Why is the Moon slowly moving away from Earth every year and what does it reveal about our planet’s future |

[ad_1] For billions of years, the Moon has been Earth’s steadfast companion, influencing tides, stabilising our planet’s tilt, and shaping the evolution of life. Yet precise laser measurements reveal an astonishing truth: the Moon is drifting away from Earth by about 3.8 centimetres each year. This seemingly minor movement is, in fact, a window into […]

6-million-year-old Antarctic ice reveals how Earth once heated; know what it warns about tomorrow |

[ad_1] Source: Oregon State University In a groundbreaking discovery, a team of US scientists has unearthed the oldest directly dated ice and air ever found on Earth, buried deep within the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The ice, estimated to be six million years old, preserves tiny air bubbles that serve as time capsules, […]

NASA’s drastic plan: Nuclear bombs could be used to stop ‘City-Killer’ asteroid headed for the moon |

[ad_1] The growing precision of space observation has placed planetary defence at the centre of contemporary astrophysics. Among emerging candidates for mitigation planning, asteroid 2024 YR4 has prompted renewed attention to the role of nuclear disruption as a viable last-resort option against potential celestial collisions. Discovered in December 2024, this near-Earth asteroid follows an orbit […]

Earth just surprised scientists! Extinction rate among plant and animal species has surprisingly slowed down |

[ad_1] The global loss of species has long been seen as one of the greatest threats to life on Earth. For decades, scientists have warned that human activity is pushing plants and animals towards extinction faster than they can recover. Deforestation, pollution, and climate change have all been blamed for accelerating this decline. However, a […]

Donald Trump’s flip-flops on Pakistan: Take the cake or the rare earth

[ad_1] Long before he said he would stop the Ukraine war within a day of becoming president, Trump said he would get Dr Shakil Afridi out of prison in two minutes: “I would tell them, ‘let him out,’ and I’m sure they would let him out.” But nine years and some months after Trump’s boast, […]

Meteorite older than Earth smashes house roof in Georgia; scientists trace rock to asteroid belt – video

[ad_1] A meteorite fragment that tore through the roof of a Georgia home last June has been found to be older than Earth itself, according to scientists at the University of Georgia.Geologist Scott Harris told Fox News Digital that the rock, which fell on June 26 near Atlanta, originated from the asteroid belt between Mars […]

Qatar: What makes Doha one of the most tax-friendly cities on earth | World News

[ad_1] Doha named 5th most tax-friendly city in the world in 2025/Image: Shutterstock TL;DR: Doha ranks 5th globally in the 2025 Tax-Friendly Cities Index by Multipolitan, ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, and London Seven GCC cities, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Manama, Doha, Kuwait City, Riyadh, and Muscat made it to the top 20 Qatar’s tax regime […]

‘America greatest country on earth, next to Israel’: State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce’s old clip goes viral

[ad_1] State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said US is the greatest country, next to Israel. A comment of Tammy Bruce, the spokesperson of the US State Department, resurfaced after the US attacked Iran’s nuclear sites — a move that the majority of the MAGA activists and supporters disapprove of. In an interview with Israel’s i24 […]

What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports

[ad_1] China has suspended almost all exports since April 4 of seven kinds of rare earth metals, as well as very powerful magnets made from three of them. The halt has caused increasingly severe shortages that threaten to close many factories in the United States and Europe. Why are these metals so needed, why has […]

Gone as Soviet spacecraft, back as Russian debris: Kosmos 482 to hit Earth on Saturday

[ad_1] Representational AI image A Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos 482 is about to fall back to Earth more than 50 years after it failed to reach Venus. Launched in 1972 as part of the USSR’s Venera programme, the aircraft aimed to study the solar system’s hottest planet. But due to a rocket failure, it never […]