Forget baking soda and vinegar; this shower cleaning trick tackles stubborn limescale better and restores water pressureLimescale buildup in showerheads can reduce water pressure and flow. Citric acid offers an effective alternative to traditional cleaning me...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growingDersch is part of a growing community of vintage computer collectors who are preserving the classic machines that helped launch the digital...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
In 1875, Charles Darwin first suggested two plant species might be carnivorous, new study finds unique flower matches legendary naturalists' hypothesis. Check how does it catch insectsCatching insects comes with a potential drawback. Many carnivorous plants depend on insects for pollination and risk trapping the very visi...
10 Aug, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
More than 8,000 people were sent to this beautiful Hawaiian peninsula and forbidden to leave, now it is the largest medical ghost townKalaupapa, a secluded peninsula in Hawaii, was the site of forced isolation for patients with Hansen's disease for over a century. Families...
09 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Scientists used low-frequency household noise to uncover a hidden environmental health threat; the result revealed that everyday hums may damage kidneys, changing how we view modern noise pollutionThe larger lesson may be that environmental health risks are not always the loudest or most visible ones. Modern life has filled homes, off...
09 Aug, 2026, 03.31 AM IST
Sadar Bazar decks up in tricolour as Delhi's flag-making legacy gears up for Independence DayAhead of India’s 80th Independence Day, Bharat Handloom Cloth House in Delhi’s Sadar Bazar is working at full capacity to meet the surge in...
08 Aug, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Tired of fingerprints on your stainless steel fridge? Cleaning expert shares the secret to a lasting shine08 Aug, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
This 100-house Gujarat village has 17 international chess players: How one teacher’s dream of turning needy kids into grandmasters is making India proudA small village in Gujarat is buzzing with promise as the Mahisagar district administration embarks on establishing a government chess scho...
07 Aug, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Bengaluru entrepreneur decides to grow his own avocados after struggling to find good-quality fruit in the city. But the tree ends up teaching him a powerful lesson on patience: ‘If you keep investing…’A Bengaluru entrepreneur cultivated Hass avocados after facing disappointment with local produce. He imported saplings from California, whi...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
No high-tech lab, just bedroom experiments: How 17-year-old Hiten Dharpure built world's smallest robotic arm & made Guinness historyHiten Dharpure, a talented teenager from Nagpur, has made waves by achieving a Guinness World Record for his incredibly small robotic arm, ...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Using aluminium foil under furniture legs: Why more Americans are trying this simple home hack to protect floors and move heavy furnitureWhy are Americans putting aluminium foil under furniture legs? A simple sheet of aluminium foil could have an unexpected use beyond the kit...
05 Aug, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Portland turned a 2-foot hole into an official park with its own tree and groundskeeperPortland's Mill Ends Park, a tiny traffic median, began as a reporter's joke. This small green space was officially declared a municipal pa...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Children in a strange land: the plight of the 1,000 minor migrants still in Spain's CeutaThousands of migrants crossed into Ceuta, Spain, from Morocco last week. Most have since returned, but many minors remain in the enclave. S...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
In 1971, one tiny chip invented by an Italian American Physicist started the technology revolution behind today's AI, phones and PCsThe Federico Faggin story begins with a chip smaller than a fingernail but powerful enough to reshape modern life. In 1971, the Intel 4004 ...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
Inside Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg's 'Billionaire Bunker' in Miami's Indian Creek IslandIndian Creek Island, known as the "Billionaire Bunker," offers extreme privacy for the wealthy. This exclusive enclave features limited hom...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
30 million oysters are being dumped into US's Chesapeake Bay in a race to save America's largest estuaryMillions of baby oysters are being planted in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists hope this effort will revive one of America's most important w...
29 Jul, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
After selling his tech company for an eight-figure fortune, this Canadian entrepreneur spent $1.5 million building 99 tiny homes to help homeless people rebuild their livesCanadian entrepreneur Marcel LeBrun invested his fortune into building a tiny-home village. This project offers permanent housing and vital...
19 Jul, 2026, 12.22 PM IST