The World Health Organization’s Africa director on Friday warned against underestimating the risk posed by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, saying even a single case could trigger wider transmission beyond the affected countries, Reuters reported.Speaking to Reuters in Geneva, Mohamed Yakub Janabi said it would be “a…
The robot wolf, bear attacks in Japan, Monster Wolf, solar-powered animal repellent, conflicts with wildlife, Japanese bears, and technology being used on the farm to prevent wildlife intrusion have been increasing in relevance in the rural areas of Japan. With incidents between humans and bears growing more common, people in the countryside have started relying…
What began as a question about polluted drinking water has now turned three Indian teenagers into internationally recognised young innovators. Sixteen-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta have been named the Asia winners of The Earth Prize 2026 for creating ‘Plas-Stick’, a biodegradable solution which removes microplastics from water using powdered tamarind seeds. Inspired…
Image: Left/Canva/Right/National Inventors Hall of Fame It all began in 1908 when a Swiss engineer and inventor, Jacques E. Brandenberger, saw a drink spill on a linen tablecloth in a restaurant. This inspired him to look for ways of making a waterproof material for coating fabrics. While he never succeeded in his quest for stain-proof…
Researchers are studying the skeleton to understand the predator’s strength and hunting abilities. This find reveals a hidden world beneath the desert surface. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The experience of being on the Nullarbor Plain of southern Australia is one of stepping into another world. The area is known for its stark topography, with hardly…
Ho Chi Minh (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that feel simple when they are first read and then slowly become larger the more time a person spends thinking about them. This quote, often associated with Ho Chi Minh, belongs in that category. At first glance, it appears to be talking about two things that…
A hidden cave in France’s Dordogne region, Cussac Cave, revealed thousands of years of history when explorer Marc Delluc discovered detailed Upper Palaeolithic art. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Underneath the beautiful, rolling hills of the Dordogne area in south-western France, there lay a large-scale secret of history in total darkness for thousands of years. On…
Workers discovered a fossilized skeleton initially thought to be a Triceratops. Further examination revealed it was a much rarer Torosaurus. Image Credits: Torosaurus is not Triceratops: ontogeny in chasmosaurine ceratopsids as a case study in dinosaur taxonomy Fig 1 Imagine working with heavy machinery in an ongoing city construction project, when all of a sudden…
Amazon’s UK chief has said young people should not be blamed for rising unemployment levels, arguing the education system is failing to prepare them for work.John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, said businesses across the country were struggling to recruit workers with the skills they need despite nearly a million young people in Britain being…
A new anti-Hindu hate monitoring system launched in UK/Image: AI representative image A new online platform for reporting anti-Hindu hate incidents has been launched in the UK following concerns over a rise in religion-based offences and underreporting within Hindu communities.The reporting system, called the Anti-Hindu Hate Monitor, has been introduced by the International Centre for…
