A History of Ancient Rome in 6 Buildings
For half a millennium, Rome was the center of the world. The first city in history to have more than a million inhabitants, it ruled an empire that stretched from Scotland to Sudan. Its influence extended even farther: Roman coins flooded the markets of southern India, and scholars at the court of the Chinese emperor…
Learning to Live Beside Endangered Tigers May Be the Key to Saving Them
New programs in India are helping to reduce conflict between humans and the big cats by educating communities and helping those who have been affected by animal attacks Dotty, a female Bengal tiger, roams her territory in India’s Bandhavgarh National Park, where tigers are one of the biggest tourist attractions.Sebastian Kennerknecht Even after four decades,…
How to See the Milky Way This Weekend
Late August is a great time to observe the dazzling core of our galaxy, and with the upcoming new moon, viewing conditions should be ideal—as long as you’re in a very dark area The starry night sky can look like a salt shaker has tipped over and spread its contents across the cosmos. And, if…
VIDEO: Seven suns spotted in Chinese sky stun onlookers worldwide
The video, which filmed from the 11th floor of a hospital in China, revealed sun duplicated with varying levels of intensity Sevens suns appear at once in China A video that captured a rare yet mesmerising celestial phenomenon which recently graced the skies of China caught the attention of sky gazers around the world, leaving them baffled. Recently,…
Europe’s Jupiter probe to stage daring lunar-Earth fly-by
JUICE probe will first use gravity of Moon to swing towards Earth on exactly right trajectory Late on Monday, European scientists were set to make history with an unprecedented orbital maneuver, Reuters reported. They planned to leverage the Moon’s and Earth’s gravity in rapid succession to guide the JUICE probe toward Jupiter, marking the first-ever double slingshot…
Flawed Boeing mission to return to Earth with SpaceX next year: Nasa
Return of two US astronauts has been delayed by thruster malfunctions of the Boeing spacecraft HOUSTON: Two US astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner will have to return home with rival SpaceX, Nasa said on Saturday. “Nasa has decided that Butch and Suni will return with Crew-9 next February, and…
‘It’s Glowtime’: Apple to officially unveil iPhone 16 lineup on September 9
Phone-making giant confirms date to hold it’s “Glow time” event where it will unveil line up of brand new devices Apple has confirmed the date for its annual iPhone-centric event, which is being called “It’s Glowtime” this year, where the company is set to unveil a lineup of brand new devices that fans have been…
France bans Telegram CEO from leaving country after granting bail on conditions
Conditions also bind Pavel Durov to pay €5 million and reporting to police twice a week Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was granted bail Wednesday by a French judge under certain conditions after being put under formal investigation following a probe into organised crime on the messaging application. The conditions require the entrepreneur to pay €5…
Brazilian top court judge suspends Musk’s X in ‘fake news’ crusade
Judge Moraes ruling can cause X to lose one of its largest markets as Musk calls him “evil dictator” Brazil’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk’s X social network in the country to comply with an order from a judge who has been locked in a months-long feud with…
After Telegram founder arrest, Russians fear loss of ‘main information source’
Pavel Durov’s arrest is not the only headache the privately-owned service faces MOSCOW: France’s arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov has raised fears in Russia that the popular messaging app — used both by the Kremlin and its opponents — could be blocked, depriving them of one of the last sources of critical, uncensored news….
