When we want to weigh something, the process is simple. We place it on a weighing machine or on a traditional balance. The number appears and we instantly know how heavy the object is. But imagine a far stranger question. What if the thing you want to weigh is the very ground beneath the scale?…
AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Arctic sea ice is on track to record one of its smallest winter peaks since satellite monitoring began four decades ago, raising fresh concerns about climate change and its geopolitical implications, according to data reviewed by news agency AFP.Figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Center show…
If you’re looking for ten kilos of embroidery or a viral designer lehenga, you won’t find it here. Instead, Kritika chose something far more interesting: a classic red Chanderi saree. It wasn’t just a style choice; it was a personal one. Gifted by her mother and woven specifically for her, the saree came from Cinnabar…
There are some scientific discoveries that feel immediately sensible. Water is wet, fire is hot, politicians lie. And then there are discoveries that sound as though a group of slightly overworked researchers accidentally wandered into a Transformers writers’ room and decided to take the script seriously. Bumblebee queens, it turns out, can survive underwater for…
PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 10: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Zendaya attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images) If you’re a fan of “Tomdaya”, you’ve probably spent the…
Premature To Say Anything For Sure: Experts NEW DELHI: Latest update from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on the possibility of El Nino episode later this year may be bad news for India’s monsoon. Though, experts said, it would be premature to say anything definitely at this juncture, an El Nino year usually negatively impacts…
NEW DELHI: Built-up areas in India’s Aravallis have increased 53 per cent, resulting in a 13.8 per cent increase in average soil lost per year during 2017-2024, even as forest cover has increased in the country’s oldest mountain range over the time period, a study has found.Assessing land use and land cover patterns between 2001…
Photo: Sorab Bedi, Malaika Arora/Instagram Bollywood’s rumour mill never sleeps. And the latest buzz doing the rounds is about actor Sorab Bedi and timeless diva Malaika Arora “dating” each other. A party video of the duo—wherein they are seen dancing and hugging— has lead to the rumours. Fans were quick to notice and say: “Power…
Gulf Air has opened passenger registration for a limited number of special flights operating from Saudi Arabia’s Dammam as the temporary closure of Bahrain’s airspace continues to disrupt normal operations. In an update shared with travellers, the Bahraini national carrier said it will operate daily return flights from King Fahad International Airport in Dammam starting…
A routine space mission could turn into a historic ordeal. In May 1991, Sergei Krikalev blasted off for what was meant to be a standard five-month mission to the Mir space station. He was to perform experiments, maintain equipment, and keep the station in working order. Everything seemed ordinary at the time.Back on Earth, the…