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Smoke inhalation, not flames, killed all 15 in Lucknow fire: Post-mortem revealsSuffocation from toxic smoke, not flames, caused the deaths of 15 individuals in Lucknow's Aliganj fire. Post-mortem examinations revealed ...- In 1860, a French inventor recorded the human voice on paper 17 years before Edison’s phonograph — but nobody could hear it for almost 150 years until 2008A French inventor, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, made the world's first sound recording in 1860, a rendition of "Au clair de la lune."...
- In 1956, a Cincinnati nursery teacher read about wallpaper putty being used as clay and convinced her brother-in-law to rebrand it as Play-Doh, 2 billion cans laterA humble wallpaper cleaner found new life as Play-Doh. A Cincinnati teacher, Kay Zufall, saw its potential for children's art. Her brother-...
- Love hills to escape pollution? Study finds smoke from plains is now reaching the HimalayasAir pollution across eastern India and the Indo-Gangetic Plain has worsened sharply over two decades. Bihar and West Bengal are now highly ...
- The century-old secret of how airplane tires survive the full force of landing, and the answer will surprise youFor nearly a century, the exact mechanism behind carbon black's strengthening of rubber remained a mystery. New research utilizing supercom...
- Vat Savitri vrat katha: How Savitri’s devotion moved Yama and saved her husband Satyavan- the inspiring story behind one of Hinduism’s most sacred festivalsVat Savitri Vrat Katha: Vat Savitri Vrat is a sacred festival observed by married Hindu women for their husbands' longevity. The story reco...
- What makes tires so tough has been a mystery for 100 years, scientists just found the surprising answerResearchers at the University of South Florida have uncovered the mechanism that makes reinforced rubber exceptionally strong, solving a sc...
- Persian proverb of the day: ‘The pot says to the pot, “Your face is black.”’ - a satirical take on self-awareness and hypocrisyPersian proverb of the day: It is easy to spot faults in others but difficult to see them in ourselves. A Persian proverb, 'The pot says to...
- How can California residents get up to $10,000 from Comcast, Krispy Kreme, Tinder, Trader Joe’s, Hyundai, Kia and more in settlements? Deadline, eligibility and process explainedCalifornia settlement payouts 2026: Californians can now claim compensation from numerous class action settlements, covering data breaches,...
- 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...
- How the AI boom derailed clean‑air efforts in one of America's most polluted citiesAmerica's push for cleaner air faces a new challenge. The growing demand for electricity from data centers is reviving coal-fired power pla...
- After attacks on Iran's oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the publicToxic smoke from U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities has returned to Earth as "black rain," causing burning eyes and breathin...
- The mysterious black dust speeding up Arctic ice melt: What’s behind it?Arctic faces a new threat. Soot from Canada's massive wildfires darkens ice and snow. This speeds up melting. The albedo effect worsens war...
- Cutting pollution to Covid pandemic level may prevent Himalayan glaciers from disappearing: StudyReducing air pollution to levels seen during the COVID-19 lockdown could safeguard Himalayan glaciers from vanishing by the century's end, ...
- Infant deaths: Soot and smoke telltale signs of fire that claimed 10 lives, ex minister alleges laxityAccess to the Bhandara district hospital was barricaded to keep the media away and restless crowds milled around outside, anxious for any i...
- Delhi roasted again over air qualityit has been noted in 2018 that while less people are having roast dinners on Sunday in the UK, more are having them over the rest of the we...
- Dinosaurs could have survived had asteroid struck elsewhere: StudyTokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Dinosaurs might not have gone extinct had the the asteroid that hit Earth some 66 million years ago and triggered the ...
- Black carbon in air a worry, say scientistsThe amount of black carbon or soot, a potential cancer-causing substance, has been gradually increasing over Pune city since 2005, shows a ...
- SootSwap: An app that enables remote verification of stove usageSwitching to clean-burning cook stoves can reduce the amount of firewood used in open fires, as well as the amount of smoke indoors and out...
- Black carbon can't be linked to global warming: PachauriBlack carbon in the atmosphere is an issue of concern but it can't be linked to melting of glaciers or global warming, leading climate expe...
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