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Cities are slowly disappearing under water and streets turning into rivers. People wading through floodwaters is not far in the future anymore. Across the globe, low-lying cities face a mix of rising seas and sinking land. Groundwater pumping, warming oceans, and unstable land make it worse. Experts say some of these places could be underwater…
NASA finds Earth’s magnetic field may be the hidden reason oxygen has lasted for millions of years Scientists have debated for decades whether Earth’s magnetic field plays a role in keeping the planet habitable. The question matters because Earth stands apart from other rocky worlds. It has a long-lived magnetic field generated deep inside the…
Source: San Francisco Chronicle For decades, Jack Kerouac’s most famous work has existed in two forms. The book readers know, and the scroll that most people have only heard about. Now, that original scroll is stepping back into public view. The 37-metre-long typewritten draft of ‘On the Road’ is set to be auctioned in New…
Bright white rocks. Scattered across the rusty red plains of Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted them in Jezero crater which the scientists have been staring at them ever since. At first glance, they might seem ordinary. But analysis tells a different story that these rocks aren’t just rocks. They’re kaolinite clays, aluminium-rich, and rare. On…
Mark Zuckerberg (File Image) It seems Meta knows that datacentres, which are the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) industry, may become a hot political issue. This has made the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company spend $6.4 million to run a series of ads promoting the benefits of data centres that ran across several states in the US…
Sea level rise has long been treated as a future problem, discussed in projections and maps that feel distant from everyday life. Yet along the US coastline, population growth has continued apace, often in places already low-lying. A new study brings these two trends together. Instead of asking who is at risk today, it looks…
NEW DELHI: The kin of late singer Zubeen Garg on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to set up a “special court” for a fast-tracked trial in the case.They also sought “proactive” engagement with Singapore, where Garg had died in September last year, to monitor court proceedings at the “highest level.”“We…
Aminul Islam Bulbul has long held a key place in Bangladesh cricket history as the country’s first Test centurion, a milestone he achieved in Bangladesh’s debut Test against India 25 years ago.That achievement remains a proud moment in his career. On Thursday, however, it became clear that another first may now be linked to his…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan( AP/PTI) Several leading Pakistani cricketers, including former captain Babar Azam, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, and pace ace Shaheen Shah Afridi, are reportedly among the victims of a massive financial scam that could see them lose millions of rupees, a source has revealed. What is a Ponzi scheme? A Ponzi scheme…
Bill Gates’ charitable foundation, Gates Foundation Trust holds hundreds of millions of dollars in fossil fuel extractors, said Guardian. The trust invested $254m in companies that extract fossil fuels such as Chevron, BP and Shell, according to end-of-year filings as quoted in the report. The investment marked a nine year high and was 21% up…
