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Where do the world’s biggest diamonds come from? Geology now has answers

Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth, and include three of the largest diamonds ever recovered, the Cullinan, at 3,106 carats, found…

The Conversation

Want a relaxing start to your summer holiday? Get an airport divorce

My husband has a personality transplant within a five-mile radius of any airport. There is no chatting, no dawdling, no time to buy water or go to the loo. But I have happened upon a better way to travel, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK

How Termite Architecture Is Teaching Engineers Ventilation and Cooling Design They Never Imagined

The mound that outperforms your air conditionerMacrotermes michaelseni, a termite species common across sub-Saharan Africa, builds mounds that can rise four to five metres above the ground and extend several metres below it. Inside, the colony maintains a temperature of roughly 30.5°C year-round. Outside, temperatures swing between 3°C at night…

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How the Silkworm's Cocoon Rewrote Trade, Warfare, and the Course of Human Civilisation

The Animal That Cannot Exist Without UsBombyx mori, the mulberry silkworm, is the only fully domesticated insect in the world outside the honeybee. It is blind. It cannot fly. Its wild ancestor, Bombyx mandarina, still exists in China and Japan, but Bombyx mori cannot survive outside human care, five thousand…

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The Blue Ridge Mountain mine powering the world’s digital economy

One of the most abundant minerals in the Earth’s crust, quartz is essential for manufacturing core components of smartphones and computers. Most of the world’s supply comes from a single mining district in the Appalachian Mountains of the southeast United States, which has become an unlikely linchpin of the global…

Radio France Internationale

The toughest choices in PC games

And what happens when you make them.

PC Gamer

Make America Manly Again (MAMA): MAGA toughies mope over declining machismo

TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA mavericks are discovering the United States is coming up short in a vital national resource, and no, it isn't rare earth minerals, artificial intelligence, or strategic petroleum reserves. It is reproductive potency and testicular fortitude -- or more explicitly, testosterone and sperm count.

The Times of India

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'Fireball' meteorite that smashed into New Jersey home contains ingredients of life from an ancient proto-planet, study finds

Amino acids and other "pre-biotic" molecules were spotted in a meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024.

LiveScience

India joins ranks of US and China with historic first private satellite launch

Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace says its goal is to offer a ‘cab service to space’

The Independent UK

Science news this week: Gold tongues discovered in tombs, sugar found in space, a new monkey identified in the Congolian rainforest, and ancient impact crater 'geoguessed' by an amateur astronomer

July 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

LiveScience

Beyond the Perseids: 6 meteor showers worth watching this summer

The Perseids may steal the spotlight, but six lesser-known meteor showers could also light up summer skies.

Space

Vikram 1 Launched: Skyroot's rocket successfully enters space to script India's private space milestone

Skyroot's Vikram-1 Launch: Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 orbital rocket from Sriharikota. This marked India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket to take flight. The mission, named Mission Aagaman, signifies a major milestone for the nation's space sector. Vikram-1 is designed to carry payloads up to 350 kg to Low…

The Economic Times

If a whale gets lost, can it find its way home? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

How One Curse Led to the Birth of Mata Sita

Can intense devotion ever lead to a curse instead of a blessing? At first, it sounds impossible. Yet one fascinating story from Hindu tradition tells of a king whose unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva unexpectedly changed the destiny of Goddess Lakshmi herself. What began as a royal curse eventually led…

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A Definitive Guide to the Very Best Bedding for Hot Weather — From Breathable Pillowcases to Lightweight Duvets

Because a sweaty night's sleep is an uncomfortable night's sleep

The Economic Times

Skyroot Vikram-1 launch time: When will India's first private orbital rocket lift off?

India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1, will launch on Saturday. This mission will place multiple technology demonstration payloads into low Earth orbit. It will also deploy a micro-art payload and a handwritten postcard from Prime Minister Modi. The launch marks the private space sector's entry into the orbital launch…

The Economic Times

India's first pvt rocket to place tech payloads, postcard from PM into orbit

India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1, will launch Saturday into low earth orbit. The rocket will deploy multiple technology demonstration payloads, both domestic and foreign. It will also carry a micro-art payload and a handwritten postcard from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This launch marks the private space sector's entry…

Times Life

The Muladhara Chakra and Why Some People Cannot Feel Safe, No Matter Where They Are

The alarm that never turns offYou are not in danger. You know this. The rent is paid, the door is locked, the people around you mean you no harm. And yet something in your chest will not stand down. You scan the room without knowing you are scanning. You rehearse…

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The Chakra System Was Never About Healing: What Tantric Texts Actually Taught About Prana and Consciousness

The Text Nobody Cites When They Sell You a CrystalThe most detailed classical account of the chakra system is the Sat-Chakra-Nirupana, written in the 16th century by the Bengali Tantric scholar Purnananda. It describes six primary chakras along the sushumna nadi, the central channel running through the subtle body, plus…

The Independent UK

Researchers just uncovered more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

Findings really underscore ‘how unlucky the dinosaurs were,’ researcher says

Space

The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now

The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next.

The Independent UK

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

America's most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere

LiveScience

'RNA can do things which we have never seen before': New study challenges assumptions about what RNA was up to at the dawn of life

RNA can fold into more complex configurations than scientists thought, raising questions about how important these 3D structures were when life on Earth began.

The Guardian - AU

Australian MPs are facing a rising tide of security threats. Our national politics has lost its down-to-earth spirit

The price of higher security for MPs is further distancing between decision makers and those who elect them

LiveScience

'Shared cosmic experience': 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Apophis could be visible to 90% of Earth's population during ultraclose 2029 flyby, new maps reveal

Researchers predict that up to 7.6 billion people will be able to see the potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis fly past Earth on April 13, 2029. The skyscraper-size space rock will come closer than some satellites, making it clearly visible to the naked eye.

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