In a dry, remote stretch of central Queensland, tiny springs bubble up from deep underground to form shallow, ankle-deep pools in the middle of the desert. Living only in these springs is a fish so small it barely reaches the size of a thumbnail, called the red-finned blue-eye. It exists nowhere else on earth. For…
Home takes centre stage today, and not in a heavy way. Much like the smell of freshly painted paint or a tidy shelf or a meal for the whole family which lasts longer than anticipated. The Moon is your ruler. It is a great supporter of comfort at home, and Venus as well as Jupiter…
Trump on Wednesday paid tribute to four American service members killed in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid tribute to four American service members killed in the Middle East, attending a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as their remains were returned to the US.Trump saluted as…
‘A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving’ Picture a traveller standing at a busy intersection in a foreign city. Her phone battery dies, taking her maps, digital tickets, and step-by-step plans with it. Instead of panicking, she puts the phone in her pocket, turns down a side street lined…
NOAA satellite image taken at 11.40 am EDT on Wednesday shows the storm in the Gulf of Mexico moving toward the edge of Louisiana Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, storm surge and heavy rain to parts of the US Gulf Coast, while authorities warned residents to remain…
pc: Study: Fossil leaves of Pandanaceae from India suggest Paleogene persistence of the family in South Asia For most people, Kevda is recognised by its unmistakable fragrance. Its flowers are distilled into the aromatic essence used in sweets, perfumes, religious offerings and traditional remedies across India. Yet the plant has quietly carried a far older…
If you have young children, especially teenagers at home, you perhaps go through this every single day. Their phone buzzes again and again. They’re mid-sentence, but their eyes glaze over, attention split between your voice and whatever’s lighting up their screen. You ask them to finish their homework or do their laundry before dinner, but…
Today, emotions in close relationships can be deep, private and a little uncomfortable. The aspect of Mars can make reactions sharp, but the aspect of Jupiter allows for handling things with dignity, patience, and wisdom. What to Do Today Use this day to keep a close eye on the motives of others. Taurus natives may…
More than a century ago, engineers proposed an audacious idea for Egypt’s Western Desert, cutting a canal from the Mediterranean Sea into the Qattara Depression, a vast basin sitting well below sea level, and using the resulting flow of water to generate electricity indefinitely. The concept first surfaced around 1912 and was developed further by…
Under the watchful eye of scientists, volunteers clean the skeleton of a mastodonsaurus A huge fossilised skeleton weighing 1,300 kilograms (2,865 pounds) that was found in southern Poland is currently being chipped out of solid rock by a group of more than 2,000 public volunteers.According to a report by the Associated Press, this unusual public…
IPL founder Lalit Modi has announced he will be returning to India (File photo) TOI correspondent from London: IPL founder Lalit Modi, who fled to London in 2010 after the cricket tournament was embroiled in alleged match-fixing and illegal betting, has announced he will be returning to India.On Tuesday the appellate tribunal under SAFEMA in…
‘The life of a single human being is worth millions of times more than all the property of the richest man on earth’ When a single human life is weighed against material wealth, the right choice seems clear. Yet everyday real-world systems constantly do the math in reverse. Car companies weigh the cost of fixing…
