Millions of black plastic balls floating on a drinking water reservoir might sound like an environmental disaster, but for Los Angeles, they became an ingenious solution to several major challenges. The unusual sight attracted worldwide attention and left many wondering why a city would deliberately cover its water supply with 96 million plastic spheres. Far […]
On the outskirts west of Jerusalem, a burial chamber was disturbed long before scientists reached it, its contents partly scattered and partly preserved by chance. What remained did not look remarkable at first glance: broken pottery, mixed human remains, and soil already altered by construction and looting. Yet within that disorder lay material that would […]
UAE to witness major changes in July From transport upgrades to tourism boosts and regulatory shifts, July is going to be a landmark month for residents across the UAE. Several policy changes and seasonal events take effect this month, affecting education, travel, business compliance, and lifestyle across the Emirates. Schools go on long summer break […]
Dr Ajit Goenka led the Mayo Clinic team behind the AI that detects pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could transform how pancreatic cancer is detected by identifying subtle signs of the disease years before it is usually diagnosed. The technology, known as the […]
Europe heatwave: Why residents are skeptical about ACs As Europe reels under increasingly intense heat waves with temperatures crossing 40 degrees, one question continues to puzzle visitors from warmer parts of the world — Why are so many homes, schools and even hospitals still without air conditioning?A report by The Wall Street Journal explores the […]
Some trees are remarkable simply because of how long they have been standing. The monkey puzzle tree, known scientifically as Araucaria araucana, belongs to a lineage so ancient that its ancestors shared the planet with dinosaurs, and individual trees alive today can trace their own root systems back nearly two thousand years. Native to the […]
More than 150,000 people were forced to abandon their homes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck Japan in March 2011, transforming once-bustling towns into eerie ghost towns almost overnight. Families fled with only the essentials, believing they would soon return, but many never did. In the rush to escape the radiation, thousands of pets and […]
For decades, Yellowstone has been held up as one of the clearest examples of a volcanic system fed by an immense column of hot rock rising from deep within the Earth. That picture has shaped scientific thinking about why the region remains volcanically active and how its future might unfold. A newly published study, however, […]
Bilawal Bhutto issues fresh warning to India Indus Waters Treaty fallout (ANI) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has issued a fresh warning to India over the Indus Waters Treaty fallout with India after April 22 Pahalgam attack. He said that India was using the river as a “weapon”, adding that it was Pakistan’s […]
Trump briefed on all-out Iran war options, but chooses talks (AP) US President Donald Trump has considered resuming large-scale military strikes against Iran in recent days but has decided, for now, to continue diplomatic negotiations, according to a Wall Street Journal report, citing US officials familiar with the discussions.According to the report, Trump held multiple […]
