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People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A second power outage in five days— and the third this month — left Cuba without electricity on Saturday, with authorities later attributing it to an “unexpected failure” at a generating unit…
Scientists warn! Earth’s darkness is at risk from thousands of space mirrors (AI-generated) The idea sounds simple enough when reduced to its basics. Put reflective surfaces in orbit and redirect sunlight back to Earth after sunset. A California startup plans to test that idea with a small satellite launch. It is presented as a way…
Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus DHAKA: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday accused the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt of pushing the country towards darkness, while her party Awami League said despite decades of peaceful coexistence, extremist groups are “emboldened” and minority communities are increasingly being branded as “political enemies”.“The masks and vile faces of the…
Fog and power outages darken the skyline as traffic moves in San Francisco (Picture credit: AP) A massive power outage plunged large parts of San Francisco into darkness on Saturday, affecting nearly a third of the city and disrupting transport, businesses and daily life, before electricity was gradually restored late in the evening.At its peak,…
When you move from bright sunlight into a dark room, there is always a moment when you cannot see clearly, and everything looks shadowy or blurred. Slowly, shapes begin to appear, and the darkness becomes easier to navigate. This transition is called dark adaptation, a natural process that allows the eyes to adjust to low…
We all know that good, quality sleep is paramount to health, since when we sleep, our body relaxes and repairs itself, improves immunity, and improve brain function. Yet the way we sleep, or the environment we sleep, in is crucial as well. Do you know that sleeping in complete darkness, dim light, or bright light,…
Hidden within Japan’s ancient forests, where sunlight struggles to reach the ground, grows one of nature’s most mysterious plants known as the ghost flower. These delicate, translucent white blossoms glow faintly in the dim light, giving them an otherworldly beauty. Unlike most plants, ghost flowers lack chlorophyll and cannot perform photosynthesis. Instead, they survive by…
President Donald Trump speaks during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA fundamentalists are having an almighty meltdown after US President Donald Trump hosted a Diwali celebration in the White House on Tuesday, their hysteria underlining the growing hostility…
While spiders begin to break down their webs, something they do at the end of the day. Once the eclipse moves on, they begin to rebuild them again. Hippos in Zimbabwe were seen leaving the rivers and heading towards their nocturnal feeding grounds, only to abort the mission once the eclipse disappeared midway. According to…
