This bird’s eye view shows the severely contaminated Adyar river flowing into the Bay of Bengal after cutting through Chennai’s Marina beach. Less than half a kilometre on either side, the river mouth is flanked by urban settlements. | Photo Credit: Google Earth Through history, human civilisations almost always erupted near bountiful rivers. The waters…
Watch | Rain before its time, what’s really going on with the 2025 Monsoon? | Video Credit: Sabika Syed | Shikha Kumari A | Tayyab Hussain S M The Southwest Monsoon arrived in Kerala a full week early this year—on May 24, 2025. While early rain might sound like good news, this sudden shift raises…
Awake all night? Taken a flight across time zones? Each of these events makes us tired, grumpy and out-of-sorts. A short nap may not be enough to catch up on either sleep or a sense of wellness, because the biological rhythm of the body has been disrupted. There are many biological rhythms in nature, one…
Ancient rock carvings in Western Australia’s Murujuga are at risk. Aboriginal artwork includes the world’s oldest human face drawings. Pollution from a Karratha Gas Plant is slowly damaging these priceless artworks. Australia’s Environment Minister has given “proposed” approval for the gas plant to run till 2070, with air quality conditions. Climate groups and Pacific leaders…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — An 8.5-millimeter striped beetle. A 4-millimeter mosquito. A 25-millimeter hornet. These critters are tiny, but they pack a mighty punch when it comes to economic costs. The damage these organisms and their ilk are inflicting on regions around the world puts invasive alien species — non-native flora and fauna that harm the environments they’re…
In a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of the immune system and pave the way for revolutionary new vaccines and drugs, scientists have characterised a previously less-understood immune cell with powerful regulatory functions. They have found that immune cells called TR1 cells play a dominant role in mounting an immune response to malaria….
India sees rise in COVID-19 cases: India is witnessing a notable rise in COVID-19 infections across multiple states, driven primarily by sub-lineages of the Omicron variant. While the overall severity remains relatively low, health authorities are urging vigilance, especially among vulnerable populations. Noida has been witnessing a rise in COVID cases and the number has…
The roots of addiction medicine began in the ancient civilisations of Africa and Europe. Special methods to care for persons addicted to alcohol were developed in ancient Egypt. There are references to individuals considering chronic intoxication as a sickness that enslaved the body and soul dating back to the fifth century BC. Native American healers…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the IPL 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow, May 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Quickly shaking the hand may briefly feel better. But depending on how hard the ball has struck the hand, instinctively shaking it may or may…
(Bloomberg) — Human-made climate change will continue warming the planet, with new temperature highs forecast to be recorded over the next five years, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization. The world’s average temperatures will be between 1.2C and 1.9C higher than the average in pre-industrial times, the report said. The warming will…
