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Earth may escape the Sun, but life still has an expiry date, scientists say
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (443+ words) Moneycontrol.com Earth may escape the Sun, but life still has an expiry date, scientists say Earth may not be destroyed by the Sun after all, according to a new astronomical study that challenges a long-held prediction. Researchers say the…...
Delhi's AQI touches 261, highest in over 85 days; feels-like temp pushes to 45.7 deg C
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (383+ words) Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'poor' on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 261, the highest in over 85 days. The feels-like temperature was pegged at 45.7 degrees Celsius at 5.30 pm, with the maximum recorded at 36.8 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches above normal,…...
Human body's ‘design flaws’ are products of evolution, scientists explain
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (332+ words) The study explains that natural selection works by making gradual changes that improve survival and reproduction. It cannot erase an existing body plan and begin again. Some parts of the human body worked well for our ancestors but have become…...
Delhi-NCR weather: Mercury to touch 39°C; rain expected from July 14
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (407+ words) Moneycontrol.com Delhi-NCR weather: Mercury to touch 39°C; rain expected from July 14 Liked this AI Summary? Delhi and the NCR region are in for a warm and breezy stretch over the coming days, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting above-normal…...
Meet 'Surgie': World's first humanoid robot to perform surgeries on animals
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (336+ words) Humanoid robot has successfully amended gallbladders on live pigs. This is one of a major medical milestone. Named Surgie, the robot is believed to be the first humanoid to complete surgical procedures on live animals, bringing robotic-assisted healthcare a step…...
Could Earth become a Type I civilisation? The theory Elon Musk often cites
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (649+ words) Elon Musk frequently talks about making humanity a multi-planetary species, building giant space infrastructure and dramatically expanding energy production. Behind many of those ambitions lies a little-known scientific concept called the Kardashev Scale, a framework that attempts to measure how…...
Could Earth become a Type I civilisation? The theory Elon Musk often cites- Moneycontrol.com
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (649+ words) Elon Musk frequently talks about making humanity a multi-planetary species, building giant space infrastructure and dramatically expanding energy production. Behind many of those ambitions lies a little-known scientific concept called the Kardashev Scale, a framework that attempts to measure how…...
Did the Himalayas warm by nearly 1°C in 20 years? Here's what IIT study revealed
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (447+ words) A new study by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur researchers shows that the temperature in the Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir has risen by almost 1°C in the last 20 years. This is a higher increase during monsoon season…...
Venezuela earthquake: How an engineer's repeated warnings went unheeded before 4,000 died
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (479+ words) The devastation caused by Venezuela’s twin earthquakes on June 24 shocked the world, but not Carlos Genatios. The former science minister and engineer had spent years warning that flawed reconstruction after the deadly 1999 La Guaira mudslides, combined with continued building in…...
Govt plans AI data trusts pilot at IIT Hyderabad to enable secure datasets, boost India's AI ecosystem
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (220+ words) Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on August 11 said the government is considering launching a pilot project to create sector-specific data trusts at IIT Hyderabad, aimed at making high-quality Indian datasets available for artificial intelligence development while ensuring secure…...