auctionSigned letter by Oppenheimer dated 1945 fetches $5,000 at US auction By Saturday, bids for the report had topped $35,000 while the letter w...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
Oppenheimer Box Office record: Highest grossing film in 97-YO TCL Chinese Theatre's historyThe iconic theater in Los Angeles has created a new record for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, breaking the record held by Star Wars: The ...
13 Aug, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
78th Anniversary of US atomic bombing: Reflecting on Nagasaki Day 2023 and the impact of a nuclear-free worldNagasaki Day 2023: Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. On August 9, 1945, 'Fat Man,' the second nuclear...
09 Aug, 2023, 03.08 PM IST
Hiroshima Day: What happened that day and some notable factsAugust 6 marks the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The bombing resulted in approximately 140,000 d...
06 Aug, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
#NoBarbenheimer? Warner Bros issues apology after Barbie movie account responds to memes featuring atom bomb images; Here’s what happenedCertain Barbenheimer memes depicted Margot Robbie with a mushroom cloud hairstyle, and in response, the official Barbie movie account state...
01 Aug, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
US government restored Oppeneimer's security clearance only last yearThe recent release of the film 'Oppenheimer' brought the attention back to the disagreement between two key atomic bomb scientists involved...
30 Jul, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Hiroshima Day 2022: History, importance and significance of the dayOn August 6th, the Hiroshima Day Memorial Service is held to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The service is cel...
06 Aug, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
India can produce up to 492 nuclear bombs: Pakistan think-tankThe study titled 'Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program' is co-authored by four nuclear scholars including Adeela Azam, Ahmed Khan, Mohammad...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.54 PM IST
Barack Obama mourns dead in Hiroshima, calls for world without nuclear armsA majority of Americans see the bombings as having been necessary to end the war and save lives, although some historians question that vie...
27 May, 2016, 04.04 PM IST
Here's what the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima would do to major American citiesSeventy years ago, the US Air Force's "Enola Gay" B-29 Superfortress bomber dropped a 15-kiloton nuclear bomb, code-named Little Boy, on th...
07 Aug, 2015, 12.44 PM IST