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El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
In 2021, a British geologist dated footprints at New Mexico's White Sands to 21,000+ years old: Pushing humans' arrival in North America back 5,000 yearsExciting discoveries at White Sands National Park challenge what we know about North America's past. Unearthed ancient human footprints, es...
Burmese pythons in Florida are changing Everglades in a surprising way: Study reveals giant snakes are spreading seedsBurmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and mammals that eat f...
Quote of the Day by Sandra Cisneros: ‘You can never have too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on…’ American writer on finding hope when sadness rulesSandra Cisneros's words offer solace amidst overwhelming sadness, reminding us to find freedom and safety in the "sky" – be it art, nature,...
African proverb of the day: 'He who does not cultivate his field will die of...' - motivational life lessons on hard work, discipline, personal responsibility, value of consistent effort and understanding why some people succeed and others don'tAfrican proverb of the day: An African saying highlights the essential link between consistent effort and tangible rewards. This ancient wi...
Fears of hunger overwhelm a Central American village as El Nino approachesVillagers in Cunen, Guatemala, confront a severe drought. The looming El Nino weather pattern intensifies fears of widespread hunger. Local...
Life Advice of the Day by Jensen Huang: “Greatness comes from character, and character isn’t formed out of smart people. It is formed out of...” From washing plates as a child to building the AI revolution: how NVIDIA’s billionaire CEO turned failure into fortune and changed technology foreverJensen Huang’s life advice is simple but powerful: character grows through struggle, not comfort. The NVIDIA CEO did not become a billionai...
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsThe latest escalation in the US-Iran war means that crude oil price is back as a risk for India. Although we are in a market already strugg...
In 1971, an Apollo 14 astronaut carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon, and most Americans have no idea they are walking past them every dayAstronaut Stuart Roosa carried tree seeds around the Moon on Apollo 14, a mission that unexpectedly led to the creation of "Moon Trees." De...
Sanjeevani Booti? Scientists find a 'lost' blueberries in Himalayas after nearly 200 years; locals say it boosts...A Himalayan berry species, 'Vaccinium piliferum', thought lost for 188 years, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh. This endangered w...
A warning to critical minerals buyers: Avoid butter mountains, aluminium floodsWestern nations are investing heavily in critical minerals to reduce dependence on China. However, experts warn this could lead to a surplu...
Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrinkMany familiar plants may disappear by 2100. Climate change is shrinking their habitats, putting species at high risk of extinction. Researc...
Nature just outsmarted Silicon Valley: That trendy houseplant on your windowsill has been doing advanced Math this whole timeThe Chinese money plant quietly organizes itself using a geometric system that humans only formalized in the computer age — and it does so ...
UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for COVID-like national spirit to tide over West Asia crisisUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged citizens to embrace self-reliance amid West Asian crises. He highlighted the state's sig...
Chinese proverb of the day: “Person who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait a....” Ancient Chinese wisdom behind the famous “roast duck” proverb reveals a timeless warning about laziness, procrastination, false hope, and human behavior in modern lifeThe Chinese proverb of the day, “Person who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait a...,” is gaining fresh relevance in 2026. Mil...
The ancient miracle tree that filters your tap water better than any man-made system ever couldNew research published in ACS Omega reveals that Moringa oleifera seeds can remove over 98 percent of harmful microplastics, including dang...
Festivals of seeds and the rains of loveLate August and early September rains in Goa, known as moga pavs, are gentle and beneficial for planting. Festivals like Rishi Panchami, On...
- Space cucumbers reveal how plants sense gravity
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) Examining cucumber seedlings germinated under the very weak gravity -- or microgravity -- conditions of the Internatio...
Plant discovery could lead to growing food in spaceResearchers have discovered a gene in an ancient "magical" Australian native tobacco plant that may pave the way for growing food in space.
Survival rate of trees only 10-20%: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar was speaking after inaugurating SEED (Student Empowerment for Environmental Development)-- an initiative by leading Malayalam dai...