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ANCIENT ROYAL TOMB OVER 3,500 YEARS OLD UNEARTHED IN EGYPT

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Image is for Illustration purposes. Mon 31 March 2025: A joint Egyptian-American archaeological team from the University of Pennsylvania has uncovered a royal tomb from the Second Intermediate Period in the Jebel Anubis necropolis in Abydos, southern Egypt, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said Sunday. Another archaeological team from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities also discovered a pottery workshop from the Roman era […]

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INDIA’S RESERVOIRS TURN INTO POWERHOUSES WITH FLOATING SOLAR PANELS

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Mon 31 March 2025: Floating solar panels installed on reservoir lakes in India have grown to a size visible from space. These systems save land, reduce evaporation, and help prevent algal blooms. India is expanding these projects across the country, turning reservoir lakes into energy hubs. While installation costs are high and environmental impacts remain debated, these […]

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STUDY REVEALS BACTERIA RISK IN BRAIN IMPLANTS

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Sun 30 March 2025: New research has uncovered a startling fact about the safety of brain implants: these devices may allow bacteria to reach the brain. Promising brain implants for stroke, epilepsy, and other neurological conditions are now facing another potential risk. Scientists from Case Western Reserve University in the United States detected bacteria in brain tissue following […]

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EVERYTHING YOU SAY TO AN ALEXA SPEAKER WILL BE SENT TO AMAZON – STARTING TODAY

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Sat 29 March 2025: Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic capabilities” and turn a profit from the popular devices. Starting today (March 28), Alexa devices will send all audio recordings to the cloud for processing, and choosing not to save these recordings will […]

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AIR POLLUTION KILLS AROUND 5.7M PEOPLE EVERY YEAR: WORLD BANK

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Sat 29 March 2025: The World Bank reported Thursday that air pollution claims the lives of around 5.7 million people each year, with 95% of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. In a report titled Accelerating Access to Clean Air on a Livable Planet, the bank estimated that air pollution causes an economic loss equivalent to about 5% […]

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NEW DRUG MAKES HUMAN BLOOD LETHAL TO MOSQUITOES, AIDING MALARIA FIGHT

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Fri 28 March 2025: Scientists have determined that a drug used to treat a rare disease makes human blood lethal to mosquitoes, potentially playing a significant role in combating malaria. VARIOUS METHODS TO REDUCE MALARIA RISK Currently, several methods are used to reduce malaria risk. One such method involves the drug ivermectin, which is used to treat […]

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WHY SHARING MEALS CAN MAKE PEOPLE HAPPIER – WHAT EVIDENCE FROM 142 COUNTRIES SHOWS

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Fri 28 March 2025: The importance of sharing meals is recognised across cultures, from the Jewish Shabbat meal to the fast-breaking Iftar meals during Ramadan. The known link between food and social relationships is ancient. The English word companion, the French copain (friend) and the Italian compagno (partner) come from the Latin cum and pānis – literally “with-bread”. The Chinese term for companion/partner […]

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FIRST-EVER GLIMPSE OF NEPTUNE’S AURORAS CAPTURED BY WEBB

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Thu 27 March 2025: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune for the first time, NASA said on Wednesday. The data was obtained in June 2023 using Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph. In addition to the image of the planet, astronomers obtained a spectrum to characterize the composition and measure the temperature […]

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WHY ARE USERS OF 23ANDME BEING URGED TO DELETE THEIR DATA?

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Thu 27 March 2025: Genetic testing company’s bankruptcy proceedings could result in auction of the genetic data of 15 million users. Users of 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing site, are being urged to delete their personal data from the website following the company’s bankruptcy filing in the United States on March 23. Here’s why it matters. What […]

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