5.3-magnitude quake hits Tibet as region reels from deadly flash floods
Tibet hit by 5.3-magnitude earthquake (representative image) An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Tibet on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, with the quake occurring at a depth of 35 km (21.75 miles).The earthquake…
She bought a Maine island to stop clear-cutting; 90 years after Audubon opened its first camp there, the 330-acre sanctuary still trains conservationists
Deep in Maine’s Muscongus Bay, a 330-acre island covered in spruce trees has survived a threat of clear-cut logging and, 90 years later, continues to serve as an international training centre for environmentalists and bird researchers. Hog Island…
In 1973, Montana released a gall fly to control spotted knapweed; decades later, the biocontrol program was linked to over 3 times more hantavirus-positive deer mice
A biological control project started half a century ago to destroy a stubborn invasive weed accidentally set off an ecological chain reaction that increased human exposure to a deadly virus. In 1973, wildlife officials and agricultural scientists in…
Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000
Rachel Chen, 18, won $100,000 for her innovative quantum mathematics research. (Photo: Society for Science) At just 18, Rachel Chen has taken a decades-old mathematical idea and expanded it into a visual framework for understanding complex quantum…
US Democrat urges House Speaker to sue Trump admin over triumphal arch, says Congress never approved funds
Rep. Chellie Pingree urges Speaker Johnson to sue Trump administration over Washington arch/Image: X A senior House Democrat has urged Speaker Mike Johnson to sue the Trump administration over plans to begin work on a proposed triumphal arch in…
Princeton put AI in charge of a fusion-plasma control loop running every 20 milliseconds; in one test it predicted a damaging instability 200 ms early and stopped it before it began
Nuclear fusion illustration Photo: Canva Inside a steel vault at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a superheated whirl of charged particles spins in near vacuum, held in place by invisible magnetic fields. This is a fusion plasma, the same kind of…
After losing about 140.5 billion tons of ice a year for two decades, Antarctica temporarily reversed course, gaining a record 695 billion tons in 2021-23 as tropical warmth drove heavy snowfall
Representative Image (AI-generated) Antarctica has been losing mass for years as glaciers shed ice into the ocean, contributing to rising sea levels. But between 2021 and 2023, the continent experienced an unusual and temporary reversal. Instead of…
Just 1% of asylum seekers in UK genuine, insider says, as UN blasts Britain for allowing bogus claims
Just 1% of asylum seekers in UK genuine, insider says TOI correspondent from London: “At best 1% of asylum seekers in the UK are genuine,” a home office whistleblower has said, adding that most claims are scripted and bogus but still get granted.The…
Hiking canyons can be dangerous when storms hit – what you need to know to stay safe
Tennessee , Hiking a picturesque valley or climbing a craggy gorge are some of the most exhilarating experiences in nature. As a geologist, I have hiked and climbed some of the most intense terrains in the world, including in the Andes, Middle Eastern…
New York CEO explains why he avoided buying ‘fancy car, watch’ while building $45 million business
In a recent LinkedIn post detailing his early financial trajectory, a business leader stated he earned $40,000 annually while building a multi-million-dollar enterprise. Gary Vaynerchuk reflected on his 12-year tenure at his parents’ company,…
