Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, has found herself at the centre of a debate over artificial intelligence after remarks she made at Impact’26 in Poznań were widely interpreted as an admission that she uses AI in her writing process. During the talk, she described AI as a tool […]
The World Health Organization’s Africa director on Friday warned against underestimating the risk posed by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, saying even a single case could trigger wider transmission beyond the affected countries, Reuters reported.Speaking to Reuters in Geneva, Mohamed Yakub Janabi said it would be “a […]
US plans to send those who are waiting for their Green Card back to their home countries. In a huge move, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is going to ask individuals who are waiting for their Green Cards to leave the country and wait in their own country. The USCIS announced new guidance directing […]
The robot wolf, bear attacks in Japan, Monster Wolf, solar-powered animal repellent, conflicts with wildlife, Japanese bears, and technology being used on the farm to prevent wildlife intrusion have been increasing in relevance in the rural areas of Japan. With incidents between humans and bears growing more common, people in the countryside have started relying […]
What began as a question about polluted drinking water has now turned three Indian teenagers into internationally recognised young innovators. Sixteen-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta have been named the Asia winners of The Earth Prize 2026 for creating ‘Plas-Stick’, a biodegradable solution which removes microplastics from water using powdered tamarind seeds. Inspired […]
USCIS reveals 38.5% drop in H-1B registrations for FY 2027. The USCIS published the details of the H-1B FY 2027 lottery as the season comes to a close and celebrated the 38.5% drop in the registration, attributing it to President Donald Trump’s America First policies. In a year, the number of registrations dropped from 343,981 […]
Image: Left/Canva/Right/National Inventors Hall of Fame It all began in 1908 when a Swiss engineer and inventor, Jacques E. Brandenberger, saw a drink spill on a linen tablecloth in a restaurant. This inspired him to look for ways of making a waterproof material for coating fabrics. While he never succeeded in his quest for stain-proof […]
Ho Chi Minh (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that feel simple when they are first read and then slowly become larger the more time a person spends thinking about them. This quote, often associated with Ho Chi Minh, belongs in that category. At first glance, it appears to be talking about two things that […]
Workers discovered a fossilized skeleton initially thought to be a Triceratops. Further examination revealed it was a much rarer Torosaurus. Image Credits: Torosaurus is not Triceratops: ontogeny in chasmosaurine ceratopsids as a case study in dinosaur taxonomy Fig 1 Imagine working with heavy machinery in an ongoing city construction project, when all of a sudden […]
Amazon’s UK chief has said young people should not be blamed for rising unemployment levels, arguing the education system is failing to prepare them for work.John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, said businesses across the country were struggling to recruit workers with the skills they need despite nearly a million young people in Britain being […]
