Using a new technique based on magnetic-wave analysis, scientists have, for the first time, discovered lithium in the atmosphere of Mercury. Published in Nature Communications, the study constitutes the first detection of lithium around the smallest planet in our solar system. The exosphere of Mercury, Unlike thickened atmospheres, the thin shell of particles that constitutes…
Swimmer Srihari Nataraj continued his record-breaking spree on Sunday as he bettered the ‘Best Indian Performance’ in men’s 100m freestyle, clocking 49.46 seconds to qualify for the semifinals at the World University Games in Berlin. Nataraj erased Guangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade’s long-standing mark of 49.47 seconds set way back in 2008 from…
NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released a striking new picture of the large galaxy cluster Abell 209, 2.8 billion light-years from us in the Cetus constellation. The enormous cluster contains over 100 galaxies held together by gravity, but what is seen is only half the tale. Underneath the shining galaxies is a tangled web of…
South Asian neighbours Nepal and Bhutan were among eight nations to win global honours in the 2024 edition of ICC Development Awards, cricket’s parent body said on the sidelines of its annual board meeting in Singapore on Sunday. USA Cricket received the ICC Associate Member Men’s Team Performance of the Year award for its success…
A new climate study was just being released that had the potential to brush out the global warming we’re experiencing like so many eraser crumbs on notebook paper, revealing what might be our future if the ambient warming wasn’t part of the equation: much more extreme regional happenings. The model also forecasts Arctic Ocean warming…
WRESTLING Budapest Ranking Series: Priya Malik wins silver, Manisha grabs bronze Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil’s Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women’s 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion and a two-time Asian under-23…
In a village in Ladakh, there was experienced an eruption in the sky which turned the sky into red and green auroras on May 10, 2024. This has not been seen in the past 10 years. It got triggered by the fiery solar storm, called Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) which are magnetised and thrown from…
Dhruv Jurel isn’t quite expressive. He is calm, though not often quiet. He comes with a positive mindset, and is always ready to put in the hard yards. The son of an army man, he focuses on ‘process’ and ‘discipline’. Those two words, he believes, have helped him grow as a cricketer. In a competitive…
Yeh Saali Naukri is an Indian drama web series that has finally landed on your digital screens. The series revolves around Raviranjan, a young aspirant, who embarks on a quest to secure a government job. The series highlights the individual struggles, societal expectations, and the journey to clear the competitive examination. Also, the primary motivation…
The WNBA All-Stars wanted to send a clear message to the league on the game’s brightest stage. All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night’s WNBA All-Star Game in shirts that read “Pay us what you owe us.” “We get a very tiny percentage of all the money…