Long before houses, mattresses, and woven fabrics became part of daily life, humans were already creating dedicated places to sleep. Deep inside a South African cave, traces of ancient grass bedding have preserved a small but revealing detail of prehistoric life: our ancestors cared about where they rested. The remains suggest that hunter-gatherers were not…
Shelina Rahman and daughter/Image: BBC The wife of a Bangladeshi politician and her teenage daughter drowned after entering the sea to rescue a young child who was swept away by strong currents at an Essex beach.Shelina Rahman, a teacher in her 40s and the wife of Dr Mansur Rahman, leader of Jubo Dal UK, the…
Centre monitoring 2,485 Himalayan glacial lakes; 56 classified as ‘very high risk (Image/AP) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday said it is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes spread across the Himalayan river basins using remote sensing techniques. It also informed Parliament that 56 glacial lakes have been classified as ‘very high risk’ following a scientific assessment…
Khalid Satary at Washington Dulles International Airport after he was extradited to the US. After years of being on the run, 54-year-old Khalid Satary, a foreign national, was arrested in connection with $547 million Medicare fraud scheme. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that Satary was arrested overseas and was successfully brought back to the US…
File photo: Activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday appealed to supporters to maintain peace during the ongoing protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying some “antisocial elements” were trying to provoke violence and urging demonstrators to respond only with non-violence.In a post on X marking the 26th day of…
Empty seashells became new habitats 470 million years ago An international study led by scientists at the University of Tartu shows that about 470 million years ago, a major ecological change took place in the world’s oceans. For the first time, the hollow interiors of empty mollusc shells began serving as homes for small sea…
India rejects Pakistan’s ASEAN forum remarks NEW DELHI: India on Thursday categorically rejected Pakistan‘s comments at the Asean Regional Forum in Manila, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”.New Delhi slammed Islamabad of using the multilateral platform to peddle “state-sponsored disinformation” and divert attention from its record of sponsoring cross-border terrorism.“The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir…
A surprise brood of six barn owlets has brought a welcome lift to a Cambridgeshire farm after a difficult summer. Discovered at Moor Farm, near Peterborough, the fluffy youngsters, estimated at 40 to 50 days old, were ringed on Thursday as part of ongoing local conservation efforts.For Moor Farm owner Judith Jacobs, the sight of…
Rural community on Chile’s Chiloé Island restores its water supply. (Picture: Chile’s Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity) A small rural community on Chile’s Chiloe Island has ended years of dependence on emergency water tanker trucks by restoring its forests, protecting its watershed and building a community-managed water system.The project took years of planning and work…
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday announced a fresh 20 per cent cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England from April, saying the move would give struggling businesses much-needed relief and reassure pub owners that “the cavalry is coming.“According to the BBC, the new discount is expected to…