Why the Moon Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously EstimatedOnce thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features and young fau...
27 Feb, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Why a Major US River Flows “Uphill”: 150 Year Mystery SolvedA century-old geological puzzle of the Green River cutting through the Uinta Mountains is solved. New research reveals deep Earth processes...
25 Feb, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Think You’re Safe From an Earthquake? Distance May Not Protect YouEarthquakes can shake areas much farther than expected, defying the simple rule that distance equals less shaking. Old, cold rock in the ea...
24 Feb, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
What’s Causing Cracks on the Moon’s Surface?Once thought dormant, the Moon is now revealed to be a dynamic world. Cooling and contracting, its crust fractures, creating cliffs and gen...
23 Feb, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
Scientists Finally Explain the Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian OceanA decades-old mystery of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean is solved. Scientists found ancient ocean remnants sank deep into Earth's mantl...
05 Feb, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
Tintina fault could deliver Canada’s next major quake? New evidence from Yukon raises major concernA fault once thought to be dormant in Canada’s Yukon Territory may still be active, according to new research led by the University of Vict...
28 Jul, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
Red alert! When will Africa's gradual split create world’s sixth ocean?Africa is slowly drifting apart along the East African Rift System, and researchers suspect this tectonic movement would create a new ocean...
30 Apr, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
What happened that Tibetan Plateau's Denisovans became extinct after surviving for more than 100,000 years?A study conducted by archeologists has found that the Tibetan Plateau's Denisovans thrived before Homo sapiens. China's Chang'e-6 returned ...
09 Jul, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they're most common and whyEarthquakes accompany both subduction and rifting. In fact, that is how the plate boundaries were first discovered. In the 1950s, when a gl...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
Morocco Earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000; Where did the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike in the country?Morocco's state TV channel Al Aoula, citing the interior ministry, has reported that the death toll from the earthquake in Morocco now stan...
09 Sep, 2023, 10.02 PM IST
Micro quakes preventing large-scale event in India but country prepared for any eventuality, say experts"The triple junction on India's western side near the border with Pakistan is continuously releasing stress due to the occurrence of micro-...
12 Feb, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Many school children among 252 dead in Indonesia quakeThe shallow 5.6-magnitude quake struck in mountains in Indonesia's most populous province of West Java, causing significant damage to the t...
22 Nov, 2022, 03.16 PM IST
10,000 explosions for Metro-3 tunnels in 3 yearsAnother nine tunnels, totalling 6.5 km, still need to be dug up in Kalbadevi, Cuffe Parade, Hutatma Chowk and Churchgate. This is the first...
12 Oct, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Scientists try to decipher signatures of past earthquakesSince predicting earthquakes is nearly impossible, scientists try to study the past records to try decipher some clues for future forecasti...
24 Jan, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
India working on early warning system on quakesExperts say up to a 90-second early warning can be provided if a massive earthquake with an epicentre in Uttarakhand were to hit in the Him...
17 May, 2015, 01.38 PM IST
Jasuben Pizza: Success story of Gujarati enterprise?ET's Partha Ghosh recounts his first experience with Jasuben Pizza & some interesting facts that make it a success.
09 Apr, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
- Taipei: Sizzles with open-hearted warmth and friendliness
Kishore & Smita Iyengar were thrilled tp find that Taipei’s vibrant food culture and nightlife brings alive all the senses.
07 Apr, 2011, 12.04 AM IST