Nasa-backed SPARK project could send tiny ‘aerobots’ into caves on Saturn’s moon Titan( PC: AI Generated) Nasa has backed a new concept that could send small flying robots into caves on Saturn’s moon Titan. The project, called SPARK, proposes lightweight vehicles known as aerobots that could be released by a larger spacecraft and guided through…
Bombay HC orders FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh to Pune dairy retailer, allows business to reopen after 98% compliance. MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday directed the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to pay a Pune based dairy and sweets retailer Rs 5 lakh towards”losses” for not revoking the suspension of its food licence…
Hawaii’s native Hawaiian stilt, known as aeʻo, has made a remarkable recovery after decades of population decline pushed the bird to roughly 200 individuals in the 1940s. Habitat loss, hunting and introduced predators had severely affected the long-legged wetland bird. More than five decades of legal protection, wetland restoration, predator control and monitoring have since…
Markets continue to watch the impact of the war with Iran on crude prices. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks were on Monday hovering close to record levels as investors looked ahead to a week of earnings from some of the country’s biggest retailers. Their results could offer clues about how consumers are coping…
Alfred Drummond-Herdman, a 27-year-old trainee lawyer in Edinburgh, has turned his bedroom into an unusual fungal observation space, filling terrariums and plastic containers with cowpats, grouse droppings and rabbit pellets to document the fungi that grow on them. His fascination with dung-dwelling fungi began during the pandemic after he encountered cowpats covered with mushrooms in…
Vehicles queued to refuel at a petrol station due to fuel shortage following a spate of Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries (File pic0 Fuel shortages have resurfaced in parts of Russia, with authorities in at least 10 regions tightening restrictions on petrol sales as supplies come under pressure following a fresh wave of drone attacks…
Eastern box turtle (Image Credit: Canva) Finding a turtle nest in the wild is far more difficult than it sounds. Smithsonian researchers studying Eastern box turtles in Virginia have been using a combination of technology and surprisingly simple tools to locate nests and understand what happens to the eggs after they are laid. Their unusual…
Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said the regulator has no plans to roll back the recently introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS). However, the authority is reviewing concerns raised by market participants and considering whether the framework needs any improvements.Introduced on August 3 this year, CAS has drawn attention…
E20, which contains 20% ethanol, was introduced nationwide last year. Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has called for the government to consider reintroducing petrol with a lower percentage of ethanol, amid concerns on the impact of E20 petrol on vehicles.E20, which contains 20% ethanol, was introduced nationwide last year. Since April 1, it has…
Just like everything else in the world, even food is coming to have its own trends. From a Mediterranean diet to a protein-rich diet, people are trying everything on the internet to be able to achieve their “ideal” body. Recently, scientists used a “gene gun” to shoot pig DNA into produce to create a protein-packed…