Ukraine’s secret services executed a complex and highly covert operation on Sunday, damaging 41 Russian warplanes at multiple airbases deep inside Russian territory. Using an inventive method to bypass distance limitations, Ukrainian operatives concealed explosive-laden drones inside the roofs of wooden sheds, which were then transported on trucks to the perimeters of targeted airfields. Once…
US President Donald Trump’s frequent accusations that India unfairly benefits from trade with the United States are based on an incomplete picture, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has claimed in a detailed new report. Challenging Trump’s narrative of a large trade deficit, the report argues that when broader economic engagements are considered, India actually…
Ginger cats are an enduring fascination of the public, from Garfield to Puss in Boots to the much sought-after Toulouse from The Aristocats. Their orange coats and unique personalities have turned them into icons of popular culture. Scientists have now at last discovered a mystery that has lain hidden for decades regarding what makes these…
In a groundbreaking discovery that could rewrite our understanding of Earth’s inner dynamics, geologists have revealed that the Indian Plate, the massive slab of Earth’s crust carrying the subcontinent, is splitting in two. A part of it is peeling away and sinking deep into the Earth’s mantle, a process known as delamination. This hidden and…
James Webb Telescope uncovers clues of hidden supermassive black hole in M83 galaxy (Picture credit: ESA) Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that a long-sought supermassive black hole may lie at the centre of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83 (M83), also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy….
Torn, folded, stitched and bound into a book of property records from the 1500s, rare tales of Merlin shapeshifting into King Arthur’s court and Sir Gawain gaining power from the sun had gone unnoticed for centuries, stacked among the records of an English manor and then among the millions of volumes of a university library….
The science journalist and author Ed Yong likes to joke that during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020, the impact and reach of his reporting for The Atlantic turned him into “a character in the season of ‘Pandemic.’” Indeed, his Covid journalism — which documented the earliest stages of the pandemic and made him…
Scientists have made an awe-inspiring finding beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet through thousands of ice quakes that were undetected before now. These weak seismic activities are somewhat comparable to earthquakes but occur deep within the ice streams, giving good information about the very complex movements of the frozen rivers on the island. This can completely…
Every university has its own quirky traditions, urban legends, and bits of lore that keep students entertained, and Columbia University is no exception. If you’ve ever been on campus (or even just Googled it), you’ve likely heard of the secret owl hidden in the Alma Mater statue. But what’s the deal with it? Why is…
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the largest apartment landlord in the United States, Greystar Real Estate Partners, accusing it of charging tenants hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees. Greystar, which according to the National Multifamily Housing Council manages nearly 800,000 apartments across the country, routinely failed to notify…