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Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain stranglehold- A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth mining
- 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 years
- Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat may disappearEndangered rodents in Key Largo face a crisis. Invasive Burmese pythons, spreading after Hurricane Irma, are decimating Key Largo woodrat p...19 Jun, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
- In 1988, cargo ships accidentally brought zebra mussels to the US in their ballast water, and they devastated the Great Lakes, but a 2026 study finds that after 20 years in Kansas lakes, they barely changed the fish or the waterA new study reveals that zebra mussel invasions in Kansas reservoirs over two decades have had minimal impact on water quality and fish pop...19 Jun, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
- 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...18 Jun, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- A 481-meter tsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord, triggered when a mountainside collapsed beside a retreating glacier, shows how warming can quietly prime a tourist spot for disasterA massive mountainside collapse in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord generated a 1,578-foot wave, the second-tallest ever recorded. Scientists attri...17 Jun, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
- Indonesia Earthquake Today: 6.7 magnitude quake strikes, leaves 1 dead, causes damage and injuriesEarthquake in Indonesia today: A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Sulawesi island in Indonesia. The tremor killed at least one person ...17 Jun, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
- In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...11 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
- China's control over indium phosphide exports threatens AI data centre rolloutAnderson's visit was partly to raise the issue of delays in China's export licenses involving the highly strategic material, essential in m...11 Jun, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...10 Jun, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
- Powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Cuba, tremors reach Florida and Mexico; strongest hit in over 100 yearsA powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Cuba's coast, sending tremors across Florida and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. While no major ...09 Jun, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
- Cuba earthquake: 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits offshore; tremors felt in FloridaCuba earthquake today: A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook western Cuba on Monday. Buildings in Havana trembled and tremors reached F...09 Jun, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
- Earthquake in Florida, Miami, Orlando after 6.1 magnitude quake hits offshore CubaNational Weather Service in Miami said in a tweet that it received several reports of shaking in the southwestern part of the state.09 Jun, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
- Philippines earthquake in videos: Watch buildings collapse, airport damaged as massive 7.8 quake strikes MindanaoPhilippines earthquake videos: A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southern Philippines, causing buildings to shake and promptin...08 Jun, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
- Philippines earthquake: Could Hawaii be affected? Latest update on Guam and the US mainlandA powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Guam and the Northern Ma...08 Jun, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
- Philippines warns of metre-high tsunami waves for several hours after 7.8 quake jolts Mindanao coastPhilippines earthquake: A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Mindanao island in the southern Philippines on June 8, 2026. Tsunami...08 Jun, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
- Philippines earthquake triggers tsunami warning in 6 countries, U.S. tsunami alert system issues latest updatesEarthquake alert: Japanese authorities issued a tsunami advisory on Monday along swathes of its Pacific coast after a major earthquake off ...08 Jun, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
- Scientists discovered a forgotten 'yellow brick road' at the bottom of the oceanScientists aboard the Nautilus exploration vessel were astonished to discover a remarkably paved 'road' on the ocean floor near Hawaii. Thi...03 Jun, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
- Meteor explodes over New England, double boom jolt buildings Massachusetts, Rhode Island, claim reports. What we know so farAmerican Meteor Society program monitor Robert Lunsford said the group received dozens of reports from Delaware to Montreal with people eit...31 May, 2026, 05.49 AM IST
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