Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back for its 16th run. More than 3500 images were submitted for the award. Among the 30 to make the shortlist is Carina Letelier Baeza’s shot...
Shutterstock/LightField Studios Sometimes it is the really counterintuitive ideas in horticulture that ironically turn out to be the most effective. So about a decade ago, when the internet was suddenly flush with a curious new technique for using potatoes to...
Solar power stationYaorusheng/Getty Images Things are just a wee bit unstable right now – environmentally and politically – so I decided to call up some experts and find out what will be happening on Earth in 25 years. Perhaps sounding...
Brothers Jacob and Tibu in Queen Elizabeth National Park, UgandaAlex Braczkowski A pair of lion brothers have made the longest swim ever recorded for their species – about 1.5 kilometres across hippo and crocodile-infested waters. The massive swim – equivalent...
The speed with which we reach a decision can reveal the strength of our biasesDavid Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a large group of independent decision-makers, those who reach a decision most quickly also tend to be those with the...
(RNS) — After some conservatives objected to her saying the Ardas, a prayer from the Sikh tradition, at the Republican National Convention on Monday (July 15), Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, a California national committeewoman who grew up in North Carolina, responded...
By the time she arrived in the United Kingdom from Chile in March 2024, Pía Loren had already been to conferences in Latin America and Europe. Attending another international conference was a condition of her grant.The 25th Global Nephrology, Urology...
The eruption of the powerful volcano Vesuvius, which destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, remains one of history’s most well-known and well-remembered natural disasters. But what many don’t realize is that Pompeii was actually destroyed by two natural disasters,...
Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar came in the eye of a storm over the authenticity of her disability and OBC status claims that got her appointed to the civil services after she sparked a controversy with her demands for a...
Horses are big and strong, but often quiet, which may comfort people with Alzheimer’s diseaseHalfpoint/Getty Images/iStockphoto Spending time with horses seems to make people with Alzheimer’s disease more sociable and improves their mood. “We’re seeing some really promising results with...
