From Brazil to French Guiana

Anacondas rarely appear far from water. Their range follows flooded plains, swamp forests, slow rivers, and heavy tropical wetlands spread across northern and central South America. The snakes are difficult to track properly because they spend long periods hidden beneath muddy water or thick vegetation, so population estimates shift from one report to another. Even … Read more

How to keep lizards away from apartments and methods top builders adopt to keep away pests

Pest control is an essential part of construction because it helps protect buildings from damage caused by termites, rodents, and other harmful pests. And keeping its importance in mind, modern builders in cities have started taking extra care and assure necessary pest control measures are executed even before the foundation of the apartments and buildings … Read more

15-year-old Canadian boy built a robotic turtle that can detect underwater environmental threats with 96% accuracy

A 15-year-old Canadian named Evan Budz took on a significant challenge in marine conservation. At just fifteen, he came up with the invention of the Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle (BURT). This invention filled a major gap by incorporating the natural swimming kinematics of snapping turtles, creating an autonomous vehicle that could monitor and assess delicate … Read more

‘Dhurandhar 2 ‘Raw and Uncut’: Beheadings, severed head football

Indian audiences are still waiting for ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ to arrive on JioHotstar, but overseas viewers are already watching a very different film. Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster espionage thriller began streaming internationally on Netflix from May 14, eight weeks after its theatrical release — under the title ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge – Raw and Uncut’. And … Read more

From a tractor driver’s son walking 6 kilometres to school to building a NASA-linked space-tech company

From a small rural hut in India to invitations to high-level NASA-linked programmes, Dr Anand Megalingam’s journey does not feel like a straight academic success story. It feels more like something stitched together through setbacks, sudden turns, and long stretches of uncertainty. A tractor driver’s son who once walked kilometres to school, later dropping out … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s scientists create NESCOD: A cooling system that works without electricity even in extreme heat |

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia have introduced NESCOD, a new passive cooling technology. This innovative system addresses the rising global need for cooling solutions without depending on energy-consuming air conditioners. Mechanically, NESCOD leverages the thermodynamic properties of endothermic dissolution to offer an eco-friendly alternative for communities that are … Read more

Quote of the day by American psychologist Carl Rogers: “When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mould you, it feels damn good…” |

Carl Rogers (Image: Wikipedia) One of the most fundamental human needs is to be heard, yet it is also one of the least common experiences for many people. These days, talks move quickly. People interrupt, advise, correct, analyse or immediately relate someone else’s experience back to themselves. In that world, it can feel strangely powerful … Read more

NEET-UG 2026 cancelled: How a ‘guess paper’ leak derailed the exam and what happens next | India News

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination held on May 3 and announced that the medical entrance test will be conducted again on fresh dates to be notified separately. This comes after allegations of a large-scale “guess paper” leak pushed the exam into a nationwide controversy.The government has … Read more

Jim Carrey: Quote of the day by Jim Carrey: ‘Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart’ |

Right from the dawn of time, man has been trapped in the rat race of running after one thing after another. Materialistic gains, despite giving temporary happiness, never allow one to sleep. However, what counts in the end is not what you gain in life, but what you have in your heart. These are not … Read more