-
"This decision was taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of customers," the amusement theme park and resort company said in a statement
-
Researchers in Canada find that population of Bowhead whale did not make the 6,000km round-trip in 2018-2019. Read more about the whale species here…
-
Heading for the International Space Station
-
Kazakh flag is the result of a national contest.
-
The polar vortex is always present near the poles and corresponds to the cold temperatures that we typically associate with these regions.
-
Read about some of the worst epidemics and pandemics, dating from prehistoric to modern times.
-
Cleopatra believed herself to be a living goddess, and she often used clever stagecraft to woo potential allies and reinforce her divine status.
-
Leonardo paints Salvator Mundi possibly for King Louis XII of France and his consort, Anne of Brittany.
-
Born on August 19, 1950, Sudha Murthy is a Padma Shri awardee, Indian Engineering teacher, Kannada, Marathi, and English author as well as a social worker.
-
The longest-running conflict in US history, the war in Afghanistan has led to the deaths of nearly 2,400 American troops, and cost the country around $2 trillion.
-
Medical oxygen is high purity oxygen that is used for medical treatments and is developed for use in the human body. Medical oxygen cylinders contain a high purity of oxygen gas.
-
Iceland's basaltic terrain and cool weather, with temperatures typically less than 38 degrees Fahrenheit, turned out to be the closest analog to ancient Mars.
-
Located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, the imposing Bhangarh Fort is deemed as one of the most haunted places in India.
-
Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow submerged in shallow marine waters like bays and lagoons. With tiny flowers and strap-like or oval leaves, they require sunlight for photosynthesis.
-
Scientists examine ‘ridiculously long’ necks of pterosaurs
-
Don’t worry, your prized red roses aren’t going to turn turquoise overnight, but an increase in UV radiation due to the ozone layer deteriorating over the past decades has caused flowers all over the globe to change. A 2020 study led by Clemson University scientists determined that the UV pigmentation in flowers has increased over […]
-
Fin whales are basically the Barry White of the ocean. The deep, bellowing songs that males use to attract mates are considered to be the loudest of all marine life and can be heard up to 1,000 km away. They can also be used to sonically map out the ocean floor thanks to the fact […]
-
Around 80 percent of Greenland is covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet, which Britannica explains is the largest and possibly the only relic of the Pleistocene glaciations in the Northern Hemisphere. But has it always been so icy? Well, at the bottom of a 1.4 km core sample, which was taken in 1966 at Camp […]
-
Getting the combination right would be topmost on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) to-do list when they take on a qualitatively superior Mumbai Indians (MI) in an IPL encounter here today, trying to arrest an early slide after back-to-back defeats. Chasing has been Sunrisers’ achilles’ heel during the first two matches, once again bringing under scanner, their […]
-
Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ is a trilogy of fantasy novels, which takes place across a multiverse, moving between many parallel worlds. These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will — two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted otherworlds. The trilogy that make up ‘His Dark Materials’ — Northern Lights […]
-
"Feeling good after cracking knuckles is a psychological experience," say doctors.
-
Climatic changes such as drought fuel herder–farmer conflicts, as they compete with one another for fewer resources.
-
Ever stumble upon something valuable? It’s an incredible feeling. Here is a real one. In 2019, a man took his dog, Lucky, for a walk somewhere outside the city of Bendigo, about two hours north of Melbourne, Australia. His two daughters joined him (and it’s a good thing they did). One of his daughters kicked […]
-
World Heritage Day is observed on April 18 every year to increase awareness about the importance of protecting culture and diversity.
