Tulare Lake has made a surprising comeback, once known as Pa’ashi by the Tachi Yokut tribe. This rare event shows how a long-gone terminal lake can reclaim its original basin. It used to be the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi until it was drained in the late 1800s for farming purposes. In 2023,…
NASA’s Perseverance has captured a sweeping new panorama of a rugged Martian region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge”, revealing one of the oldest known landscapes on Mars in remarkable detail. The 360-degree mosaic, created using the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera system, combines 980 images captured across multiple Martian days, or sols. Located on the rim of Jezero Crater,…
Vivek Ramaswamy is backed by Donald Trump in the Ohio elections Vivek Ramaswamy’s victory in the Ohio Republican primary triggered a wave of reactions across the US political spectrum, with supporters in Donald Trump’s MAGA movement celebrating his win while online commentators debate his Indian-origin roots.The Indian-American entrepreneur is a close ally of President Donald…
New UK passport rule leaves Scottish baby stranded abroad after Spain Holiday An Aberdeenshire family’s holiday ended in confusion and distress after their 10-month-old baby was reportedly refused boarding on a flight back to Scotland from Alicante under newly introduced UK border rules for dual nationals.Sarah Rodgers, her husband Philip, and their two young children…
For decades, scientists have debated whether the earliest humans survived mainly by hunting animals or scavenging carcasses left behind by predators. Now, a new study of 1.6 million-year-old fossils from Kenya suggests the answer may be far more complex. Researchers analysing ancient animal bones, stone tool marks and hominin remains from the Koobi Fora Formation…
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) identified undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium in the Appalachian Mountains, with 2.3 million metric tons of lithium oxide. This discovery holds a value of approximately 90 billion dollars and marks a vital shift for energy security in the US. These reserves are mostly in the ‘Tin-Spodumene Belt’ of the Carolinas,…
A team of Grade 12 students from Central Peel Secondary School in Brampton, Canada, has won the grand prize in the 2026 Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest. The team included several students of Indian origin and defeated more than 23,000 students from 31 countries. Their project, titled Saoirse, proposed a self-sustaining space settlement for…
Residents in Jonggol, Indonesia, were left stunned after vibrant “rainbow clouds” lit up the sky in videos that quickly went viral across social media. The unusual clouds displayed swirling bands of pink, green, blue and yellow, leading some viewers to suspect the footage had been created using artificial intelligence. Scientists, however, say the phenomenon was…
TOI correspondent from Washington: The US State Department on Monday announced closure of its consulate in Peshawar, a move that underscores a striking contradiction in the Trump administration’s Pakistan policy: warm rhetoric and gushing praise at the top, but a steady drawdown of diplomatic infrastructure on the ground.The decision, framed by officials as a matter…
A former Scottish National Party (SNP) council leader was jailed for 18 months after being convicted of multiple sexual offences against boys and young men, with angry scenes unfolding outside court as he arrived for sentencing.Jordan Linden, 30, was sentenced at Falkirk Sheriff Court after being found guilty of 10 offences, including sexual assault, stalking…