In a cold store in northern Italy, Ötzi the Iceman lies behind controlled glass and steel, kept at a steady chill that mimics the glacier that once sealed him away. He has been there since 1991, when hikers stumbled upon what appeared to be a recent body lodged in the melting ice of the Ötztal…
Veteran film producer and former chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Pahlaj Nihalani, has passed away today, on June 4, 2026. He was admitted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. He was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and had been suffering for the last four months.While IANS has confirmed the demise of the…
For years, scientists believed that only humans and a handful of vertebrates could tell the difference between short and long durations, a skill as fundamental as reading the dots and dashes of Morse code. But researchers at Queen Mary University of London have turned that assumption on its head, proving that buff-tailed bumblebees can do…
The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons, and for decades scientists have assumed that these cells are the primary drivers of memory and cognition. However, a new study from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests that another type of brain cell, long considered little more than support tissue, may play a…
Director Nikkhil Advani recently said that a remake of ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ could explore a romantic angle between the characters played by Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. He also admitted that certain elements of the 2003 hit, including the Kantaben subplot, haven’t aged well with today’s audiences. Over twenty years since its…
Sprinklers water the field at Mansfield Stadium chosen as a team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup football teams, in Mansfield, Texas, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo) FIFA has changed its rules for fans attending the 2026 World Cup and will no longer allow reusable water bottles inside stadiums, citing…
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra had one of the grandest weddings in Bollywood. Eight years down the line, the actor is now spilling some lesser-known details from the big day, including a special song he specifically requested to be played during the celebrations.The singer, in an interview, shared that Lee Ann Womack’s hit song ‘I…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is likely to miss India’s upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury. While the exact recovery timeline remains unclear, the former India captain is expected to be unavailable for the series. It is reliably learnt that Kohli is holidaying in Europe after winning the IPL with Royal…
It is not often that a handful of pale yellow fragments lying quietly in desert sand end up pulling scientists back into questions about ancient catastrophe and planetary violence. Libyan Desert Glass has been sitting in museum drawers and scattered across remote stretches of North Africa for decades, sometimes even cut into jewellery that once…
Each year at the onset of spring, millions of people throughout Japan prepare for weeks of sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, and fatigue. It may seem like a natural occurrence during this time of year; however, there is an event that occurred decades ago that ties into this problem. After the destruction of World War II,…