Scientists have identified the earliest known evidence of spider fangs in a 518 million-year-old fossil recovered from southern China, tracing the origin of one of the animal kingdom’s most feared biological tools back to a small marine creature that lived long before spiders existed. The fossil belongs to a species called Urokodia aequalis, examined by…
In 2012, a Kolkata schoolteacher named Satarupa Majumder made a trip to the Sundarbans that would change the course of her life. What started as a small act of charity turned into a mission that has since brought quality, almost-free English-medium education to hundreds of children living on some of India’s most remote and cyclone-prone…
In 1976, ornithologist George Archibald began an unusual daily ritual, dancing beside a whooping crane named Tex in an attempt to save one of the rarest birds on the planet. Tex had been raised in captivity and had imprinted on humans rather than other cranes, meaning she showed no interest in mating with her own…
Kylian Mbappe (PTI Photo) France captain Kylian Mbappe has shared an emotional message with supporters following Les Bleus’ disappointing end to their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign, admitting that the pain of missing out on the trophy will stay with him despite his historic individual achievements.France’s title bid ended with a 2-0 semifinal defeat to…
NEET fast-track court’s first hearing stalled as CBI skips proceedings NEW DELHI: The first hearing before Delhi’s newly designated fast-track court for the NEET paper leak case ended without any substantive proceedings on Monday after no lawyer appeared on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), prompting the court to adjourn the matter.The case…
The Union Government on Monday, July 27, 2026) introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, proposing significantly harsher penalties for exam paper leaks. Union Minister Jitendra Singh tabled the Bill, which seeks to amend the two-year-old Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act.The Bill comes close on…
Global equity markets mostly traded higher as easing tensions between the US and Iran triggered a sharp decline in oil prices. US stock market today: US stocks opened higher on Monday while oil prices tumbled after the United States and Iran suspended military action and resumed efforts to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict….
A researcher following scuba divers for this project Most scuba divers believe they rarely touch fragile seabed ecosystems, yet underwater observers tracking hundreds of tourists found that more than 40 per cent of their physical contacts caused visible damage to living coral structures.Research published in The Conversation by marine scientists and dive professionals revealed that…
Out of everything that Jeff Bezos could be funding, a mechanical clock does not come to mind. But it seems some clock has been ticking in the mind of the Amazon founder who is quietly supporting the construction of a 10,000-year clock inside a Texas mountain.The work is called the Clock of the Long Now…
Priyanka Chopra shared a relatable Barbie meme about sleeping with toddler Malti Marie, captioned “Surviving Motherhood One Meltdown at a Time.” The actress, who welcomed Malti via surrogacy with husband Nick Jonas in 2022, is currently in Hyderabad with her family, ahead of her Bollywood comeback in SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’. Priyanka Chopra recently offered fans…
