Towering trees more than 200 feet tall may not be as vulnerable to drought as scientists thought, new study reveals how Southeast Asia’s dipterocarps efficiently move water

A 187-foot-tall dipterocarp tree For decades, scientists believed that the tallest trees faced one of nature’s toughest challenges: Getting water from their roots to leaves hundreds of feet above the ground. Now, a study of towering trees in Southeast Asia suggests some of the world’s tallest flowering plants have evolved specialised systems to overcome that […]

A robot army is heading to Greenland for a mission scientists once thought was impossible |

Some of the world’s most advanced robots are preparing for an extraordinary expedition to one of the planet’s most dangerous environments. Beginning this July, a fleet of autonomous drones, robotic boats, underwater vehicles and intelligent sensors will travel to Greenland to investigate how its glaciers are melting where they meet the ocean. The mission, known […]

A Maine couple thought they were about to photograph a moose. Instead, a calf and a bear burst from the woods, and they had seconds to decide whether to intervene

Bear chases moose calf in Telos Township, Maine (Picture credit: Elvia J Malcolm) What began as a quiet fishing trip in the US state of Maine turned into a dramatic wildlife rescue when a couple found themselves watching a black bear chase a moose calf. With only seconds to react, the man drove his truck […]

Spanish athlete locked herself inside a 230-foot-deep cave for 500 days in an unusual experiment. When she came out, she thought only 160 days had passed | World News

Spanish endurance athlete and mountaineer Beatriz Flamini spent 500 days alone inside a cave 230 feet beneath the Earth’s surface without sunlight, clocks or direct human contact, all in the name of science. The unprecedented experiment was designed to understand how prolonged isolation affects the human brain, body and perception of time. Cut off from […]

I thought it was a toy gun: Indian man in Canada says he had no idea his friend was working for Lawrence Bishnoi

Indian man in Canada says he had no idea his friend was working for Lawrence Bishnoi. Jashandeep Singh, an Indian man, who has been linked to the incidents of extortion and shooting in Canada, made some shocking revelations after his friend Arshdeep Singh was deported back to India for his direct role in criminal activities […]

AI unlocks 3,000-year-old mystery in Germany hidden inside ancient clay tablets once thought impossible to decode | World News

For years, thousands of clay tablets sat in museum drawers and digital archives with parts of their stories missing. Some were cracked beyond recognition, while others had faded so badly that even experienced specialists struggled to make out the marks pressed into the clay more than 3,000 years ago. In the world of Ancient Near […]

Ro Khanna vs Laura Loomer over Iran war: ‘I thought you had a spiritual renewal in India’

Over President Donald Trump’s last threat of ‘whole civilization will die’, Trump aide Laura Loomer and Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna engaged in a sharp exchange of barbs as Laura Loomer defended the president’s threat even when several major MAGA personalities called for the invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove the president. Loomer said “bombing […]

Abu Dhabi Big Ticket Draw: ‘I thought it was spam’: Indian expat wins Dh20 million in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw | World News

Abu Dhabi draw turns Indian expat millionaire with Dh20 million Big Ticket jackpot / Image: file An Indian expatriate based in Oman won the Dh20 million grand prize in the latest Big Ticket draw held in Abu Dhabi, marking one of the month’s biggest wins.Shanthanu Shettigar, a Karnataka native working in the retail sector in […]

Are we about to become batteries for AI? A 2030 thought experiment on work, energy and human worth |

In the viral video, by 2030, 80 percent of jobs are gone, and humans generate electricity, offering power to the AI that replaced them/ Image: X For most of human history, strength did not need branding. If someone had thick wrists, a heavy gait, a back that curved slightly forward, you could assume the day […]