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How Sundarbans Tigers Evolved Swimming, Saltwater Adaptation and Predation Habits No Other Tiger Has

A Tiger That Drinks Salt WaterEvery other tiger population on Earth drinks fresh water. The Sundarbans tigers, living across roughly 10,000 square kilometres of tidal mangrove forest straddling the India-Bangladesh border, regularly drink water with salinity levels that would cause severe dehydration in most large mammals. A 2011 study by…

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How Kaziranga's Rhino Conservation Brought the One-Horned Rhinoceros Back from Extinction

A Species That Nearly DisappearedAt the start of the 20th century, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, had been hunted so relentlessly across the Indian subcontinent that fewer than 200 individuals remained, almost all of them concentrated in the tall elephant-grass floodplains of what is now Kaziranga. Trophy hunting under…

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Sainsbury’s to increase British salad produce amid drought fears abroad

In early 2023, supermarkets imposed limits of three on various salad items and vegetables when bad weather affected supplies of crops grown abroad.

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3000 years ago, a hidden chapter of human history was written in thousands of languages, then fell silent

For a long time, the assumption was that ancient history was a endless sea of thousands of small isolated tribes—meaning language diversity must have started at its highest point and steadily decayed. The new models show a very different story: a massive bell curve where language diversity peaked just 1,000…

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I've been photographing total solar eclipses for over 40 years – and this is what it was like chasing totality with a film camera back before the internet

In the first of a three-part series, David S Young recalls what it was like to photograph a total solar eclipse with film cameras and without the aid of the internet

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Why Is It Necessary to Do Char Dham Yatra in Hinduism?

Every year, when the Char Dham temples open for devotees, the roads to the Himalayas fill with people from every part of the country. Some are elderly and have waited years for this moment. Some travel with their parents or children, while others begin the journey alone with nothing but…

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5 of the world’s oldest lakes have survived for millions of years, and some are older than the Himalayas

Most lakes seen today are geologically young, carved out by moving ice during the last Ice Age and destined to fill with sediment or dry up within a few thousand years. Scientists generally only call a lake ancient if it has held water continuously for more than one million years…

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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts returning to Earth on July 26: Watch it live

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will return to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), and you can watch their homecoming live.

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In 1520, Magellan reached calm Pacific waters after surviving a stormy strait, inspiring the name “Mar Pacifico” for the world’s largest ocean

Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean 'Mar Pacifico' in 1520. This vast ocean is now known for powerful typhoons and earthquakes. Magellan's expedition sought a westward route to the Spice Islands. He navigated the hazardous Strait of Magellan before entering calm waters. This enduring geographical name originated from a fleeting…

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Jim Corbett National Park's Wildlife Goes Far Beyond Tigers: Biodiversity, Birds, and Mammals

The Forest That Existed Before the Tiger Became a SymbolJim Corbett National Park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, making it India's first national park. The tigers came with it, but they were never the only reason the Ramganga river valley mattered. The park sits at the foothills…

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SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)

SpaceX launched Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, on a critical 13th test flight on July 24, a stunning test flight that notched big success and ended with a huge surprise.

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Lanterns trailer introduces DC villain Sinestro and doesn't try to hide its Justice League connection

Another Lanterns trailer has dropped, featuring Green Lantern's sworn enemy

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Diego Garcia became one of the world's most strategic military bases after its entire population was removed from the island

In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies Diego Garcia, a remote coral atoll that became one of the most strategically important military bases on earth. Long before its runways, warships and military operations existed, the island was home to an entire community, the Chagossians, whose ancestors had lived across…

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8 people entered a sealed glass world believing they could survive for two years. Then the oxygen began to disappear

Deep in the Arizona desert near Oracle sits one of the strangest experiments ever built, a sealed, 3.14-acre glass and steel enclosure called Biosphere 2. Constructed between 1987 and 1991 at a cost of roughly $150 million, funded largely by Texas billionaire Edward Bass, it was designed to test whether…

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What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek

The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.

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Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026

ESA's Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight.

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The 5 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries in Hindu Scriptures

Hinduism is often described as a religion of questions rather than absolute answers. The Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranas offer stories that shape faith, philosophy, and culture. Yet, some of their greatest mysteries remain unresolved even after thousands of years. Were these mysteries meant to be solved, or were…

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Moon going far from Earth: Scientists explain how it could bring longer days and end total solar eclipses

Moon moving farther from Earth: The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.83 centimetres per year, a change confirmed through decades of laser measurements. While insignificant over human timescales, scientists say the gradual recession could eventually lengthen Earth's days, weaken ocean tides and bring an…

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Inside Tuvalu: This tiny island nation has just one airline, almost no tourists, and a future threatened by rising seas

Tuvalu is one of the least visited countries on earth. A single airline, Fiji Airways, operates the only scheduled flights in and out, connecting the capital atoll of Funafuti to Fiji a few times a week, and there is no other way to reach the country by air. The entire…

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Just Changed How The Dinosaurs Went Extinct — But What Really Happened?

Let's go back to the distant past... of 1980.

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In 1909, the Eiffel Tower was set to be demolished. Here's how a radio saved the world's most-visited monument

The Eiffel Tower was initially intended for demolition after twenty years. Its creators faced significant opposition from artists and writers. Gustave Eiffel transformed the tower into a scientific laboratory and radio antenna. This strategic military and scientific asset secured its permanent future. Radio technology ultimately saved the iconic Parisian landmark…

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Canada's Enervoxa plans India rare earths project, may tie up with Vedanta, Hindalco, NALCO

Canadian climate technology company Enervoxa plans to partner with Vedanta, Hindalco and NALCO to build a rare earth processing plant in India using aluminium waste, or red mud. The project aims to strengthen India's rare earth processing capabilities, reduce reliance on China and support the country's critical minerals supply chain.

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Japan to test rare-earth mining 6 km underwater

Japan will conduct extensive rare earth mining tests in February. These tests follow successful sample recovery from deep Pacific seabed locations. The nation seeks to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals. Traces of yttrium, gadolinium and dysprosium were found in recovered seabed material. This initiative aims to bolster Japan's…

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