‘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…
Today, the Moon is in Scorpio, a sign of its debilitation, and the result may be that feelings are more intense than usual. Mars 7th aspect can bring more intensity. Jupiter’s 5th aspect can bring wisdom and protection if you are patient. Mercury goes direct on July 24th, so take your time with what you…
A routine railway tunnel project in the Swedish coastal town of Varberg has turned into an unexpected archaeological event, after construction crews cut into a buried stretch of the town’s medieval waterfront and uncovered the remains of six separate shipwrecks. The vessels range from the Middle Ages to the seventeenth century, with four dating to…
The biggest mistake beginners make is assuming rosemary behaves like mint or coriander. It does not. Rosemary evolved in rocky, dry regions where rainwater drains away quickly and roots rarely stay wet for long. In India, it grows best in places with plenty of sunlight and good air circulation. Hill stations naturally provide favourable conditions,…
