Permafrost melting is emerging as a unique environmental threat in the Kashmir Himalaya. A new study has found that thawing permafrost could affect 193 km of roads, 2,415 households, 903 alpine lakes, and eight hydropower projects in the mountainous region. Permafrost is any type of ground — soil, sediment, rock, etc. — that has been
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The earliest memory I have of Snow White’s Scary Adventures at Disneyland is being in the shadowy, utterly terrifying woods with monster trees crunching all around the ride vehicle as the old witch jump-scares you for what felt like the hundredth time. I can’t tell you how old I was when I first rode the
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Ice is seen on the Pastoruri glacier in the Peruvian Andes, Peru, May 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UNESCO report released on March 21. The 9,000 gigatonnes of ice
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Journalist and influencer Kat Abughazaleh announced she’s running for Congress in a YouTube video. In a video that looked more like a livestream than an announcement of a bid for office, Abughazaleh promised to run a transparent campaign, fight for affordable groceries, and stand up to authoritarians. Abughazaleh is running in Illinois’ 9th district, which
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Non-tech companies trying out AI agents in the field said the technology still has a lot of challenges to overcome before it can be used practically. Some of the early uses of agentic AI are in the area of customer service, which was part of a panel discussion at Nvidia’s GTC conference, held last week in San Jose. The main problem
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The 1960s marked the introduction of Albert Sabin’s oral polio vaccine, a pivotal moment in history. When asked about the dosage required, Sabin simply responded, “Just two drops”. It captured the public’s imagination. The invention led to widespread vaccination campaigns, with parents eagerly lining up to protect their children from the crippling effects of polio.
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KRAFTON India CEO, Sean Hyunil Sohn sees the gaming industry here becoming much more sizable and impactful [File] | Photo Credit: AP South Korean gaming giant KRAFTON – the name behind popular esports title Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) – is actively looking to invest and acquire in India, which is among its top five markets
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This adds to the increasingly troubling trend of attributing false information to established media brands [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A fake news website falsely claimed that Ukraine’s president is paying Western reporters to tarnish US President Donald Trump – part of a series of deceptive reports spread by Russian-linked portals mimicking media outlets. The
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Why do some individuals get tattooed while others don’t? Is it because of differences in their genes? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense recently addressed these questions. Their findings, reported in February in the journal Behavior Genetics, showed that differences in an individual’s propensity to get tattooed were not due to nature
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health concern, with 1.25 million deaths reported in 2023, according to the World Health Organization. India bears a substantial burden, accounting for 26% of global TB cases and 26% of TB-related deaths. According to the Indian Journal of Respiratory Care (2022) and studies by The Lancet journal, many TB
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