Updated: Jan 8th, 2026 The same type of massive asteroid that famously wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago may have been responsible for creating life on earth billions of years earlier. Cosmic collisions could have provided the ‘natural laboratory’ needed to form the first building blocks of biology, as per a study published in...
Updated: Jan 18th, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa warned that US tariff threats linked to Greenland would undermine transatlantic ties and risk a “dangerous downward spiral.” “Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” they said in a joint statement. Von der Leyen...
Updated: Jan 8th, 2026 A quirky internet phenomenon known as “six-seven” — often written as 6-7 or 67 — has become one of the most talked-about trends online, with even Google joining in the fun. If you type “6-7”, “6 7” or “67” into the Google search bar, the results page briefly shakes or bounces...
Updated: Jan 18th, 2026 A boy, believed to be aged about 12, is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Sydney Harbour beach in Australia on Sunday. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that emergency services were called to Hermitage Foreshore Walk near Shark Beach at Vaucluse, an eastern suburb of...
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Senator Steve Daines in the capital on Sunday, discussing bilateral ties and its strategic significance. Following their talks, EAM Jaishankar wrote in a post on X, “A pleasure meeting Senator Steve Daines this morning in Delhi. A wide ranging and open discussion on our bilateral relationship and...
Updated: Jan 6th, 2026 Bengaluru-based software engineer Pankaj Tanwar claimed that he was approached by Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru, after he transformed an ordinary helmet into an AI-based scanning tool. According to his LinkedIn profile, Tanwar is an engineer by profession, and has designed a smart helmet that can identify traffic violations in real time,...
Global university rankings are experiencing a subtle but significant realignment, with Chinese institutions rapidly gaining ground in research-led indices and challenging the long-standing dominance of elite US universities, including Harvard. For decades, Harvard University has been regarded as the benchmark of global higher education, synonymous with academic excellence, research leadership and intellectual prestige. However, recent...
A research team has found that Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be accurately identified using simple finger-prick blood samples collected at home. The samples can be mailed to laboratories without the need for refrigeration or special preparation, making the process more accessible than existing diagnostic methods. The study ‘A minimally invasive dried blood spot biomarker test...
Updated: Jan 16th, 2026 Germany is set to deploy a small contingent of 13 soldiers to Greenland later this week for a short reconnaissance mission conducted in coordination with other European partners, a move that reflects growing European attention to security in the Arctic region, according to reports. The deployment reportedly comes as French President...
Updated: Jan 5th, 2026 In a major breakthrough, scientists have discovered how to take away cancer’s immune cells and allow your body to fight back, understanding the elimination of cancer like never before. MIT and Stanford scientists, in the study titled “Antibody-lectin chimeras for glyco-immune checkpoint blockade”, which published in ‘Nature’, have made a promising...